Good morning, Spokane Valley.

Local landowners and land managers are hosting workshops to teach residents about prescribed burns while city officials consider new rental protections.

Indigenous advocates are gathering data on traumatic brain injuries and domestic abuse among Native women — a step that may help guide future support measures.

Overnight snow made roads slick and drivers rushed to local tire shops for winter tires they should have installed weeks ago—shops reported waiting times over a day with one shop expecting to change tires on over 60 cars by day's end.

Businesses warned that delays will lead to fewer choices and higher costs as winter conditions persist.

Mortgage rates are likely to rise in December as mixed signals from Fed members ahead of their Dec.9-10 meeting add uncertainty — lenders now expect the 30-year rate to reach around 6.3% by year-end.

Spokane Public Schools plans to own its bus fleet by 2028 by buying 125 buses and finding land for a new transportation hub+the district is ending its long contract with a private company as rising costs from new state laws spur the change.

The Board of Directors will review the over $32 million plan today.

The FDA recalled certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors from Abbott Diabetes Care—used to monitor blood sugar levels—for showing falsely low readings on December 2 that could lead to dangerous treatment errors.

Patients using the recalled monitors were told to stop using them immediately.

VA hospitals have recorded missing patient notes, wrong prescription doses, and even patients marked as dead as problems persist with the new records system—issues that have slowed care for veterans ahead of the tech expansion.

Officials say many errors are being fixed and the improved system will expand later while medical staff warn that problems still affect treatment.

Spokane Fire Department said it answered about 110 overdose calls each month since September — 40 fewer than usual — while the Spokane Regional Health District reported that county overdose responses and hospital visits for opioid overdoses dropped as naloxone use before EMS arrived reached a high since 2019. Regional officials say these trends may show that local work to reduce overdoses is working and that they will update the opioid dashboard every month.

Medicare beneficiaries face higher costs and fewer plan choices in 2026 — Part B premiums will rise to $202.90 from $185 while some prescription plans are discontinued.

People should review and adjust their coverage during open enrollment, which ends Dec. 7.

On Tuesday, Gonzaga Prep’s girls team beat Ridgeline 78-73 in overtime after Aylah Cornwall returned from an 18-month injury—both teams are testing young talent ahead of league play.

In the boys game, defending state champions Gonzaga Prep won 74-42 against Ridgeline—Ryan Carney and Carter Nilson led the scoring.

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