States that recently announced plans to lift either indoor or school mask mandates have at least two things in common: Hospitalization rates are on the decline, and all except one have a larger share of fully vaccinated residents than the national average. Most of the governors in those states have linked these metrics to their moves to lift some Covid-19 mitigation measures.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

A group of retired Black Seattle firefighters say they had plans to create a museum to honor first responders in the central district. They say it came as quite the surprise when the building they were counting on went up for sale. Clarence Williams, the president of the Northwest Association of Retired Black Firefighters Association, says the four-bedroom home in question was purchased by the Seattle Black Firefighters Association in the early 70s and plans called for it to become a museum.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

When a resident of the Heatherstone Apartments called 9-1-1 to report an aroma of smoke throughout their complex, they prevented what could’ve been a disastrous incident for them and their neighbors. According to a release issued by Kennewick Fire Chief Chad Michael, fire crews were dispatched to the apartments on the 1100-block of W 10th Ave around 7:40 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YaTriNews.com

Around 6:12 this morning a three vehicle collision occurred on State Route 240 near milepost 26 resulting in the death of a Yakima man. 56-year-old Benedict Biegler was the passenger in a truck travelling east. The truck crossed the centerline and collided with two cars. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The Spokane City Council will decide Monday whether a levy to fund emergency medical services will go to the ballot in a special election on April 26. The levy is intended to replace an existing one that funds the Spokane Fire Department and expires at the end of the year. If approved, the cost to property owners will be 50 cents for every $1,000 of assessed valuation.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPVI-TV NBC 6 Pocatello