VIDEO: All lanes on eastbound I-90 at mile post 255 are reopened after a police pursuit ended in a single vehicle crash and fire. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) confirms one of their asphalt trucks was stolen on Tuesday morning in Washtucna, causing a nearly four-hour lane closure.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Coeur d'Alene

Many people in the Elk community are now left without a home due to the Oregon Road Fire. The community wants to rebuild, but some are underinsured or don't have insurance at all. Because of this, a community meeting was held Tuesday night to direct those affected by the wildfires to valuable resources.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

On Tuesday, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Councilmember Lisa Herbold, Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold Scoggins, emergency medical responders, and other health leaders to give a progress update on the Health 99 overdose response unit, which began operations in July 2023. Created following Mayor Harrell’s Executive Order issued in April to address the public health and safety impacts of the opioid and fentanyl crisis, Health 99 is a pilot program in the Seattle Fire Department for dispatching an additional unit to overdose responses to provide follow-up outreach services to individuals experiencing an overdose.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Seattle

VIDEO: Every second counts in a trauma situation. Critical patients need critical care, and sometimes time isn’t on your side. “I wanted to give our paramedics one more tool in the toolbox to take advantage of, and to hopefully save a life out there,” said Coconut Creek Asst. Chief Tony Chin. A procedure typically reserved for emergency room hospitals is moving right out onto the field.
- PUB DATE: 9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

Sandy Springs is changing the inspection process for apartment communities. A new code of ordinances is requiring apartment complexes to hire a third party to inspect units annually. Before updating regulations, only 20% of apartment units were required to be inspected each year. The new policy will help the city better address water and structural damage, mold, fire hazards and other issues — particularly in older complexes that don’t have sprinkler systems for apartment fires, a statement said.
- PUB DATE: 9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Metered Site