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Spokane Valley
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Good morning, Spokane Valley. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 19th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., flower deliveries for Sergeant Ken Salas memorial are accepted at the Spokane Convention Center—deliveries will also be accepted on August 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Donations can be made at local Canopy Credit Union branches, the Spokane Valley Police Department or Spokane County Sheriff’s Office to help pay for service costs. Spokane County
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Evacuation notices for the Crescent Road fire have been lowered from Level 3 as areas from Long Lake Road to Lincoln County follow GET SET and GET READY zones—900 acres have burned and the fire is 27% contained. KXLY
- ➤ Firefighters are responding to a brush fire near North Lower Crossing Street and West Falls Ave — they have called it a high response location and have not yet confirmed if any structures are threatened. KHQ
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ The Pend Orielle County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Harry David Lashbrook—a 62-year-old man from Spokane last seen on August 16 picking huckleberries in the Boyer Mountain area while wearing a yellow rain suit, jeans, and a dark t-shirt—and he is 5’10” tall with hazel eyes. FOX 28 Spokane
- ➤ The Pend Orielle County Sheriff's Office is searching for Harry David Lashbrook, a 62-year-old Spokane man last seen picking huckleberries in Boyer Mountain on August 16—he wore a yellow rain suit and jeans over a dark T-shirt. KHQ
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Spokane allocated $7.5 million for nine affordable housing projects that include four new construction projects adding 95 units—63 designed for households earning 60% or less of the area's median income. Two rehabilitation projects will add 99 units—50 existing and 49 new—while a homeownership project will create 12 townhomes and two projects will aid 86 vulnerable households. FOX 28 Spokane
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Spokane is set to host the Nike Cross Regionals Northwest cross country championship for the first time at the Spokane Polo Fields on Nov. 14 and 15. The event will bring runners from Alaska—Hawaii—Idaho—Montana—Oregon—Washington—and Wyoming while city officials expect it to boost local business. The Spokesman-Review
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Run The Night Glow Run
7:30-11:30 p.m. — Spokane County Interstate Fair — Registration required — Participate in an electrifying nighttime 5K featuring glow effects and lively music.
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