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1. EPA crews halfway through hazardous household material removal in Spokane (spokanepublicradio.org) — EPA crews are midway through removing hazardous household materials from 825 Spokane homes damaged by recent fires, a free service aimed at speeding safe recovery. Working under a 60-day FEMA deadline, teams are clearing items like paint, batteries, and pesticides, and sometimes stabilizing damaged trees or walls first so Spokane families can eventually rebuild more safely.
2. Local asbestos testing lab faces backups after Spokane fires (kxly920.com) — Families who lost homes in recent Spokane-area fires are facing long waits for required asbestos testing, with Spokane Valley's only local lab backed up by hundreds of samples. Until results come in and EPA clearance is granted, Spokane property owners cannot get demolition permits, slowing cleanup and rebuilding plans for affected neighborhoods.
3. Some Spokane County school districts still battle with high diesel prices for its buses (kxly920.com) — Spokane County school districts, including Freeman, Cheney and Spokane Public Schools, are wrestling with steep diesel prices that are straining transportation budgets and changing how and when they fuel buses. With countywide diesel averaging nearly $7 a gallon, districts are closely timing purchases, drawing extra funds, and eyeing future contract changes that could affect costs and service for families.
4. Parents react after deputy fatally shoots man outside Evergreen Middle School (krem.com) — Parents in Spokane Valley rushed to reunite with Evergreen Middle School students at Valley Real Life Church after a deputy fatally shot an armed man near campus. Families described tense hours waiting in verification lines, while district leaders promised counseling support and investigators from an independent team continue examining what happened outside the school.
5. Spokane County Plans Curbside Recycling Expansion (recyclingmonster.com) — Spokane County is moving toward a major curbside recycling expansion that would add service for about 2,500 mostly rural residents near Medical Lake, Liberty Lake and Seven Mile. County commissioners will soon consider the plan, which aims to gradually widen recycling access by 2027 while giving haulers time to add trucks, containers and staff.
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