VIDEO/PHOTOS: As Shadle Park High School students returned for the school year, one cross country runner was also trying to recover after the Spokane fires destroyed his home. Just three weeks before school started, Shadle Park High School served as an evacuation center for Spokane fire victims. Instead of students in classrooms, the building held people beginning the process of rebuilding their lives.

For the cross country team, the season did not wait. Head coach Rob Warnock said the Greater Spokane League had long been a tough group with several teams competing for only a few state spots this year.
Warnock said Shadle Park opened the season strong and ranked seventh among 3A schools. With key meets ahead against other teams chasing those same spots, he said the focus stayed on resiliency in life and in sport.

“I think cross-country really helps the kids because it is about digging deep, pushing through the pain and overcoming adversity. So I’d like to think that that helped played a role. I couldn’t be prouder of them…” Warnock said. That message landed especially close for Becks Bird, a Shadle Park runner who finished fourth in state last season and entered his junior year with big goals.

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A dog named Otto was rescued Wednesday after falling over a steep cliff in Snohomish County and becoming stranded. According to a post by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, Master Patrol Deputy Uhrich drew on his Search and Rescue and SWAT experience, using climbing equipment to descend approximately 10 meters to assess the situation.

The WA State Animal Response Team was called in, and three hours later Otto was back with his family. The sheriff’s office says Deputy Ulrich stayed with Otto for over two hours and kept him calm while they waited for a special canine harness needed to lift Otto up from below the cliff.

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Meet Osvaldo Joshue Alvarado, age 25, Squad 313 chauffeur with the Chatham County (GA) Fire Department.

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Fire departments from across Ulster County arrived in style for Saturday’s Antique Fire Truck Muster at the Volunteer Firemen’s Hall and Museum on Fair Street.

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Cleveland is seeking up to $1.031 million in federal funds to replace 151 public-safety vehicle radios, a separate project from its earlier handheld radio replacement plan.

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