New proposed legislation would make it easier to demolish or remediate dangerous vacant buildings in the City of Seattle. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the legislation Thursday morning which he developed in partnership with councilmembers Tammy Morales and Bob Kettle, which would give the Seattle Fire Department the power to order complete demolition or remediation of unsafe vacant buildings.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: April 16 is a day still remembered in Texas City – the day of an unimaginable disaster. It happened during prosperous times for the growing oil, shipping and chemical industry in Galveston County in 1947. Texas City was a growing town of 16,000 where many of the residents worked at chemical and petroleum plants that had sprouted up along the ship channel during World War II.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVUE-TV ABC 24 Austin

Whether or not Auburn’s singing firefighter has a hit to rise up the charts one day, look up in the sky. You might see him soaring another way. “I like to have realistic goals for myself, and one of those is to become a pilot,” said Ducote Talmage, who until recently was a contestant on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser - Metered Site

New proposed legislation would make it easier to demolish or remediate dangerous vacant buildings in the City of Seattle. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the legislation Thursday morning which he developed in partnership with councilmembers Tammy Morales and Bob Kettle, which would give the Seattle Fire Department the power to order complete demolition or remediation of unsafe vacant buildings.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Potentially dangerous drought conditions are expected this summer across most of Washington. The state’s Department of Ecology has made an emergency drought declaration. This comes as we have seen drier and warmer conditions this year, which has lead to a lower snowpack. The entire state is under the drought emergency with the exception of the Everett, Seattle and Tacoma metro areas, for now.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle