Protesters set fires outside the East Precinct on Capitol Hill Thursday night, then started launching fireworks at the building until police moved in to clear the streets. The demonstration had been peaceful through much of the evening. A crowd of about 150 people or more marched out of Cal Anderson Park and wove through the surrounding neighborhoods, calling on residents to leave their homes and join them in the streets.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A fire burned down an abandoned house and spread to a nearby home and other properties causing people to leave the area, according to Zillah Fire District 5. On Thursday, at about 6:30 a.m. fire units arrived at the 500 block of A St. in White Swan. Fire crews say the fire burned a small abandoned house to the ground leaving just the chimney and remnants behind.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

A man involved in a timber poaching effort in Olympic National Forest that started a big wildfire has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Shawn Williams, 49, pleaded guilty to theft of public property and setting timber afire charges in U.S. District Court in December 2019, The Kitsap Sun reported.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 12:57:24 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

Containment for the Cold Creek Fire increased to 88% Thursday, with command of the fire turned over to the Naches Ranger District. The fire started Sept. 14 near the White Pass summit. It was 564 acres, with minimal spread Thursday. U.S. Highway 12 reopened Monday. Officials said traffic volume has returned to almost normal but drivers should still use caution with firefighters still working throughout the area.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 10:58:42 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

VIDEO: More than a dozen units were severely damaged Thursday morning by a large fire that spread through a storage facility. Flames shot high into the air as firefighters responded to the facility around 6:15 a.m. in the 2600 block of Allen-Genoa near S. Houston Road. No injuries were reported and it wasn't clear what was inside the units that were destroyed.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston