Spokane’s air quality Saturday briefly dipped into the “unhealthy” category as wildfires continued to scorch land throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The fire displaced several families in the apartment complex, and the cluster of apartments that burned have not had power restored.

Seven people were sent to the hospital in a north Spokane apartment fire Saturday afternoon.

A year into the coronavirus pandemic, I think even the most avowed homebodies have developed more of an appetite for mundane outings. But for me, the past few months of the shutdowns have been doubly jarring: After 10 years in Redding, California, I moved to Spokane and started a new job in the midst of it all.