For all of our grousing about COVID fatigue, a few novel trends are clear one year into the pandemic. In the early weeks of 2021, Californians are staying home way more than we did in our pre-pandemic life. Even so, we're heading out to shop, dine and work far more now than in March 2020, when state officials issued the first sweeping stay-at-home order, or the dark period that followed the winter holidays, when we hunkered down as COVID-19 caseloads exploded.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: US News

VIDEO: An abandoned sailboat went up in flames along a Camano Island beach Monday evening. The boat had washed ashore at Barnum Point a long time ago, but neighbors reported seeing the boat afire just after 7 p.m., according to Bronlea Mishler with Camano Island Fire & Rescue. Fire trucks couldn't reach the location so a fire tender was sent to the bluff above the beach and eight firefighters ran 600 feet of hose to reach the boat, Mishler said.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: A master of a tug boat fell asleep at the helm in the moments before a massive barge drifted toward shore and crashed into three waterfront homes along Gig Harbor's Sunrise Beach Monday morning, according to initial findings from the U.S. Coast Guard. The Island Chief had been towing an unmanned gravel barge south toward Tacoma around 7:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTO: First responders believe a cigarette or lighter started a large house fire Sunday night in Kennewick that left one person without a home. The Kennewick Fire Department arrived to the 3900 block of W 12th Avenue around 10:00 p.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and large flames were seen coming from the house, according to the Kennewick Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews.com

VIDEO: The Spokane Police Department's Major Crimes Unit is investigating a single-vehicle crash on North Napa Street between Trent Avenue and Main Street. That portion of Napa Street was closed for several hours but is now back open, according to Spokane police. Officers arrived at the scene at about 3:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane