A Florence County paramedic and a motorcyclist she was treating at the scene of a crash were killed Tuesday night in a series of events that unfolded in the 2700 block of Pamplico Highway. Paramedic Sara Kinsy Weaver, 32, of Florence, and Cedric Antonio Gregg, 37, also of Florence, died after a vehicle crossed the median at a high rate of speed and hit several first responders who were working at the scene of the initial crash, Coroner Keith von Lutcken said.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSPA-TV CBS 7 Spartanburg

On Tuesday, Aug. 16, Nord will head out on his KTM 890 Adventure R, an on and off-road motorcycle, for a trek across the country – down to Tennessee and North Carolina, then west to Oregon and back. He will follow the TransAmerica Trail, described as "the cross-country adventure ride of a lifetime with mostly off-pavement travel.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Patriot Ledger - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The entrance to Pride Park in Taylor Mill will soon be the home to a special monument honoring Firefighters from three different volunteer departments no longer in existence: Forest Hills, Winston Park and Taylor Mill. Most of the monument is ready. The last thing to go in will be the statue.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Link NKY

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An early-morning fire destroyed a home in the Lake Symington area of Kitsap County on Wednesday. Investigators say the home caught fire in the 12000 block of NW Overland Trail just before 1 a.m. Flames were coming from all sides of the one-story home when firefighters arrived. Everyone made it out of the home safely and nobody was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Even though the evacuations have dropped for people that live around Williams Lake, firefighters say there is still a danger of hot spots sparking another fire. Firefighters say that they aren't completely in the clear with lingering hot spots inside the fire zone. The Williams Lake Wildfire is at 80% containment.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane