VIDEO: After several days of searching, authorities found the remains of a human who they believe died in a fire in Waterville last Thursday. Douglas County Sheriff’s officials believe they’ve found the body of Ray Kope, an 87-year-old man who owned the building. Kope was the person who was unaccounted for after the fire last week.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 4:48:31 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

A fire destroyed a camper trailer and shop north of Washougal on Wednesday morning. East County Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched at 2:13 a.m. to 31700 N.E. George Road for the report of a structure fire. The first engine arrived at the property in about 14 minutes. Its crew found a 30-foot camper trailer and an approximately 20-by-40 foot shop or outbuilding in flames, said ECFR Chief Mike Carnes.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 2:50:49 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

St. Albans firefighters and EMTs carry a lot of heavy equipment around to help keep people safe. Now they have a much lighter tool to work with as well. “When we do a treatment ‘is your pain better or worse, the same?’ and I thought ‘that’s not good enough’ we have to have something that we can use to communicate more effectively,” says Lt.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWK-TV CBS 13 Huntington

A technique that zaps airborne viruses with a narrow-wavelength band of UV light shows promise for curtailing the person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in indoor public places. The technology, developed by Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research, uses lamps that emit continuous, low doses of a particular wavelength of ultraviolent light, known as far-UVC, which can kill viruses and bacteria without harming human skin, eyes and other tissues, as is the problem with conventional UV light.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia News

For one Good Samaritan group in southern Georgia, good things come in threes. The coronavirus has sickened 19,398 people in Georgia and killed 774 people as of this writing, straining the resources of first responders. The Community Warriors, a volunteer group known for its benevolent deeds in and around Columbus, Ga.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox News