Benton County Fire District #1 (BCFD #1) has released new information about a house fire that occurred on the 1400-block of South Elm Street on Monday morning in Kennewick. The fire, which started around 10:30 a.m., has left one person dead inside the home. According to BCFD #1, crews located a deceased person inside the home while clearing the residence.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Fire officials expect a south Wenatchee food truck to be a total loss after it caught fire Monday morning. El Tapatio on Ferry St. was fully engulfed in flames shortly after 7 a.m. when firefighters arrived on the corner of Ferry and Crescent streets, said Kay McKellar, Chelan County Fire District 1 spokeswoman.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wenatchee World

Okanogan County Fire District 6 says it’s a good demonstration of how dry conditions are when a swamp catches on fire. Firefighters from Twisp, Winthrop and Carlton responded Sunday to a wildfire believed to have started by a debris burn near the Golden Doe Wildlife Reserve between Twisp and Carlton.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life

The City of Spokane is set to hold a special election on Tuesday, April 26 to vote on the renewal of a property tax levy that provides funding to emergency medical services (EMS). The current proposal would supply Spokane EMS with more than $13 million from 2023 to 2028. Spokane's last EMS levy was passed in 2016 and is set to expire at the end of 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Due to a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, King County’s transmission level for the virus is now “medium,” per the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin announced the heightened transmission level Monday, citing the rising COVID levels throughout the community.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle