That Curling Iron in Your Checked Bag Could Cost You $17,000 at Sea-Tac
Heading out of SeaTac, Spokane, or Pasco soon? That butane curling iron in your checked bag could cost you over seventeen thousand dollars in TSA fines. A few surprisingly common items are flagged more than you'd think.
Spokane golf tournament aims to help MultiCare wildfire-affected staff
SPOKANE, Wash. — MultiCare’s Inland Northwest Foundation plans to host a public golf tournament in Spokane County that will raise money for employees affected by recent wildfires. The MultiCare Northwest Golf Classic, set for Saturday, Aug. 22, at MeadowWood Golf Course in Liberty Lake, will support MultiCare workers..
‘Extraordinary circumstance’; Mead Schools declares emergency to respond to Spokane area wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash - The Mead School Board declared an emergency Wednesday, allowing the district to more quickly respond to the wildfires that swept through the area last week.
Gonzaga Prep teacher loses home to Old Trails Fire while on vacation
One of the last things Forrest Higgins, a math teacher at Gonzaga Prep high school, expected to do at nearly 50 years old was move into his parents’ basement. But around 9 pm on Sunday, Aug. 9, instead of pulling into his own family’s driveway in the Indian Trail neighborhood after a week vacationing on the north fork
Suspicious death prompts Major Crimes investigation in Spokane’s Hillyard neighborhood
SPOKANE, Wash. – Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are currently investigating a suspicious death in the Hillyard neighborhood, according to the Spokane Police Department (SPD). Officers at the scene told NonStop Local that police first responded around 1 p.m. on Wednesday to the area of East Rowan Avenue...
Ferguson suspends state rules to speed wildfire assistance
WENATCHEE — Gov. Bob Ferguson has temporarily suspended a range of state laws and regulations intended to make it easier for residents and businesses affected by wildfires to obtain financial assistance, maintain housing, replace documents and continue operating. The emergency proclamation, signed Aug. 10, applies to C
🚨Risk of lightning, new fires Wednesday afternoon and tonight⛈️
It's a Weather Alert Day as lightning-started fires are highly likely today and tonight around the Inland Northwest.
Spokane family looking at the bright side after losing everything in wildfire
Rifle Club Road is among the hardest hit neighborhoods from the Old Trails fire. Tens of dozens of homes are burned to the ground with little to nothing left in the rubble.
Spokane fire cleanup: Health chief warns about smoke and water
SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham urged people returning to fire-damaged homes in Spokane to protect themselves from smoke, ash and possible contamination. Worsham, who said he grew up in Othello and went to college in Spokane, described seeing the area firsthand after watching from western
719 homes destroyed by Spokane area fires, officials say nearly 11k structures were saved
Spokane, WASH. -- Firefighters from the incident command team for the Spokane area fires gave an update on the number of structures and homes damaged or destroyed.

















