Yakima County Fire Officials say just after midnight on Tuesday, about 850 bales of hay caught fire threatening a nearby house and shop. When firefighters got to the scene at Hidden Valley Dairy on Bond Road just south of Mabton, they say 90% of the haystack was on fire. At first, crews decided to focus on protecting the house and shop that were less than 50 ft.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2015 7:45:40 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

A 16-year-old girl survived a small-plane crash that killed her step-grandparents in the rugged mountains of north-central Washington state and then hiked through thick forest to safety in what a rescuer called a miracle. Searchers still are looking for the wreckage, but Autumn Veatch says Leland and Sharon Bowman of Marion, Montana, died in Saturday's crash, according to Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers, who spoke with the girl.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komo news

A minivan collided head-on with an SUV full of eight teens near Onalaska on Monday night, leaving two dead and four others hurt, and investigators say alcohol is likely to blame. The Land Rover SUV was heading east on Highway 508 with four 18-year-old men and four 13-year-old girls inside when it collided with a Ford minivan approaching from the opposite direction.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: katu

Firefighters battled a large brush fire near Lipoma Firs Golf Course in the Pierce County Monday night. Orting Valley Fire and Rescue said it was contained by 10 p.m. A huge smoke plume from the fire could be seen for miles at the height of the fire. Some homes in the area were on standby for evacuation.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2015 9:13:02 PM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News

Fire crews battling multiple fire across the Washington have been stretched thin and a shortage of volunteer firefighters has led to an even bigger workload for existing crews on the front lines. Robert Sayers and Gordan Hester are both volunteer firefighters. They work in two different offices and live two very different lives.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2015 5:11:29 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2