Multiple homes were damaged after a “large garage type building” exploded in Pacific County early Tuesday morning. According to Pacific County Fire District No. 1, the explosion happened around 1:30 a.m. in the area near 305th Place and North Place in the Surfside neighborhood, which is north of Ocean Park.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

Camas-Washougal firefighters are “at a breaking point” due to mandatory overtime caused by staffing shortages, and there are no immediate solutions, according to Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Nick Swinhart. “We are so appreciative of our staff working this mandatory overtime and changing family plans and really pulling out all the stops to keep it going, but they’re at a breaking point,” Swinhart told city councilors during a Nov.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian - Metered Site

PHOTOS: Units from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue were dispatched at 5:18 a.m. Friday (Dec. 3) to reports of an outbuilding on fire east of La Center at 32318 NE 64th Avenue. Initial reports stated that several explosions could be heard coming from the building. CCFR Engine 23 from the La Center station arrived nine minutes later to find a two-story building with a basement fully involved in fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clark County Today

PHOTOS: One man was killed and another hospitalized in serious condition late Monday night after a high-speed head-on collision in Renton. The Renton Police Department were called for a two-vehicle accident in the 1200 block of Benson Road South. One man was killed and the other was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The COVID-19 Omicron variant has been detected in three counties across Washington, and in more than 20 countries worldwide, according to the CDC. Scientists said not much is known about Omicron, as detection of the variant is still in the early stages. However, researchers in Washington said the information currently available about Omicron has them on alert.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle