Police arrested a man on a felony warrant Friday following a deadly house fire sparked from a trash burn. According to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, fire crews were called to a report of two homes on fire Wednesday morning in the 3200 block of 78th Street SE. Crews arrived on the scene and worked to put out the fires, which were aided by debris, ammunition and propane tanks scattered around the homes.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2015 9:39:34 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

A kitten was rescued by firefighters in Hazel Dell, Washington -- from the exhaust system of a motor home. Owners of the RV heard a cat calling out for a couple of days, but weren’t able to get it out on their own. They called Clark County fire officials. Firefighters went to their home and rescued the kitten.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2015 9:43:11 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

A company that has been doing business in Walla Walla for years, is now forced to rebuild. Martin Archery's machinery shop was engulfed in a 5-alarm fire last night before the flames were contained early this morning. KEPR was at the site today and learned that the damages could have been much worse.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2015 8:52:30 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

A garage and shed were destroyed this morning in a fire that injured a Yakima firefighter. The firefighter suffered first-degree burns to his neck and was being treated on the scene. The fire broke out in a standalone garage at an unoccupied and boarded up home at 309 Cherry Avenue shortly before 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2015 11:23:30 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

James R. Blankenship II Age 61, of Corvallis, Montana passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at his home. He was born August 25, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, the son of the late James R. and Noline D. Blankenship. Jim grew up in California, graduating from Enterprise High School in Redding, California in 1971.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the news tribune