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KXLY July 17, 2021 5:43 PM Alex Crescenti SPOKANE, Wash. — With the temperatures once again expected to rise into the upper 90s, the city of Spokane is opening up their cooling centers to protect vulnerable people from the heat, but in previous instances the centers didn’t draw as many people as some imagined they would. Starting Sunday at 11 a.m., the City of Spokane will open the Looff Carrousel as a cooling center. When the center was last open back in late June into early July only about 730 people utilized it, but the city says this is still a fairly new resp...

Cooling centers in Spokane will open Sunday There will be 1,000 spaces open in central and neighborhood cooling centers to anyone needing relief from the heat. Author: Mia Hunt Updated: 5:08 PM PDT July 16, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane will be open again on Sunday ahead of temperatures in the high 90's.  The cooling centers were open in early July during the historic heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest. There were 20 people in Spokane who died from heat-related complications and 91 people died in all of Washington. There will be 1,000 space...

KXLY July 16, 2021 7:33 PM Rylee Fitzgerald COPYRIGHT 4 NEWS NOW SPOKANE, Wash. — To anyone needing relief from the relentless heat, the City is reopening its network of 1,000 cooling center spaces. The Looff Carrousel cooling centers operate in the multi-purpose rooms, opening July 18 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. until the forecasted temperature drops below 95 degrees. Volunteer opportunities are also available at the Carrousel location. Spokane Public Libraries cooling centers open July 20 and hours vary by location. “The City is proud to offer the public respite from...

KXLY July 12, 2021 7:34 PM Connor Sarles Updated: Copyright 4 News Now SPOKANE, Wash. — People are dying from the heat in Spokane. Now, the conditions for city warming shelters, cooling centers and safe air centers have been eased so that more people can take advantage of them. The Spokane City Council approved changes that allow these shelters to open under less extreme circumstances; changes that include: Warming shelters must now open when temperatures fall below 32 degrees, and the city can decide to open at higher temperatures Cooling centers will open when Na...

Asking the tough questions about Spokane County's heat-related deaths A medical examiner identified 17 heat-related deaths since July 1, according to a Spokane County spokesperson. Three more deaths are being evaluated on Thursday. Author: Morgan Trau (KREM) Updated: 10:46 PM PDT July 8, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. — As the death toll from the Pacific Northwest heat wave continues to climb in Spokane County, community members say there is a lack of accountability. Three more probable cases were identified Thursday morning, onto the 17 announced Wednesday. The deaths ...