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Gray fire: Rain brings relief to fire lines as residents return home

August 23, 2023, 7:51am Latest News

Tuesday’s rain showers eased hazardous conditions and freed up resources to evaluate structures destroyed or damaged in the Gray fire as more residents were allowed to return home, said Spokane County Fire District 3 Chief Cody Rohrbach. Read story

Scorching heat in central U.S. brings warnings and tragedy as 1-year-old girl dies in hot car

August 22, 2023, 2:57pm Nation & World

Scorching heat affecting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. sent schools, outdoor workers and organizers of open-air events scrambling to adjust Tuesday — and claimed the life of a 1-year-old girl left in a Nebraska day care center’s van on one of the hottest days… Read story

Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in South Texas, bringing welcome rain and cooler temperatures

August 22, 2023, 12:58pm Nation & World

Thousands of homes and businesses in the South Texas city of Corpus Christi are without power Tuesday after the state’s first tropical storm of the hurricane season made landfall, bringing strong winds, welcome rain and cooler temperatures following months of hot, dry weather. Read story

This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows an area of Cathedral City, Calif., on April 15, 2023, left, and the same area, right, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, after Tropical Storm Hilary caused historic flooding to the area.

California mountain and desert towns dig out of the mud from 1st tropical storm in 84 years

This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows an area of Cathedral City, Calif., on April 15, 2023, left, and the same area, right, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, after Tropical Storm Hilary caused historic flooding to the area.

August 22, 2023, 12:50pm Nation & World

Crews in mountain and desert towns worked to clear away mud and debris Tuesday in the aftermath of the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. Read story

Burnt trees are seen from above near the hospital in the town of Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting evacuations of villages and a city hospital in Greece.

Firefighters in Greece have discovered the bodies of 18 people in an area with a major wildfire

Burnt trees are seen from above near the hospital in the town of Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting evacuations of villages and a city hospital in Greece.

August 22, 2023, 12:27pm Nation & World

Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day found the bodies of 18 people, authorities said Tuesday. They were examining whether the group might have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border. Read story

Crews from Clark County Fire District 10 and 13 are assisting the Washington State Department of Natural Resources DNR on the TumTum Fire on Forest Service 54 Road.

Tumtum Fire grows to 28 acres in rural Clark County; spectator vehicles hamper efforts

Crews from Clark County Fire District 10 and 13 are assisting the Washington State Department of Natural Resources DNR on the TumTum Fire on Forest Service 54 Road.

August 22, 2023, 10:51am Clark County News

Firefighters battled a fire that appeared Monday evening near Tumtum Mountain in northeast Clark County, containing it about a day later. Read story

Local residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as police block the area as fire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Firefighters have battled through the night to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination. The fire in the north of the island started Tuesday night and has forced the evacuation or confinement of nearly 8,000 people.

Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says

Local residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as police block the area as fire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Firefighters have battled through the night to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination. The fire in the north of the island started Tuesday night and has forced the evacuation or confinement of nearly 8,000 people.

August 22, 2023, 8:14am Nation & World

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo said Sunday that police have confirmed that a wildfire raging on the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately. Read story

The Gray Fire burns near Spokane in August 2023.

Many Gray fire evacuations reduced as both sides of Interstate 90 reopened after days

The Gray Fire burns near Spokane in August 2023.

August 22, 2023, 7:42am Latest News

Many Medical Lake residents were allowed to return home Monday, and Interstate 90 west of Spokane reopened, as firefighters continued efforts to corral the Gray fire that ravaged the city and burned along both sides of the freeway Friday. Read story

Wildfires, weather causing poor air quality in WA. Which counties had the worst AQI?

August 22, 2023, 7:34am Northwest

A thick cloud of wildfire smoke is choking millions of Washington state residents due to 23 active wildfires in the state, in addition to the dozens of wildfires to the north in British Columbia. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Enjoy pleasant days, as warmer temperatures coming

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

August 22, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

We are back in the pleasant summer weather regime which I like with highs today and Wednesday in the 75- to 80-degree range. You know that can’t last right? Thursday through Sunday we have highs forecast between 85 and 90 degrees. Will we log in another 90-degree high temperature? Maybe… Read story