Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services workers will be given an additional $300 weekly stipend to acknowledge their key role during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Chris Sununu said in a news conference on Monday. Part-time employees in these categories will receive $150 stipends. Eligibility for this extra pay began Monday and will continue through June 30.
- PUB DATE: 5/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Lacoina Daily Sun

Mike Washington knows a thing or two about heroism. The Marine Corps veteran has been a Seattle firefighter for 26 years. His son, Michael, gave his life at age 20 fighting terrorists in Afghanistan. But Mike has never experienced anything like what his daughter is enduring right now. Mike's daughter, Aja Collins, is an ICU nurse in Augusta, Georgia.
- PUB DATE: 5/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 News Seattle

Spokane Police and fire crews teamed up with some nearby citizens to help pull a teenage man from his car that submerged in the Spokane River after a crash late Monday night. Spokane Police confirmed an occupant was found deceased in the car Tuesday morning. Police say a combination of swift moving water, the lack of light and the car being unstable all made it impossible to check for a body until the sun came up.
- PUB DATE: 5/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 News

A fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a building in downtown Yakima late Sunday night. The Yakima Fire Department responded to a fire in the 100 block of S. Second St. at 11:23 p.m. Crews arrived to heavy flames inside the building that had spread to the roof and attic. No one was in the building at the time and no one was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2020 4:47:38 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

New York has formed a partnership with six other northeast states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, to purchase personal protective equipment, tests, ventilators and other medical equipment, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday. The Governor said the agreement between New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, will increase the state's market power.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York