U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to that age group at least four months after their previous booster.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City

VIDEO: Vancouver firefighters battled a large fire early Tuesday morning. Crews were called to Northwest Packing Company near West Mill Plain Boulevard and Thompson Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. According to the Vancouver Fire Department, crews arrived to find a truck, wood pallets, and multiple 50-gallon barrels on fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

The city of Battle Ground is gearing up to address a number of “islands” of property that are unincorporated but mostly surrounded by city limits. During its March 21 meeting, the Battle Ground City Council discussed annexation procedures while looking specifically at six areas in the city’s urban growth area.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Reflector

For Capt. Tom Thorson of South King Fire and Rescue, 50 years of service holds many memories. Like hearing the sirens wail in the middle of the night, jumping on his 10-speed bike, and racing to the fire station as a volunteer during his teenage years. Or the time he became the youngest Emergency Medical Technician in Washington state in the 1970s.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site

Two people were rescued from a house fire in Hazel Dell early Sunday morning, according to Clark County Fire District 6. Fire officials said they responded to a home on Northeast 80th Street where a two-story house was fully engulfed with flames. They learned that a man and woman inside the home were awakened by their smoke alarm.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland