Lincoln County News

A bicycle rider in Harrington, Lincoln County, was injured Thursday night in a collision with a truck, and a driver involved in the accident faces a charge of driving under the influence, Washington State Patrol troopers said.

Thunderstorms swept through the plains of Eastern Washington on Friday night, and the weather service issued a small-stream flood warning for Cheney and Spangle.

Weak tornadoes formed during an intense thunderstorm in northern Lincoln County on June 6. View more photos of the twisters at www.wrh.noaa.gov/otx/photo_gallery/Jun6_Creston_tornadoes.php . A series of funnel clouds spotted in northern Lincoln County during an intense thunderstorm last Saturday have been classified as the lowest level of tornadoes ...

A funnel cloud was sighted south of Lake Roosevelt, west of Seven Bays Marina, in Lincoln County.Courtesy of the National Weather Service A strong thunderstorm bringing flash floods, funnel clouds and large hail moved across rural areas of Lincoln County, northeast Adams County and northwestern Whitman County on Saturday.

A possible pair of funnel clouds were spotted in Lincoln County on Saturday as Severe weather darkened the skies across the Inland Northwest.

The National Weather Service says they have received reports of funnel clouds sighted in the area near the Two Rivers Casino in Lincoln County after issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Lincoln and Spokane Counties Saturday afternoon.

A strong thunderstorm was moving across rural areas south of Edwall in Lincoln County, southwestern Spokane County and northwestern Whitman County this afternoon.

It turns out the true heart of ZAG country is just a bit west of Spokane. If you want a Washington automobile license plate that ends in those three letters, Davenport is the place to go.

A 22-year-old Davenport, Wash., man suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the foot Friday afternoon at the Rock Lake public boat launch south of Spokane.

Trees in northern Lincoln County were snapped in a storm May 6 that the National Weather Service now says was a tornado with the lowest possible rating, EF0, on the Enhanced Fujita scale.

A National Weather Service team sent to investigate damage from Wednesday's severe supercell thunderstorm in Lincoln and Stevens Counties determined that an F0 tornado briefly touched down NE of Davenport Wednesday evening.

Scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms are expected across the Inland Northwest today in the wake of Wednesdaya TMs heavy rainfall that included several incidents of severe weather, according to the National Weather Service.

Two funnel clouds were spotted during a strong, but quick, spring storm across the Inland Northwest Wednesday night.

Health officials say a 5-year-old at Sheridan Elementary School is the second person in Spokane with a probable case of swine flu.

A Lincoln County man was killed when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and veered into the path of an oncoming truck yesterday morning near Van.

U.S. Highway 2 three miles east of Wilbur in Lincoln County was partially blocked this morning from a semi-truck collision just before 6 a.m. State troopers said that the highway was fully blocked by the truck which rolled onto the pavement, but that the eastbound lane was reopened by about 7:40 a.m. No injuries were reported.

A new study finds Yakima has one of the highest UFO reporting rates per capita. Popular Mechanics released the study, it shows by county the number of UFO sightings reported from 1947 to 2005.

The Keller Ferry across Lake Roosevelt will be closed for vessel repairs Tuesday, March 31, according to the state Department of Transportation.

From growing up on a farm and fixing tractors to becoming one of the premier foot doctors in the world, Dr.

Fabulous Fifties 'rocks' for MCCSN Staff The stage is set, and the talent is rocking! The 23rd Annual Fabulous Fifties Show, "Rock On," is being presented this week in five performances at Ninth Grade Academy, ...