Five states broke records for the average number of daily new COVID cases over the weekend as the delta variant strains hospital systems across the U.S. and forces many states to reinstate public health restrictions. Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, Oregon and Mississippi all reached new peaks in their seven-day average of new cases per day as of Sunday, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC

VIDEO: A massive fire broke out in a Tukwila apartment complex early Tuesday morning, giving firefighters fits as they try to take it down. Zone 3 Public Information Officer Eric Autry said the department was called out just after 5 a.m. for the fire in the 15100 block of 65th Avenue S, which crews almost immediately upgraded to a two-alarm fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: Firefighters in Tukwila continue to fight a 3-alarm fire at a Tukwila apartment building that broke out early Tuesday morning and killed an adult and a child. The building is so damaged that there is danger of it collapsing. Because of that danger, firefighters still haven’t searched some of the building, and five people are unaccounted for, a Tukwila Fire spokesperson said.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A man was arrested on Friday after going on a spree of destruction where he rammed into the back of a fire station, badly damaged two wildfire trucks and stole a fire jeep before crashing it into a field. The incident began on Aug. 13 at around 6 p.m. when a witness reported seeing a man driving his car into the back of Spokane County Fire Department Station 98 several times.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized federal funds for the more than 13,000 Corkscrew Fire burning in Ford, Washington. The fire is located 16.5 miles west-southwest of Deer Park. It is burning in timber, grass and brush. A total of 20 buildings were destroyed in the fire, including eight homes and 12 minor structures.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane