Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Spokane to open two warming shelters tonight

  February 27, 2012 in City The City of Spokane has activated its Homeless Warming Center program due to cold weather. 20

• Offers of warmth as chill settles in

  November 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Amanda Duke stopped by the Fresh Start homeless drop-in center in Coeur d’Alene on Monday afternoon, glad to find a place she could feel warm and safe for the night. … 6

• In brief: Former TV newswoman Wilde rescued from river

  January 31, 2011 in City on Page A6 A former Spokane TV newswoman was rescued from her sport utility vehicle by Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team members after she drove into Latah Creek on Sunday afternoon. Debra …

• Worldwide, this crazy winter is one for the record books

  January 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page N5 As mentioned in previous articles, the winter of 2010-’11 has been one of the most severe across many parts of the globe. This includes the Inland Northwest as record snows …

• La Niña to blame for cold, snowy weather

  January 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V8 As I mentioned last week, much of the planet continues to experience some kind of extreme weather. Here in the Inland Northwest, we saw the snowiest November in recorded history. …

• More snow, brief warm-up, cold

  January 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 The first snowstorm of the year is heading toward the Inland Northwest today and could bring another 5 inches of accumulation to the region by Thursday evening. National Weather Service …

• Downed trees cut power as snow piles up

  December 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 A major snowstorm that swept across the Inland Northwest on Wednesday triggered widespread accidents, closed major highways and knocked out power to thousands. At one point Wednesday night, Avista Utilities …

• Spokane could see 10 inches by Wednesday, then cold

  December 28, 2010 in City on Page A1 Winter – barely seven days old, according to the calendar – is making a powerful return to the region this week. Snow, possibly heavy at times into Wednesday, will be … 6

• Melt, anticipated freeze give urgency to removal

      December 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Cold weather forecast for this weekend is threatening to turn Thursday’s thick, heavy mess of melting snow into rugged ridges of ice. Road crews in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene … 9

• Warming center opens in Post Falls

  December 1, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 St. Vincent de Paul of North Idaho opened its second warming center last week to provide refuge from the cold in Post Falls.

• Cold will keep some North Idaho schools closed Wednesday

  November 23, 2010 in Idaho The Coeur d’Alene School District will be closed Wednesday due to expected extreme cold, the district announced today.

• Spokane, Cd’A opening warming centers for homeless

  November 22, 2010 in City, Idaho The city of Spokane has activated its warming center program in anticipation of extreme cold by this evening.

• Warming centers activated for homeless tonight

  January 7, 2010 in City Two Spokane warming centers are being activitated tonight to shelter homeless residents who otherwise would shiver outdoors in the arctic cold, city officials said this morning. 5

• Mild afternoon coming after cold night

  October 6, 2009 in City, Idaho Cold overnight temperatures are expected to give way to bright sunshine and a mild afternoon today as highs push toward 60 degrees across the Inland Northwest.

• Winter storm watch for Wednesday

  December 15, 2008 in City A wind chill advisory that was in effect for most of Eastern Washington and North Idaho this morning was dropped this afternoon, but a winter storm watch was issued for …

• Cold snap expected to linger

  December 15, 2008 in City on Page A8 Frigid temperatures that are expected to last through the week prompted Spokane and Coeur d’Alene shelters to open emergency warming centers for a second night on Sunday. The combination of …