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Break in poor air coming

What’s shaping up to be a record-breaking heat wave could come to an end early next week as a storm system blows into the Northwest.

The change would help rid the region of wildfire smoke from British Columbia that has hung over the region for days and prompted Spokane health officials to declare the the air “unhealthy.”

First, however, is another string of hot days. Spokane is likely to set a new record for consecutive days of 90 degrees or hotter later this week/Mike Prager, SR. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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