Smoke forecast to stick around through Friday

Smoke hangs over fields and hills near Royal City from a vantage along Dodson Road. Smoky days are forecast to continue through Friday.
R. HANS MILLER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD

by CHERYL SCHWEIZER
Staff Writer | September 4, 2025 3:00 AM

MOSES LAKE — Wildfires and light winds have combined to produce poor quality throughout Eastern Washington, a situation that is forecast to persist for a few days.

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