VIDEO: Pat Sajak, the host of one of the most popular television game shows, is retiring after 41 years, and this end of an era comes with a local connection. Nino Toro, an Augusta Fire Training lieutenant for the Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department, is a contestant on Sajak’s final episode as the host.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBF-TV ABC 6 Augusta

The waters off Walton County, Florida, closed after back-to-back shark bite incidents Friday. Both incidents occurred in Walton County — which is in the Florida Panhandle — and not near a boat, but officials are unclear how far the attacks happened from land, said Mackenzie McClintock, a spokesperson for the South Walton Fire District.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Dozens of firefighters worked to put out a 2-alarm fire in a vacant commercial building in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Monday. The fire in the 1000 block of South Jackson Street started at around midnight and continued to burn at least seven hours later. More than 85 firefighters responded.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Four people were injured, one critically injured, in a three-car crash near Clayton. According to Stevens County Fire District 1, firefighters received a call at 5:30 p.m. regarding a crash at Swenson Road and Highway 395 intersection. The Washington State Patrol is investigating the accident. Stevens County firefighters reported that the highway/intersection remained closed at 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2024 2:30:00 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

PHOTOS: It’s been easier for local fire jurisdictions to get air support during this year’s wildfire season. A new law, House Bill 1498, went into effect last year, which allows the Washington Department of Natural Resources to assist local and tribal fire crews with their aerial support planes and helicopters during the initial attack phase of a fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2024 10:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site