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Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward on Thursday declared a civil emergency as a result of Wednesday’s windstorm. Officials say the designation helps the city qualify for money needed to move and clean up debris that has some effect on public safety.
The emergency designation takes effect immediately and indefinitely.
The city says about 250 trees were reported downed or heavily damaged in the city’s parks and streets.
Some of those are in Comstock Park on the South Hill, which the city has closed to the public for now while they assess the damage. Parks officials say there may still be some dangers to pedestrians, so they’d like people to stay away. When the park will be reopened isn’t yet known.
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward stands beside the Seattle officers recently hired by the Spokane Police Department.
After a long day working at the Coeur d Alene Tribal Court, Boots Faletogo comes home on Dec. 15 and puts on KREM TV s 10 pm newscast like she usually does. But that night, she sees a story about the Spokane Police Department hiring four officers from Seattle. There s Officer Josh Zuray, a former pastor and then Officer Bryan Weber, a trained chef. There s Officer Jesse Cahill, a WSU grad married to a Spokane native. And then there s Jared Keller. I was like Jared Keller. Jared Keller. Jared Keller, I