Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters battle wildfires in eastern Washington state that destroyed at least 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, burned about 12.5 square miles […]