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• Cooler weather helps control Washington wildfires

  August 27, 2010 in City Cooler temperatures and calmer winds today are helping firefighters control wildfires that flared up across Eastern Washington in Thursday’s hot, gusty winds. 1

• Winds, wildfire danger in Eastern Washington

  August 26, 2010 in City Forecasters say a cold front blowing through the Northwest today is bringing winds that increase the wildfire danger in Eastern Washington.

• Firefighters: Brush fire easily could have threatened homes

  July 29, 2010 in City Firefighters said homes could have been threatened Wednesday afternoon if they hadn’t moved quickly to douse a small brush fire in the Indian Trail area.

• Insurance policies allow protections from windstorms

  May 3, 2010 in City, Idaho Standard insurance policies typically cover wind damage to homes and businesses, but not to vehicles unless the auto policy-holder has optional comprehensive coverage, according to the Northwest Insurance Council. 1

• Heavy winds expected today

  May 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 High wind is expected in Eastern Washington and parts of North Idaho today. Winds between 35 and 40 miles per hour, with gusts more than 50 mph, are predicted after …

• Winds set plant construction back

  September 10, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W3 Wind gusts at Spokane International Airport reached 55 mph Sunday and knocked out power in some places around the county. Those gusts also knocked down some form panels at Airway …

• High winds wreak damage on prairie

    May 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 Lynn White and her family hunkered down in their Wild Rose Prairie home north of Spokane on Wednesday night while high winds from a thunderstorm slammed their home in what …

• West Side storm kills two, closes I-5

  December 4, 2007 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – High warm winds, heavy rains and melting snow Monday battered and drenched parts of Western Washington, leaving two people dead, putting five miles of the Pacific Northwest’s main …