Derek Strom

1 week ago | kxly.com | Derek Strom |Nick Hawthorne

WEST PLAINS, Wash. ā€“ The Washington Department of Health will install water filters in West Plains homes next month to address PFAS contamination in local wells. The point-of-use filters will remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that can cause liver damage and increase cancer risk. "DOH has gone beyond the minimum requirements of their duty to help us in this neighborhood," said John Hancock, president of the West Plains Water Coalition.

3 weeks ago | kxly.com | Derek Strom

CAREYWOOD, Idaho — A Bonner County fire station has closed after voters rejected a levy for additional funding. The Careywood Fire Station was de-staffed at the beginning of this month. The Sagle Fire Protection District shifted those funds toward maintaining Selkirk Fire's equipment and making repairs to fire stations. Nearly 63% of voters rejected the levy that would have given the fire district three quarters of a million per year in funding.

3 weeks ago | kxly.com | Derek Strom

SPOKANE — Washington State University is worried President Trump's current spending bill, supported by Representative Michael Baumgartner, could negatively impact students and enrollment. House Republicans recently passed Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' which includes significant tax breaks, extensive cuts to Medicaid and food benefits and major changes to federal student aid.

3 weeks ago | kxly.com | Derek Strom

SPOKANE — Washington State University is worried President Trump's current spending bill, supported by Representative Michael Baumgartner, could negatively impact students and enrollment. House Republicans recently passed Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' which includes significant tax breaks, extensive cuts to Medicaid and food benefits and major changes to federal student aid.

3 weeks ago | kxly.com | Derek Strom

SPOKANE — Dozens of medical workers gathered in downtown Spokane Tuesday afternoon to protest a local representative's support of a proposed federal spending bill that includes significant cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs. Representative Michael Baumgartner of Eastern Washington voted in favor of President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' which promises $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade.