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

The Tri-State Tollway was mired in a traffic nightmare during the evening rush Tuesday, after a semi-trailer truck hauling cars sparked a huge fire on the Tri-State Tollway in southwest suburban Willow Springs. As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, traffic was very slow through the night along northbound I-294 near the scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: Fayetteville Tech Community College opened a state-of-the-art swift water rescue training facility. Officials said the facility will help expand job opportunities in the area. The new facility on Tom Starling Road is the only swift water rescue training facility on the East Coast. It will help teach countless trainees how to save lives.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham