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Weather for the week of July 15, 2024
Weather for the week of July 15, 2024
Most of WA remains in drought conditions
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Ecology has announced that most of the state remains in a drought despite a wetter-than-average June. A drought was decl…
FIRE REPORT: GCFD 7 knocks down fireworks fire
SOAP LAKE — Fireworks sparked a wildfire late Wednesday night, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 7. At about 11:10 p.m., firefighters…
FRESH NEWS: Trout, walleye biting well at Potholes
MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,039 feet, dropping 1.8 feet this past week. We are currently 7.5 feet below full pool. The water te…
FIRE REPORT: Moses Lake sends crews to Lake Chelan fire
MOSES LAKE — The Pioneer Fire burning along the eastern shore of Lake Chelan is still growing, and was at 12,265 acres Wednesday, according to the Washington …
FIRE REPORT: Wildfire near Coulee City closes highway
COULEE CITY — A fire near Coulee City closed down state Route 17 briefly Sunday. The Haynes Canyon Fire was reported about 6 p.m. alongside SR 17, accordin…
National Weather Service issues fire weather alerts
MOSES LAKE — Hot weather and windy conditions will lead to an increased potential for wildfires at least through Thursday, according to information from the National Weather Service Monday.
Record-breaking heat this week
MOSES LAKE — The heat wave that was supposed to end by midweek is going to behave like an unwanted guest - stay around longer than first anticipated and leave …
Weather for the week of July 8, 2024
Weather for the week of July 8, 2024
Derby turns Soap Lake street into a raceway
SOAP LAKE — Most of the time, the police take a dim view of young people racing cars through the middle of town. But in Soap Lake Saturday, the cops were helpi…
FIRE REPORT: Fires spring up in Wenatchee, Mansfield areas
MANSFIELD — The Road 11 Fire burning about 12 miles southwest of Mansfield was 50% contained Saturday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The …
FIRE REPORT: Ephrata area fire shuts down SR 17
EPHRATA — The Marksman Road fire, which blazed up quickly east of Ephrata Tuesday and closed SR 17 for a time, was contained quickly thanks to a lot of intera…
Weather for July 5-10
Weather for July 5-10
WDFW to decide on 'endangered' status of gray wolves
(The Center Square) – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide later this month on lowering gray wolves’ status under the state’s endangered spe…
Triple-digit temps incoming
MOSES LAKE — It’s to be expected, of course – it is summer, after all. What the National Weather Service is calling a “long-duration heat wave” is forecast to …