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News >  Spokane

‘People have got to stop doing these things’

Dennis Widener lay in a hospital bed last week recovering from serious injuries suffered in a hit-and-run accident in late June, wondering who was responsible. He was riding his bicycle in north Spokane, at Division Street and Garland Avenue, when he was struck down by a brown sedan, possibly a Toyota Avalon, whose driver kept going.
News >  Spokane

Intersection at U.S. 195 to get safety upgrade

Drivers in southwest Spokane are getting something that will improve safety on U.S. Highway 195, the main route to Pullman. The state Legislature approved $12.5 million for a freeway interchange at Cheney-Spokane Road, the site of numerous accidents over the years.
News >  Spokane

NOAA to expand services in West

Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said Wednesday in Spokane that the federal government is about to expand its climate and weather services throughout the West. Lubchenco is planning to sign memoranda of understanding with governors at the Western Governors Association annual meeting this week in Coeur d’Alene.
News >  Idaho

Wind gusts more likely than showers today

The chance of showers has been reduced in today’s forecast, but gusty winds are likely by this afternoon from a mostly dry cold front expected to pass through the Inland Northwest.
News >  Spokane

Forecast predicts fine Fourth

High air pressure and summer temperatures are going to move over the Pacific Northwest in time for July Fourth weekend activities. The holiday period begins on Friday with sunny skies but mild temperatures left over from a storm system expected today, according to the National Weather Service.
News >  Spokane

Getting There: Repairs to squeeze I-90 commutes

If you think the construction backups on Interstate 90 in Spokane have been bad so far this year, just wait until next month. On July 11, yet another freeway construction project will get started, this time to repair overpasses at Altamont and Havana streets.
News >  Idaho

Cold front takes summer heat away

A cold front passing across the Inland Northwest this morning has brought cooler temperatures today, but highs are still getting to a comfortable level.
News >  Spokane

Fitness hits the streets with Summer Parkways

Spokane Summer Parkways, now in its second year, brought skaters, bike riders and walkers to the residential streets near Manito and Cannon Hill parks Wednesday night. The free event – a kind of a rolling street party – featured dance and other fitness offerings along its circular route. It will be followed by two parkways celebrations on the North Side this summer.
News >  Idaho

Summer warmth keeps to calendar

The arrival of summer this morning is being greeted with mild temperatures, but today’s high may fall a few degrees shy of the 80-degree mark.
News >  Spokane

Summer sun arrives just in time

By the time summer begins today at 10:16 a.m., the temperature should be heating up to a respectable summer-like level. National Weather Service forecasters are calling for highs today of 82 in downtown Spokane and 83 in Coeur d’Alene.
News >  Spokane

WSU veterinary hospital diagnoses new case of equine virus

A new case of equine herpes virus has been diagnosed at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine teaching hospital, even as the threat from a widespread outbreak appears to have lessened. The horse involved was recently admitted to the hospital for an unrelated intestinal illness but was also suspected of having EHV-1.
News >  Idaho

Thunderstorms expected through 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued what it calls a short-term forecast for the possibility of strong shower clouds and thunderstorms across northern portions of the Inland Northwest through 4 p.m.