A fire on the Spokane Reservation in Stevens County grew to 200 acres Wednesday evening and caused immediate evacuations for residents in the area.

The delta variant made up the majority of variant cases sequenced in the last two weeks of June in Washington.

WASHINGTON – A farmer who grows vegetables in Idaho and Oregon testified alongside the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a Senate hearing Wednesday, urging senators to pass a bill championed by Northwest lawmakers to fix an immigration system Republicans and Democrats agree is broken and threatens the nation’s food supply.

Officers tested their de-escalation tactics during mock scenarios that replicated mental health calls during a crisis intervention training program put on by the Spokane Police Department on Wednesday afternoon.

ashington Gov. Jay Inslee called for increased federal assistance for communities living on the “tip of the spear” of climate change while the hills behind him smoldered Wednesday after a fast-moving fire destroyed four homes and forced the evacuation of an entire town on the Colville reservation.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will continue border restrictions on nonessential travel to the U.S. from Canada at land and ferry entries, deviating from Canada’s plans to completely open to fully vaccinated Americans.

Officials were keeping an eye out for lightning fires Wednesday after some 250 strikes in the Inland Northwest.

Like other races on the ballot this year in Deer Park, multiple candidates opted to challenge the incumbent in the race for City Council Position 3.

The field of candidates for Deer Park City Council Position 1 is large with incumbent Mary Babb facing three challengers.

The force was not with the Garland Theater or anyone 16 months ago. "Star Wars" was the last film screened at the Garland before the pandemic shuttered venues around the world. Garland Theater owner Katherine Fritchie sounded forlorn during a December chat.

A new mural honoring the Spokane Tribe of Indians will be installed on Franklin Park’s basketball court, making it the first Native basketball court in Spokane once finished.

In the post, Chase drew several conclusions that have been disproven by a federal judge, health experts and medical ethicists. His comparison of the vaccine rollout to the types of Nazi medical experimentation that brought about the Nuremberg Codes were called "reprehensible" in a ruling last month by a Texas federal judge appointed by President Ronald Reagan. 

Incumbent Linda Thompson is trying to fend off a challenger with name recognition and deeper pockets. 

Spokane Valley Mayor Ben Wick said the city's in a great place coming out of the pandemic.

The state legislature passed a bill this year that makes it $100 more expensive to record documents at the county auditor's office. The state will use the money to address affordable housing and homelessness issues. 

Fires continued to torch the Spokane region Tuesday, with no relief in the near future due to expected dry lightning storms, hot temperatures and low humidity.

After a continuous decline in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations since the end of May, Spokane County’s progress appears to have halted and possibly reversed course.