MTV's True Life series is going to the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The network announced True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders, a new self-shot special spotlighting millennial volunteer first responders working through the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders will follow Rhanell aka Nurse Barbie, a 31-year-old trauma nurse and Alex aka Ace, a 33-year-old FDNY EMT.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: E! News

Police and firefighters marched with protesters of all ages in Avondale Sunday morning. Protesters marched at 9:30 a.m. from the Avondale Town Center to district four headquarters. The march comes after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN. Organizer and Youth Services Section Police Officer Eddie Hawkins from Avondale, says this is about the community, especially the youth, to come together with police and firefighters to march against officers’ misconduct and for the community to have the tough conversations with them.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati

The coronavirus claimed six more lives in Washington state over the past 24 hours as it continued its relentless assault amid the economic reopening of most counties and ongoing mass protests against racism and police brutality. The additional fatalities pushed the statewide death toll from coronavirus to 1,159.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 15-year-old juvenile in connection with an arson Saturday at a crowded Walmart store near Bremerton, officials said. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office says the juvenile was arrested at home after investigators received several tips from the community. The blaze in the children's clothing section of the store caused an estimated $3 million in damage and endangered more than 300 people who were in the store at the time, sheriff's officials said.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2020 4:01:30 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fire crews from all over the region gathered this weekend to show their support for a fallen local hero. Loved ones say retired firefighter Garth Blauert was killed last week after a tree damaged by a storm fell on him. They say the accident happened Garth’s home, about a mile out of town. Friends say he had been cleaning up trees and debris from the storm for two days before the tragedy.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2020 3:59:18 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane