A national nonprofit that's been monitoring the spread of COVID-19 says Michigan is one of three states "on track to contain" the novel coronavirus, but officials still warn the fight here is far from over. COVID Act Now, a group of technologists, epidemiologists, health experts and public policy leaders, tweeted Tuesday that Michigan had moved to its lowest risk category on its warning dashboard for states.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Detroit News

Four Rapid City Fire Department firefighters retired Friday as a result of budget concerns and to help prevent possible layoffs in the department. Capt. Joe Tjaden, Training Section Chief Matt Culberson, Battalion Chief Tim Daly and Fire Chief Rod Seals have a combined 111 years of experience under their belts, according to a RCFD press release.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rapid City Journal

About 60 firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department cannot work right now. They either have COVID-19 or may have been exposed. That’s according to Randy Wyse the President of the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters. It comes after Action News Jax confirmed a firefighter at station 21 tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville

The Washington State Department of Health reported on Sunday a total of 455 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 5 new fatalities over the past 24 hours. The new cases bring the total of confirmed cases around the state to 28,680 and the number of deaths to 1,270. King County continues to have the highest number of coronavirus cases with a total of 9,211 confirmed cases, 1,732 hospitalizations, and 600 confirmed deaths.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000 Seattle

The Inland Northwest could be in for a highly active fire season this summer, despite several weeks of relatively cool, wet weather, regional fire and weather experts say. After a somewhat dry winter and early spring in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, weather patterns have turned wetter in recent weeks, with parts of northeastern Washington receiving 8 inches of rain within the last month.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2020 5:07:01 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review