Spokane WA

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department (SPD) announced on Tuesday that three people had been arrested for alleged crimes within the evacuation zone during the Spokane Area Fires including trespassing and burglary. On August 8, a resident reported to police that their home had been burglarized while they were...

Residents who lost their homes in the Spokane Complex are required to test the remaining debris/ash for asbestos before any work can begin in the rebuilding process. The EPA will help begin the process of cleaning up on Tuesday.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Five Spokane-area sports legends will make up the 30th class of the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame.

Federal and Washington state teams today will begin removing hazardous household materials from burned homes in the Spokane area. We hear one of the many stories of evacuating vulnerable people out of harms way of the Spokane fires. Washington state is offering grants for people who need help with expenses...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Blooming dahlias from the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center's garden are greeting back staff, veterans and visitors after the center was forced to evacuate during the devastating Old Trails Fire. Dahlias are planted each year in the garden outside the VA by the Inland Northwest Dahlia Society and...

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash, — Three years after the fires in Elk and Medical Lake started, many families still have not rebuilt. The fires claimed two lives in total and destroyed more than 300 structures. Jason Steege lost his home in the Gray Fire and later rebuilt it. He said...

SPOKANE, Wash - Three years ago Tuesday, two fires 41 miles apart tore through thousands of acres of Spokane County, destroying 366 homes and nearly 400 other structures.

Elderly Spokane Country Arsonist Could be Linked to Multiple Fires

School starts in the next week or so for some Inland Northwest districts. Lisa Leinberger looks at how schools in wildfire-affected districts are getting ready for students. Avista goes before a state committee next week as it asks for a rate increase. A Northwest energy committee says the region needs...

SPOKANE, Wash. — With school starting in nine days, Spokane Public Schools is mobilizing a specialized team to ensure that families displaced by wildfires can get their children back into the classroom.