Many states are scaling back on how often they report key COVID-19 statistics, a shift that some experts worry might hinder efforts to mitigate outbreaks and negative effects of the coronavirus. A year ago, all 50 states were reporting new COVID-19 cases on a daily basis. But that has gradually trailed off.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

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