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Avista and three other utilities in Washington have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to strengthen the electrical grid against future wildfires and ensure reliability to customers.

In September of 2020, a tree branch came in contact with a powerline. The ensuing sparks led to a blaze that burned more than 15,000 acres and 200 buildings, more than half of which were homes. Families and business owners are now suing the utility provider Avista.

The National Weather Service says high winds Monday evening downed power lines and trees.Forecasters say winds blew in the 45-to-60 mile-an-hour range…

President Biden wants half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 to be powered by electricity. That gives the country nine years to scale up its…

Power outages caused by the record-breaking heat wave could continue for the rest of the week, as high electric use and hot conditions strain the Inland…

Spokane has broken its all-time record high temperature. At 4 pm the National Weather Service reported the temperature at its Spokane International…

Spokane’s Catalyst Building at the south end of the University District received a visit Tuesday from an eager and interested state official, Washington…

UPDATED Mon. 10:30 am: Avista has crews all over the region, fixing power outages. It reports about 1,000 hundred people still without power in the…

As of Monday, 3/29 at 1:30 pmAvista: 1,200 customersKootenai Electric Cooperative: 220 customers Strong winds blew dust through eastern Washington Sunday,…

Some residents across the greater Spokane region could lose power late this afternoon and tonight as strong winds hit the area.The National Weather…