This week, locals and visitors can expect to see and smell some smoke in Yakima County. According to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, fire officials plan to start fires in the Naches area. Firefighters are doing what is called prescribed burning. “These prescribed fire projects reduce the amount of burnable fuels in the forest and help lower the risk of future high-intensity wildfires and related dense smoke,” said Forest Fire Management Officer Rob Allen.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Washington state, but health leaders say it is a good idea to continue to ease restrictions on businesses and activities that have been hobbled because of the virus even as some ask when will counties be allowed to advance under Gov. Jay Inslee's Safe Start plan.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest announced Tuesday that this fall, firefighters across Central Washington will once again be using fire to help restore watersheds and better protect nearby communities. Just over 3,500 acres of prescribed burning is planned when favorable weather conditions set in.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2020 6:34:39 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

A man died in a mobile home fire in Lynnwood Tuesday night in the 3800 block of 164th Street Southwest, according to South County Fire. At 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, South County Fire crews were dispatched to a fire reported at Candlewood Estates Mobile Home Park, located in the 3800th block of 164th Street Southwest.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2020 11:00:13 AM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com

Police arrested five people from Switzerland County Monday on numerous theft-related charges after a six-month Indiana State Police investigation into theft from the Patriot Volunteer Fire Department that allegedly included a secret meeting and filing fake state paperwork to take over department accounts.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati