Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 6th of August.
Good morning, Spokane Valley.
Avalon 24 in Liberty Lake is offering six furnished apartments to fire victims with a $200 maintenance fee.
Susan Schuler is providing 50 acres for RVs and mobile homes — assisting with utilities — and one family will move in by week’s end.
Local nonprofits, businesses and organizations are coordinating efforts to support those affected by the Spokane Complex fires through food, clothing, donation drives and other relief initiatives.
The Spokesman-Review is compiling a resource list (including community events at local venues) and invites groups to add their events online.
Spokane Valley-based JK Boots gave away free new firefighter boots to first responders at Mt. Spokane High School on Aug.
5. The donation, which eased the burden of buying $600 boots, surpassed its goal and paired energy drinks with new gear — a welcome boost for fire crews.
After a wildfire erupted north of Airway Heights on Saturday, early warnings helped residents evacuate before 40 mph winds quickly fanned the flames— crews and aerial units have been battling the blaze as evacuation orders persist.
Authorities continue to investigate the cause while the fire poses ongoing risks.
A Disaster Assistance Center to help fire victims will open today at Shadle Park High School (noon to 6 p.m.) and operate through the weekend with county and city staff available, while a new Spokane Complex Wildfire Response Sources website offers information on evacuation, volunteer work, and support.
Law enforcement says unauthorized drone flights disrupted aerial firefighting efforts at Complex fires when 26 drones were recorded on Aug.
2 and 13 on Aug. 3 as the FAA set a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) to bar such flights over the area.
Spokane’s Lucas Jumalon, a 22-year-old poker phenom, will go heads-up for $10 million against Finland’s Lauri Saaskilahti at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table starting at 6 p.m. PST in Las Vegas — live updates are provided by The Spokesman-Review.
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