In brief: High temperature ties 1918 heat record
The National Weather Service said a high of 93 degrees Tuesday at Spokane International Airport tied the daily record set in 1918.
The weather service is forecasting a high at the airport of 89 on Wednesday. The record high for Wednesday is 90, set in 1910 and 1934.
Monday’s high of 96 set a daily record.
The hot temperatures will continue at least until Friday, when a weak weather system will cool temperatures back to the upper 70s and lower 80s across the region.
Mike Prager
Witness: Police officer injured in scuffle
A police officer was injured during a scuffle with a man in downtown Spokane just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, a witness reported.
Noah Sutherland, manager of Cool Water Bikes at 224 S. Howard St., said a man was on the sidewalk outside his store when a police officer got out of her car. The officer said something to the man about having warrants for his arrest, Sutherland said.
“I saw the young man try to take off and she grabbed him,” he said.
He could no longer see the two but heard his front window shatter, Sutherland said. By the time he got outside, there were two officers struggling with the man amid the broken glass.
“He was fighting pretty hard,” he said.
The man was taken to the hospital. “He was hurt pretty bad,” Sutherland said.
The officer seemed to be holding her hand, but Sutherland said he could not see how badly she was injured.
The altercation happened quickly, Sutherland said as he swept up glass off the sidewalk after police had left the scene.
Attempts made to reach police were unsuccessful Tuesday night.
Nina Culver
Driver killed in crash on Highway 211 named
Authorities on Tuesday identified a 27-year-old man who died in a blazing car crash in southern Pend Oreille County two weeks ago.
Thomas J. Wilson was trying to pass another vehicle on May 25 when his 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass veered off state Highway 211 and rolled to the bottom of the embankment, where it caught fire, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Chad Sokol