SPOKANE, Wash --All 14 of the people unaccounted for in the Spokane Area Fires have now been located.

When Brianna Burtness had to evacuate her home in north Spokane on Sunday evening, she wasn’t sure she could find time in the chaos to return her ballot.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Devastating wildfires broke out across Spokane just days before the Aug. 4 primary election, meaning some mail-in ballots may have been lost or damaged.

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The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western U.S. — stretching the ability of federal, state and local ag...

Many of the ads filling mailboxes target either incumbent Michael Baumgartner or independent challenger Nate Powell.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- The American Red Cross has opened another evacuation shelter at the Spokane Convention Center for anyone under evacuation orders in north Spokane.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Spokane VA Medical Center is currently closed and all inpatients and staff have been evacuated due to a wildfire in North Spokane.

UPDATE: August 1, 2026 5:58 p.m.

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Rep. Michael Baumgartner is facing a crowded field in his first bid for re-election, and all 11 challengers have at some point criticized the war with Iran.

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