An upstart Republican focused on electrifying Eastern Washington conservatives has exposed an ideological faultline in the Washington GOP. As the party gathers in Spokane this weekend to endorse a gubernatorial candidate, expect a rumble.
As the blaze devastated Medical Lake last year, it also lit a pile of demolition debris on the campus of a state psychiatric hospital. DSHS officials say it occasionally flares but is not a threat to public safety or health.
