Normalcy is making its way back to Washington thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine. "We now have three very effective vaccines coming into the state of Washington," said Dr. Umair Shah, Washington’s Secretary of Health. With three vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson now in circulation the Department of Health says more supply has helped us get to a point where we've hit our goal of daily inoculations.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

PHOTOS: East Pierce firefighters worked to extinguish hundreds of mattresses in an early morning brush fire Sunday. East Pierce Fire said crews were dispatched to a residence in Sumner just after 3 a.m. Sunday for a brush fire. When they arrived, they found hundreds of mattresses burning. Crews worked for several hours to extinguish the fire, no injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2021 11:52:37 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Two travel trailers and a vehicle were destroyed by fire in the 10700 block of Road E.6 Northwest, southwest of Ephrata Thursday night. Grant County Fire District 13 Assistant Chief Todd Hufman said there were no injuries. Fire crews were dispatched at about 9:30 p.m., Hufman said. Firefighters found the two travel trailers and the wooden porch connecting them in flames, according to GCFD 13.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2021 3:43:23 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald

The Chelan County PUD is studying how power cuts have been used in California and Oregon to reduce the risk of wildfire as it develops its own proposed plan. “The risks to our communities and the risk to our utility have grown so catastrophically that we need to do our due diligence in exploring this option,” PUD spokeswoman Rachel Hansen told commissioners this week.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 10:09:40 PM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

One woman is in critical condition after a small explosion occurred at an apartment in Seattle's Laurelhurst neighborhood, the Seattle Fire Department says. Seattle firefighters responded to reports of a small explosion at a residence in the 5000 Block of Mithun PL NE just before 4:30 p.m. Friday. Neighbors reported hearing the explosion and worked to extinguish the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 6:03:49 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000