VIDEO: Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday. The sailor was being questioned as part of the investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the official said, adding that defense department leaders were notified of the development.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Navy Times

PHOTOS: Half a dozen fire departments were at the scene of a large fire Thursday morning at the former CharlesTown Mall in Frankfort. Firefighters were called to the scene at about 1:28 a.m. Thursday, according to Frankfort Center Assistant Fire Chief Fred Distefano. The rear section of the building, stretching back to where it ends at Turner Street, was fully involved when firefighters arrived, he said.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

As the coronavirus pandemic has taken over headlines and dominated conversations on public health, another crisis has seemingly been swept under the rug. The opioid epidemic. Snohomish County health officials said it their weekly media briefing that opioid use numbers are up since last year. First Lady Melania Trump used some of her time at the Republican National Convention Tuesday to address the national epidemic.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

It’s called an LSP: a “last seen point.” The spot in the water where a swimmer was once above the surface, then wasn’t — and where the search for them begins. Sometimes all a first responder has to do is get to the LSP and plunge a hand into the water to feel an arm or leg just below. Or a rescue diver will go down as deep as 30 feet, spot a flash of color amid the murk and the milfoil, and pull an unconscious person up.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Seattle Times - Metered Site

A 33-year-old man has been arrested for starting a fire off Light Road. Around 5:00 pm on Monday, August 24, a person called 9-1-1 to report a fire in the trees north of the old Plum Creek Mill. A release from the Lake County Sheriff says the person saw a suspicious person in the area and reported them to the 9-1-1 call center.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2020 4:06:09 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane