Posted: Jun 11, 2021
VIDEO: Tom Hill is also known as “Bull” where he’s from. A retired firefighter for Orange County Fire Rescue in Central Florida, Bull has walked close to 3,000 miles now for firefighters who have passed. He came up Highway 17 and made a stop in Richmond Hill on Saturday, and said for the 33 years he was a firefighter, there was no help for families who lost firefighters due to cancer, and that’s why he’s walking to Charleston now.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bryan County News
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Posted: Jun 11, 2021
The Washington State Department of Health reported Wednesday that its COVID-19 exposure notification tool saved an estimated 30-120 lives and likely prevented about 6,000 cases during its first four months while in use.
Researchers at the University of Washington and the DOH released the results on Monday after conducting a modeling study of the tool.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Jun 11, 2021
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report regarding an oil-train derailment and fire in Custer, Wash.
NTSB officials said Thursday their report focused solely on how the derailed tank cars performed in the crash. Ten tank cars derailed and five caught fire in Custer on Dec. 22.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Jun 11, 2021
A renowned winery in Washington announced it will not release a 2020 vintage due to smoke damage. The owners of Betz Family Winery in Woodinville said their vineyards were impacted by the Evans Canyon wildfires last September.
"There is just nothing and it’s extremely sad. And we’ll be honest, we certainly hoped, we tried, we prayed, we hoped, but it just wasn’t meant to be," said Bridgit Griessel, owner and president of Betz Family Winery.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle
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Posted: Jun 11, 2021
An autopsy for the man found dead, his body burned in a small brush fire in Naches has found no evidence of foul play, like a bullet or stab wound.
The medical examiner says there's no clear cause of death yet.
The county coroner says a toxicology report will be able to determine whether or not the man died from drugs or alcohol, or if the fire is what killed him.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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