Garbage, recycling, and food & yard waste services are on their normal schedule this week. Reminder! Carts need to be at the curb by 6 am on your regular collection day. To view the city holiday operations schedule for the Veterans’ Day holiday, please refer to our release.

News Releases for Tuesday, November 17, 2015

8 p.m.

Greater Spokane DEM Lifting Shelter in Place; Still Advising Caution

8:13 p.m. - Greater Spokane DEM Lifting Shelter in Place; Still Advising Caution

5 p.m.

One Fatality due to Wind Storm Confirmed

5:47 p.m. - One Fatality due to Wind Storm Confirmed

4 p.m.

Greater Spokane DEM Advising to Shelter in Place

4:33 p.m. - Greater Spokane DEM Advising to Shelter in Place

2 p.m.

When the power's out, everybody stops

2:23 p.m. - City resources are preparing for extremely high winds.

Regional Wind Event Expected to Start at 1pm Today

2:09 p.m. - Regional Wind Event Expected to Start at 1pm Today

Noon

Emergency managers urge early dismissal

12:55 p.m. - Spokane area employers are encouraged to send all non-essential employees home early ahead of extremely high winds expected at 4 pm today.