A North Carolina firefighter is sharing his brutal battle with COVID-19, warning others to take the virus seriously and get vaccinated. 26-year-old Corey Spencer, a firefighter with the Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department, is now regaining strength in a rehabilitation center after spending 41 days hospitalized with 33 days in the ICU, on a ventilator, and in and out of a coma.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro

A section of State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, fully closed at 10 a.m. Monday so crews can respond to a wildfire. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said SR 20 is closed between milepost 170.6 and milepost 177.4, which is about 20 miles west of Winthrop between Silver Star and Early Winters campground.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Spokane Valley fire responded to a shop fire on N. Lily Road Sunday morning that was beginning to spread. When crews arrived, the shop was fully engulfed in flames and a nearby tree was catching fire. The fires were an immediate threat to another nearby shop and houses in the area. Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames before they spread to other buildings.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2021 3:12:56 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

The Asotin Complex is now reported at nearly 55,000 acres with 20% containment of the larger Dry Gulch Fire. Idaho fire officials said the Dry Gulch Fire gained over 8,000 acres Saturday night. The fire's expansions to the south prompted additional evacuations in the Harlow Ridge community. Hot, dry weather leads fire crews to believe the fires will continue to spread.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2021 1:23:28 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Four people were injured, and dozens left without a home after a large fire broke out at the Hanover apartment complex in SeaTac Saturday night. Firefighters responded to the 3-alarm apartment fire in the 3100 block of South 192nd St in SeaTac around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Officials say four people were transported to a local hospital, two with critical injuries and two with serious injuries.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2021 11:29:49 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000