Mike Prager

Another glorious August day is in store for the Inland Northwest before a round of late summer heat moves into the region on Thursday and Friday.

Nighttime yelling led to a confrontation early today when a man pulled a folding knife on a Spokane Valley resident and started swinging it at him.

Seasonal flu shots are now available through the Spokane Regional Health District by appointment, and officials are recommending the shots prior to flu season, which could come as early as October.

A woman was assaulted early today on the Washington State University campus, the second such attack in a week, authorities reported.

A 17-year-old Spokane driver behind the wheel of 1990 Freightliner truck collided with a fully loaded grain truck at the intersection of two Whitman County farm roads, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office reported over the weekend.

A Cusick man was listed in serious condition today at Sacred Heart Medical Center following an accident 18 miles north of Newport on state Highway 20 on Sunday evening.

Warm, seasonal weather is expected today and Tuesday with something of a warming trend likely later this week.

The Hillyard business district looks more like a war zone than a place to go shopping. A series of projects is under way to rebuild Market Street and create a safer pedestrian environment.

Tire-flattening strips deployed by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies disabled the vehicle of two suspected burglars and allowed the arrest of two men with the stolen goods stuffed in back.

A woman leaving a convenience store in Spokane Valley was punched by a robber, who knocked her unconscious and fled with her purse, officers said.

A faulty portable air conditioner was blamed for a fire this morning that damaged a home in northeast Spokane.

A round of rain and thunderstorms overnight is bringing some relief from Thursday’s heat and haze, but there’s still plenty of summer left in today’s forecast. One home in the Deer Park area was burned when lightning hit the roof.

It’s 3.7 miles of two-lane concrete, running from Francis Avenue north to Farwell Road. For Spokane, that’s reason to celebrate.

Hot August weather in the Inland Northwest today will bring highs into the middle and upper 90s and even the triple digits to the south before some relief arrives on Friday.

Voters in Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 4 may have been confused by a ballot title when they rejected a levy measure in the sprawling northern district Tuesday, the district chief said Wednesday. The levy was trailing in Wednesday evening’s count, with 43 percent approval. A simple majority was needed to allow the district to increase the regular state property tax levy to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation – the state limit for regular levies. Wednesday results had 3,247 yes votes to 4,324 against.

Voters in Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 4 may have been confused by a ballot title when they rejected a levy measure in the sprawling north county district on Tuesday, the district chief said today.

Hot temperatures move into the Inland Northwest today as a Pacific high pressure system creates the classic scenario for sizzling August weather.

Hot, sunny weather with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s returns to the Inland Northwest today and is likely to continue through the weekend.

A 19-year-old Sandpoint man was arrested this morning, hours after shots were fired inside a downtown Sandpoint apartment over the heads of guests.