Pasco Fire and Police respond to house fire Saturday
PASCO, WA – The Pasco Fire Department and Police responded to a house fire on the 2700 block of Road 33 on Saturday afternoon, according to the Pasco Police Department's Twitter. Currently assisting PFD w/ single story resident fire in the 2700 block of Road 33. Everyone is out of the house without injury....
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Wildfire in Olympic National Park only 15% contained
PORT ANGELES, WA – Firefighters are working to contain a 65-acre fire burning inside Olympic National Park near Lake Crescent, according to KOMO News. As of August 1, the fire—which officials believe was caused by a person—is 15% contained. Firefighters say they were first alerted to the fire around 4 p.m. Wednesday. Heavy winds...
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Eight train cars carrying corn derail, no injuries reported
RICHLAND, WA – A train derailed Friday afternoon due to unknown reasons, spilling its load of corn near the tracks and the nearby roads, according to KOMO News. The accident occurred near the Yakima River train bridge in Richland, which is about three hours southeast of Seattle. Eight BNSF train cars came off the...
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Robbers crash truck through Costco store, fire shots inside
ISSAQUAH, WA – Issaquah authorities are investigating an incident in which a truck crashed through the front of a Costco store Sunday and the three people inside the truck began shooting into the store. KOMO News reported that no Costco store employees were injured or held at gunpoint, though one employee was told to...
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Man gets swept under Puyallup River, survives cold waters
ORTING, WA – A young man was floating down the Puyallup River in an inner tube Sunday when the tube flipped and he fell into the water without resurfacing, according to KOMO News. Orting Valley Fire & Rescue teams deployed boats to search for the man, who succeeded in swimming to shore without assistance....
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Collision on I-405 near State Route 167 blocks one lane, no injuries
RENTON, WA – A collision on northbound Interstate 405 north of State Route 167 blocked the center lane Monday morning, but no one was injured. On northbound I-405 just north of SR 167 there is a collision blocking the center lane pic.twitter.com/A2AyvaYA87 — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) August 3, 2020 The accident occurred around 7:51...
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Man injured in rear-end collision in College Place
COLLEGE PLACE, WA – A man was sent to the hospital Wednesday after a rear-end collision in College Place allegedly caused by a 16-year-old driver, according to the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. The accident happened just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of South College Avenue and State Route 125. A 1995 Toyota Corolla, driven...
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