Spokane Fires Still Rage! Winds Coming and Level 3 Evacuations for Tens of Thousands
Crews have made progress on the Spokane Complex fires, but the worst might still be ahead over the next several days, with high winds in the forecast.
Washington Residents Voice Concern Over West Plains Data Center
(TNS) — The company proposing to build a massive data center on the West Plains has sought partners from here to Southern California to help it build facilities to produce the hydrogen that it promises will revolutionize fuel for everything from aircraft to buses. But Apricus Energy Partners, which...
Relief team offers home cleanup in Spokane fire zone
Humanitarian organization CORE has arrived in Spokane to help residents create defensible space around their property before wildfire flames approach. Teams are clearing yard debris to prevent flying embers from catching fire and distributing air purifiers to combat heavy smoke.
‘Virtue signaling’: KIRO hosts debate former Gov. Jay Inslee linking Spokane fires to climate...
Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee made a post on social media Sunday linking the fires raging in Spokane to climate change and urging people to fight for their neighbors. KIRO host Spike O’Neill said Inslee was spot on in linking the Spokane fires to climate change, while KIRO fill-in host Greg Tomlin warned the fi
Team of former prison inmates on frontline of Spokane wildfires
The Arcadia 20 team worked on preventing the spread of the Autumn Lane fire that continues to threaten areas of Spokane, Washington.
Unhealthy to hazardous air quality and increasing fire risks through the weekend
A combined effort of local wildfire smoke from the Spokane Complex Fires, Kaiser Canyon Fire, and the Little Giant Fire and wildfire smoke from British Columbia will cause air quality to worsen throughout the PNW. High pressure will move overhead through the middle of the week, and temps will climb to above average by
Challenging fire weather will return to Pacific Northwest as crews battle destructive Spokane blazes
Fire crews in Washington state working to contain destructive blazes in the Spokane area are preparing for a new bout of flame-fueling winds and intense heat.
Sheriff Nowels on fire weather conditions
"The fire conditions are such right now that there is a 100% chance that a spark from machinery will start a fire. 100% chance. Please do not do things that are going to be starting fires." Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels on ongoing fire weather conditions and how fires may develop heading into the weekend.
Spokane Police investigating car break-ins at Gonzaga University involving National Guard troops here to...
SPOKANE, Wash - Spokane Police are investigating a report of car prowling at Gonzaga University last Wednesday night. The vehicles belonged to National Guard troops in town to help with the wildfires.
Multiple wildfires rage around the region
It was a devastating and terrifying weekend for people in the path of several major fires in the region, as powerful winds with gusts above 50 miles per hour whipped up flames, igniting spot fires miles away and prompting the immediate evacuation of tens of thousands of people across central and eastern Washington.

















