In light of the recent deadly apartment fire in Aurora that took a child’s life and hospitalized two others, FOX31 checked in with a nonprofit that helps front-line workers deal with mental health and stress injuries that the job creates. The fire was allegedly set on purpose and burned through 12 units, displacing 31 people — 18 adults and eight children.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

The Omicron BA.2 sub-type continues to attract attention as it spreads in various parts of the world including the U.S. In several news reports and even by some healthcare experts, BA.2 has sometimes been referred to as "stealth Omicron." While the terminology has picked up recently in terms of usage, Google Trends data shows that the term was being used online as far back as early December.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsweek

Two adults and a child were killed after a fire broke out in a house in Rainier early Saturday morning, claiming the life of a 3-year-old and their grandparents, according to the Southeast Thurston Fire Authority. S.E. Thurston Fire responded to the residential structure fire in the 16100 block of Village Drive Southeast at about 1:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nisqually Valley News

Crews have been running from scene to scene overnight, with two fires in just the past couple of hours after multiple Tuesday night, which are now considered suspicious. Now the ATF is on the way to help police investigate. The latest started after 2 a.m. in the 4600 block of N. Gove St. at a single-family home.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: A subvariant of the COVID-19 omicron variant was detected in two cases in Washington State earlier this month. BA.2 is a descendent of omicron, according to information from the World Health Organization. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, co-director of the University of Washington Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness and an infectious disease expert, said there are a number of sub-variants with COVID and it's natural for any virus to mutate.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane