3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (714+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council says it passed a 5-2 emergency ordinance during Monday’s legislative session to protect some income-eligible tenants affected by the Spokane Complex Fires from eviction if they cannot pay rent.Council members say the measure…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (437+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. — The devastating Spokane Complex Fires resulted in hundreds losing their homes. But the damage also extends to those who still have property standing. Multiple homeowners say they returned to flooding. Or did. It has since been cleared, but…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1041+ words) WASHINGTON — More than 40 families were left without homes after the Kaiser Canyon and Modrite fires, as Colville tribal leaders worked through containment and the first steps of recovery.Leaders said both fires were about 98% to 100% contained. They said the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (285+ words) Spokane, Wash. — The Spokane County Board of County Commissioners is planning to ask President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration after summer wildfires tore through the county. In the letter to the president, the board explains the president…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (173+ words) 550 Washington National Guard members returned home after fighting wildfires across the state. More than 550 Washington National Guard members have returned home after supporting wildfire suppression across the state. The Washington National Guard has returned home following almost seven weeks of…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (123+ words) Liam Riley was awarded the Spokane Fire Department Medal of Valor after saving a man in 2025. SPOKANE. Wash. - In August of 2025, a structure fire on South Sherman Street left an elderly man trapped in his home. Spokane firefighters responded to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) Animal shelters are resuming normal operations after the Spokane fires. However, they're still providing help to those that need it. Spokane, Wash. — Animal shelters in Spokane said they are still at work, well beyond the first rush after the Spokane…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (314+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. — The Environmental Protection Agency says its household hazardous material cleanup tied to the Eastern Washington wildfires is more than 50% complete after starting work on August 18. The agency says FEMA gives EPA 60 days to clear hazardous household materials from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) Residents from Dobson Pass to Ferguson are on ready evacuation status because of the Dudley Fire, which is burning about five miles north of Wallace. UPDATE: August 31 at 7:45 p.m. Fires continue in North Idaho as people in the Blackcloud area remain…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. - The Environmental Protection Agency said its hazardous waste cleanup in wildfire burn areas had moved past the halfway mark as crews continued work property by property. EPA On-Scene Coordinator Brooks Stanfield said crews were assigned about 820 properties and…...