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Michael Wright, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Sep. 18—USK, Wash. — Standing on the banks of a slough off the Pend Oreille River, TC Peterson cradled a mallard like a football. He held out its right leg between two fingers. With his other hand, he used a set of...

SPOKANE – On Thursday Sept. 7 most public use fire and shooting restrictions was lifted on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in these eastern Washington counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima counties.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will be partnering with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to host their annual free national hunting and fishing day on Sept. 30. The event will at Camp Cowles in Pend Oreille County at 4161 N. Shore Diamond Lake Rd...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will be partnering with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to host their annual free national hunting and fishing day on Sept. 30. The event will at Camp Cowles in Pend Oreille County at 4161 N. Shore Diamond Lake Rd...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will be partnering with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to host their annual free national hunting and fishing day on Sept. 30. The event will at Camp Cowles in Pend Oreille County at 4161 N. Shore Diamond Lake Rd...

CLARKSTON - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is teaming up with the Washington Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, for a special drawing for multi-season deer tags. BHA helped pay for 100 multi-season deer tags for an incentive program to encourage hunters to submit samples from harvested animals...

The Community Services Office (CSO) has informed residents of Spokane, Pend Oreille, and Whitman counties. Those affected by recent wildfires and ineligible for other DSHS cash assistance may qualify for the Disaster Cash Assistance Program (DCAP). The DCAP is a short-term aid program activated by a governor’s emergency declaration. Applications can be made on WashingtonConnection.org, at a local Community Services Office, or by calling 877-501-2233.

Photo from Unsplash and unrelated to the city. For most people, it is a constant necessity of life to manage gas prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Thursday is $3.825, a week ago the price is $3.837 , according to AAA.

UPDATE: All evacuations lifted for Spokane and Pend Orielle Counties as of Tuesday evening. The fire was 79 percent contained as of Tuesday. People in a Level 2 evacuation zone who need extra time or have pets or livestock are strongly encouraged to evacuate now. Crews are continuing work on...

ELK, Wash. — The rainfall overnight has helped crews gain 79% containment of the Oregon Road fire burning in Elk. The full suppression strategy of the fire is almost met and with the inch of rain that the area received, air resources have been called off. All evacuations throughout...

WASHINGTON - The Washington Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert through Monday, Aug. 21 due to wildfires.

Photo from Unsplash and unrelated to the city. For most people, it is a constant necessity of life to manage gas prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Thursday is $3.837, a week ago the price is $3.875 , according to AAA.

NEWPORT, Wash. — Fire crews are responding to a fire that broke out near the city of Newport on Wednesday. According to Pend Oreille County Fire District 4, the fire has been contained and there is no hazard to the public.

ELK, Wash. — The Oregon Road Fire in Elk, Washington, is 33 percent contained at 11,021 acres. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and crews on scene are working to put out the fire. According to Spokane County Fire District 4, evacuation zones for Spokane and Pend...

NEWPORT, Wash. — Fire crews are responding to a fire that broke out in Newport on Wednesday. According to Pend Oreille County Fire District 4 Chief Robert Weber, the fire is burning at West Walnut Street and North Newport Avenue in Newport, behind the STCU building.

ELK, Wash. — The Oregon Road Fire in Elk, Washington, is 33 percent contained at 11,021 acres. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and crews on scene are working to put out the fire. According to Spokane County Fire District 4, evacuation zones for Spokane and Pend...

ELK, Wash. — The Oregon Road Fire began on Aug. 19 near Elk and quickly grew to over 11,000 acres, crossing into north Spokane County. With nearly 1,000 firefighters working to suppress the blaze, it is now 4 percent contained. Officials have confirmed at least 80 structures have been...

ELK, Wash. — Incident command has released a new evacuation map. All level 3 evacuations have been lowered for the Oregon Road fire in Elk. Spokane County have completed their damage assessments which showed that 126 residences and 258 outbuildings (sheds, barns, pump houses, etc.) have been destroyed by the Oregon Road fire.

ELK, Wash. — Incident command has released a new evacuation map. All level 3 evacuations have been lowered for the Oregon Road fire in Elk. Spokane County have completed their damage assessments which showed that 126 residences and 258 outbuildings (sheds, barns, pump houses, etc.) have been destroyed by the Oregon Road fire.

ELK, Wash. -- The Oregon Road Fire is now 16% contained, and over 1,000 firefighters are working to fight the fire burning near Elk, according to Dana Leavitt with Pacific Northwest Team 3. Evacuations levels have lowered for some residents living in evacuation zones of the Oregon Road Fire. PHOTO...