Today’s headlines:
- NWS issues its first red flag warnings of the summer for central and eastern Washington as fires continue to burn across the Columbia Basin.
- Spokane City Council punts on data center moratorium after Avista pauses talks with customer.
- Spokane County looks to incentivize affordable housing through a “menu” of options.
- Nationwide report shows Washington struggling to meet kids’ education needs.
- Federal judge weighs a new exception to Idaho’s abortion ban after 5-day trial ends.
- Seattle’s first World Cup game between Egypt and Belgium ends in a 1-1 draw.
Plus, the northwest’s logging industry has a long history. But timber companies say they’re having a hard time recruiting workers.
Joni Auden Land takes us to a chainsaw sculpting competition meant to spark interest in an industry that’s central to many local economies across Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
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