VIDEO/PHOTOS: All lanes of eastbound Interstate 90 closed east of Ellensburg Wednesday morning due to a crash involving 30 vehicles, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Collin Cumaravel. Eastbound I-90 is closed about five miles east of Ellensburg at milepost 115. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said traffic is being diverted at exit 115.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is purchasing a former Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue fire station outside Longview to better support wildland firefighting capacity in southwest Washington. The Board of Natural Resources approved the $995,000 transaction Tuesday morning during its monthly meeting in Olympia.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington Department of Natural Resources

A renowned South Whidbey chainsaw carver lost his entire woodshop and belongings to an early morning fire on Friday. According to South Whidbey Fire/EMS, personnel responded to the Glendale Road address in Clinton at 1:45 a.m. on Dec. 2. Firefighters arrived to find a burning shed and worked swiftly to keep the fire from spreading to nearby structures – including a mobile home – and a propane tank.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Whidbey News Times

Kennewick firefighters are returning to the Tri-Cities RV Park with the hope of preventing another tragic fire. The fire department is teaming up with the American Red Cross and Kennewick Firefighters Local 1296 to distribute and install smoke alarms at the park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. The event is part of the Sound the Alarm campaign.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald - Metered Site

An East Wenatchee man arrested in a damaging fire last year at the Aspen Heights apartment complex has entered a plea deal with Chelan County prosecutors, after they could not prove he was responsible for the blaze. Devin Andrew Rushing, 21, pleaded guilty Monday to a count of third-degree malicious mischief, a gross misdemeanor, and received a total jail sentence of 15 days, which he's already served.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life