The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — WIC — could lose $141 million in funding for 5.4 million children and women.

CIVICS: Plus, more police body cameras and TASERs for the city, a sales tax incoming at the county and County Commissioner Al French heading back to the health board.

Protect Spokane’s Water, Power Grid, and Aquifer — Say No to Data Centers

When fire sweeps the landscape in the Northwest, one of the first plants to emerge from the scorched earth is fireweed. The hardy perennial blooms magenta-pink flowers in August, representing