Weather for the week of May 20, 2024
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 5 months AGO
Sun shines and wind blows over the Calling the Healing Waters Sun Dial in Soap Lake Saturday afternoon. Wind last week caused reduced air quality and dust billows around the Columbia Basin.
COURTESY PHOTO/BRANDEE MILLER
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Partly cloudy evening, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. A 20% chance of evening showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of showers, mainly after 11 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. That night will see a 20% chance of showers before 11 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 20% chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Mostly cloudy that night, with a low around 47.
Friday: A 20% chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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.