The person of the year for 2018 is not an individual but the group of hardy people who had the back-breaking job of fighting wildfires in Oregon this year. A few weeks ago, The Oregonian/OregonLive asked readers to vote from among 10 candidates to decide Oregon’s Person of the Year. More than 2,700 votes were cast, and “Oregon firefighters” won overwhelmingly with more than 34 percent of votes.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Oregonian

Two people were found dead in a fire that burned a home housing a marijuana grow in south Seattle Monday morning. A witness called 911 to report the fire in the 9200 block of Spear Place South around 5:45 a.m., according to Hilton Almond with Seattle Fire. Firefighters arrived to find huge flames on the south end of the home.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A 35-year-old man was killed as he tried to cross I-5 near Stanwood Sunday evening. It was around 6 p.m. when the man was seen entering the freeway around milepost 213 and then running across the southbound lanes. He was first struck by a southbound Volkswagen Jetta, then two more cars, according to Trooper Heather Axtman.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Two people were found dead in a fire that burned a home housing a marijuana grow in south Seattle Monday morning. A witness called 911 to report the fire in the 9200 block of Spear Place South around 5:45 a.m., according to Hilton Almond with Seattle Fire. Firefighters arrived to find huge flames on the south end of the home.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A 35-year-old man was killed as he tried to cross I-5 near Stanwood Sunday evening. It was around 6 p.m. when the man was seen entering the freeway around milepost 213 and then running across the southbound lanes. He was first struck by a southbound Volkswagen Jetta, then two more cars, according to Trooper Heather Axtman.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000