Good morning, Spokane Valley.

Second Harvest is launching its Bite2Go program to provide nutritious weekend meals to local children as the school year nears in Spokane County.

The program will deliver meals at schools and neighborhoods and welcomes community support through donations or volunteering.

The Red Cross is giving emergency aid to victims after an apartment fire (offering supplies and support) in Spokane Valley as officials work to assess damage.

Crews are battling a wind-driven brush fire off Kimberly Drive Way in Ford that has spread to 20 to 30 acres — nearby structures are at risk as aircraft scoop water from a lake to help control the blaze.

Spokane’s largest publicly traded company Itron delivered record margins in Q2 with $53.3 million profit and a 25% stock gain on Tuesday — the firm now focuses on higher-margin grid software amid rising electricity demand from upcoming AI data center buildouts.

High school students this week are exploring healthcare careers at MultiCare’s MASH camp in Spokane — the free program offers hands-on training at stations for triage, bleeding control and suturing.

MultiCare plans to host the camp again next summer.

Spokane Fire District 4 has ordered Level 3 evacuation on East Mount Spokane Park Drive today.

Residents along that road, as well as those from Day Mount Spokane (north), Bruce Road (west) and Madison (east), must leave immediately as firefighters battle a wildfire.

Residents near US-2 and Brooks Road evacuated Tuesday at 12:40 p.m. after a wildland fire raised life-threatening conditions near Fairchild Air Force Base — the alert covered areas between US-2, McFarlane Road and Jay Road.

Spokane Regional Health District said a bat from Spokane County tested positive for rabies on July 24; there was no contact with anyone or any pet, marking the first such case reported this year.

Spokane Valley renters are advised to check apartment sprinkler systems and insurance policies since older buildings (pre-2004) might lack full fire safety upgrades, the Fire Department noted.