Weather for the week of Feb. 5, 2024
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 9 months AGO
Fog obscures the roadway on State Route 17 between Moses Lake and Ephrata last Thursday evening at about 8 p.m. Fog is forecast for this week and drivers may want to give themselves a bit of extra time if travelling during the evening and early morning.
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Monday: A chance of rain and snow before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A 20% chance of rain before 10 p.m. Patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 44. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 33.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Mostly cloudy that evening, with a low around 31.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 31.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
SOURCE: National Weather Service
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
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Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.