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Semi-truck fire slows northbound I-5 traffic near downtown Seattle
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (186+ words) Traffic was slowed down a bit for travelers driving into Downtown Seattle Thursday morning, after a semi-truck caught fire on northbound I-5. SEATTLE - Traffic was slowed on northbound I-5 heading into downtown Seattle after a semi-truck caught fire Thursday morning. At around…...
Spokane City Council approves emergency wildfire tenant protections
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. â Spokane City Council says it passed a 5-2 emergency ordinance during Mondayâs legislative session to protect some income-eligible tenants affected by the Spokane Complex Fires from eviction if they cannot pay rent.Council members say the measure…...
Spokane council approves eviction protections following disasters
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (682+ words) Spokane Residents struggling to pay rent during and after a disaster will have additional safeguards after the city council approved new emergency protections on Wednesday evening. The Spokane City Council approved an eviction moratorium for renters while a declared emergency…...
Spokane considers ordinance to protect renters from eviction after disasters
1+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane City Council is weighing a new ordinance designed to shield renters from eviction when natural disasters or emergencies devastate their finances. The proposed measure would protect renters who experience a significant financial loss during emergencies, but…...
Spokane council considers creating eviction protections after disasters
1+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) Spokane renters facing financial hardship after a disaster could get temporary reprieve from eviction if the City Council approves new emergency protections next week. Gov. Bob Ferguson issued a limited eviction moratorium following the Spokane Complex fires that expired on…...
Washington off-grid asks for wildfire must-dos, gets one blunt answer: 'Leave"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (671+ words) "People don't understand the issue isn't the fire. It is the 30 – 60 mph winds …" A Washington homeowner on a remote off-grid property surrounded by National Forest turned to Reddit to ask which wildfire precautions would make the biggest immediate difference. Their…...
Winds bring wildfire smoke into Portland-metro area Monday evening
1+ week, 4+ day ago (130+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Smoke from wildfires burning in the state rolled into Portland Monday evening, delivering a blow to air quality. According to KATU’s Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Dave Salesky, smoke moved into the Willamette Valley in the evening and then…...
Among what was lost in the Spokane fires were cremated remains. With the help of archeologists, one woman got her mother back
1+ week, 5+ day ago (344+ words) Keenan and CaitLynn Burt embrace on Saturday, Aug 29, 2026, as archeologists Kassie Rippee, left, and Amanda Cervantes with Alta Heritage Foundation search for the cremated remains of CaitLynn Burt’s mother, which were lost the Old Trails fire Aug. 1. in Spokane, Wash....
Austin Fire smoke pushes into Willamette Valley, brings poor air quality to Lane County
1+ week, 5+ day ago (346+ words) LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Smoke from the Austin Fire in Clackamas County moved over the Cascades and into the Willamette Valley on Monday, bringing unexpectedly poor air quality to Lane County, according to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA). Matt…...
Firefighters called to explosion in Wagga after widespread downpour soaks city
2+ week, 4+ day ago (199+ words) Calls to triple zero have poured in after an explosion at an industrial site in East Wagga on Wednesday morning. Hazmat crews are responding to reports of an explosion about 9am on Wednesday, August 26, at an industrial site on Hammond Avenue....