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Road 11 Fire In Douglas County Contained at 900 Acres
Douglas County Fire District 5 reports a fire that started at about 1:15 pm on the 4th of July west of Mansfield is contained. District 5 says they were able to contain the fire, known as the Road 11 Fire, at about 900 acres at midnight Thursday. The fire has...
Scorching heat to hit 105 in Grant, Chelan, Douglas counties this weekend and beyond
SPOKANE - It's cliche, but it's true: 'it's going to be a scorcher.'. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service on Tuesday imparted intel that predicts the hottest stretch of weather in some places since the all-time heat record broken during the summer of 2021. The 'wicked hot' streak of weather...
It’s Illegal in WA to Do This Fun Activity in Your Yard…$205 Fine
It’s Illegal in WA to Do This Fun Activity in Your Yard…$205 Fine. As a longtime Washington resident, I’ve lived when one of my favorite summertime activities was legal. When I was younger - my mom would take me and my little sister down to the grocery store parking lot. We would pick out $20 of oddly labeled products and place them in a paper bag. This was probably the most exciting shopping spree a small boy could have.
Chelan, Douglas, Grant PUDs Suing Over Treaty, Payments To Canada
The Chelan, Douglas and Grant County PUDs have a lawsuit against the Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The PUDs are part of an agreement the federal agencies have with Canada over the flow of water on the Columbia River, which is called the Columbia River Treaty.
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