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News >  Pacific NW

Time is ripe for hounding huckleberries

The same weather that brought a thin snowpack, early runoff and an explosive wildfire season has delivered something that is infinitely more positive: an early and flavorful huckleberry crop. Berries are now ripening at all elevations, and the word is getting out. Pickers are appearing on Inland Northwest slopes in good numbers.
News >  Washington Voices

Grandview/Thorpe Neighborhood plan spelled out, endorsed

Residents living in the Grandview/Thorpe Neighborhood are calling for preservation of open spaces and the natural character of the neighborhood, located south of Interstate 90 and west of Latah Valley. A new neighborhood plan endorsed unanimously last week by the Spokane Plan Commission emphasizes neighborhood preservation as part of a 20-year vision for the area.
Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather report

The distinct change of weather that arrived with last weekend’s rain and thunderstorms should continue through Sunday. Today could see gusty southwest winds, keeping the risk of wildfires high.
News >  Idaho

Thunderstorms usher in weather change

Thunderstorms have moved northward from southeast Washington and the Central Panhandle and are expected to spread into the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene areas tonight and Saturday.
News >  Washington Voices

Proposal lays out future of North Hill neighborhood

Months of work by North Hill neighborhood leaders and city planners have led to a comprehensive plan to guide the future of the Garland Business District and the rest of the North Hill area. The plan builds on the existing land uses and public assets in the neighborhood and calls for improvements to the Garland District, the bluff area that overlooks the city, and bike and pedestrian safety, among other issues.
Sports >  Outdoors

Thunderstorms on tap

Another smoky hot day is expected over the Inland Northwest before a significant change in this summer’s early heat wave arrives. Highs in the middle and upper 90s are expected across the region before moisture from the south raises the risk of thunderstorms and more wildfires on Friday.
News >  Spokane

Vintage train ride gives BNSF workers, families a treat

Employees of BNSF Railway in the Spokane region are getting a close-up look this week at the history of their company. The railroad has brought a passenger train with 15 vintage cars to Spokane for a series of two-hour excursions as part of an employee appreciation special through today.
News >  Idaho

Weather forecast bad news for firefighters

As if firefighters don’t have enough trouble trying to stop wildfires across the region, the National Weather Service warns of lightning storms and wind gusts this afternoon. A weak cold front is expected to move south out of Canada and cross into the mountainous tier of counties from the Cascades to Western Montana.
News >  Idaho

Storms arriving Tuesday could pack lightning and gusting winds

As if firefighters don’t have enough trouble trying to stop wildfires across the region, the National Weather Service has posted a fire weather watch for potential lightning storms and localized wind gusts near those storms for this afternoon into evening.
News >  Spokane

Getting There: Bill would create plan for easing freight

Washington’s two U.S. senators are spearheading legislation to drive more planning and funding to freight. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both Democrats, are sponsoring a bill called the National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act.
News >  Washington Voices

Church kicks off summer concerts

An Elvis tribute artist, a 1970s rocker, some burning musicians and a Christian pop artist will fill the bill this month in a series of four summer concerts at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 8441 N. Indian Trail Road. This year’s July concerts mark the 10th year the series has been hosted by church members.
News >  Washington Voices

Planners outline ideas for Lincoln Heights

Experts in community planning from the Seattle-based Urban Land Institute Northwest said the Lincoln Heights district in southeast Spokane is at a crossroads. Good land-use planning, focusing on people and pedestrians instead of automobiles, could help revitalize the commercial area and create a vibrant urban space for more residents, panel members from the organization said recently.
News >  Business

Trade deals in state stall as Export-Import Bank charter expires

Some $3.8 million in trade deals in Washington state were put on hold when Congress failed to renew the federal Export-Import Bank’s charter by Tuesday’s deadline, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell said in Spokane on Tuesday. The Ex-Im bank provides loans and guarantees so that foreign buyers can get U.S. products in a timely manner and U.S. companies can avoid risks associated with overseas deals.
News >  Spokane

State Highway 290 project progresses

Repaving on state Highway 290 from Sullivan Road to the Idaho border is kicking into high gear today. The highway, also known as Trent Avenue, will be reduced to a single lane from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following mornings on weekdays. A pilot car will guide alternating lines of traffic through the construction zone.
News >  Spokane

Heat advisory covers region

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a heat advisory for the entire Inland Northwest for highs on Saturday and Sunday ranging from the upper 90s to triple digits. Highs of 100 degrees on Saturday and 103 on Sunday are expected at Spokane International Airport, but downtown where Hoopfest competitors will be playing, the highs are expected to be 101 on Saturday and 105 on Sunday.
News >  Idaho

Latest weekend forecast lowers triple-digit sizzle

The latest weather forecast is turning down the sizzle this weekend, but only by a degree or two. Sunday could still see highs of 102 to 104 degrees across the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene area, the National Weather Service said Wednesday afternoon.
News >  Washington Voices

Trench work at Downriver to remove old trees

A massive project to reduce stormwater and sewage flows into the Spokane River is going to force the removal of older trees along Columbia Circle and Downriver Golf Course in northwest Spokane. Some of the residents living in the area are calling for saving the trees, but city officials said the planned trench work will force them to replant the existing trees with new ones more appropriate for their locations.
News >  Washington Voices

Volunteers bring ministry to House of Charity

Howard Riebe and Jim Sipes spend every Wednesday morning visiting with the guests at the House of Charity shelter at Pacific Avenue and Browne Street in downtown Spokane. They are there to listen to people’s problems, and possibly pray for them, in a ministry started by their pastor several years ago.
Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather: Searing heat wave expected

Anyone seeking relief from this weekend’s heat might consider heading to the hills, or in this case, the highest elevations of the Inland Northwest. Highs at lower elevations will start out today in the lower and middle 90s and then go to the middle and upper 90s Friday before sizzling weather arrives for the weekend through Monday.
News >  Spokane

Havana, Glenrose project begins with work at Freya

A project to upgrade Havana Street from 37th Avenue to Glenrose Road and Glenrose Road from Havana to 57th Avenue gets underway today with preparations for handling traffic along Freya Street. Workers this week will be at Freya and 44th Avenue where a new trail is being built. The trail will run on the 44th Avenue right of way from Freya to Havana Street.