Drivers who evade traffic laws live in every corner of the country, but these ten states are home to more rule-breaking motorists than anywhere else. When states issued shelter-in-place orders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans saw the open, less congested roads as an excuse to drive more recklessly.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Neighbor

During its meeting on Monday, the Chehalis City Council unanimously passed an ordinance creating a cost recovery program for the city’s fire department services on its second and final reading. “Residents will not be billed for these services. Only the insurance companies will be billed,” Chehalis City Manager Jill Anderson said during the meeting.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 9:53:00 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle - Metered Site

An Okanogan hotel has been forced to shut down after sustaining damage during a Tuesday morning fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the Quality Inn & Suites in the single-digit block of Apple Way Road at around 9:30 a.m. where they discovered smoke and flames rising from the top floor and roof of the building.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 4:15:32 PM - SOURCE: KONA-AM 610 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco

PHOTOS: Two new engines are currently being constructed for the city of Yakima Fire Department, with the first inspection coming up in a couple weeks. ARPA funding is paying for the engines. One will be used for station 91 and the other will go to station 95. Deputy fire chief D.J. Goldsmith, says this is a great start as the agency is getting worn out from all the calls that are coming in.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 9:06:23 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

"Therapy dogs do wonders… even weeks after tragic events," Spokane County Fire District 8 said after sending a therapy dog to the other end of the country. There, the dog spent quality time with the brave men and women who provided aid to the people involved in a tragic mass shooting. Thanks to donations from union members, Spokane County Fire District 8 sent Chaplain Aaron McNally and his therapy dog, Pierce, to Lewiston, Maine last week.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 2:15:11 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane