Douglas County Fire District 4’s proposed property tax increase is failing by just 10 votes, but it’s not over yet. There are still 1,400 ballots left to tabulate throughout Douglas County for the Nov. 6 election. Friday afternoon will be the last count before the election is certified Nov. 27. Of the 512 votes counted by Wednesday afternoon, 261 (50.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2018 4:47:28 PM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

The 78-year-old woman found dead inside a mobile home in Yakima that caught fire has been identified. Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins identified the body as Marilyn Rae Lunceford after firefighters found her dead Wednesday night in the home at 55 W. Washington Avenue. Firefighters responded to the fire shortly after 10 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2018 2:48:42 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

The city of Leavenworth tops a new report listing of Washington communities most exposed to wildfire danger, with Ellensburg, Wenatchee, Chelan, Cashmere and Omak neighboring it in the top 10. The U.S. Forest Service report "Exposure of human communities to wildfire in the Pacific Northwest," carried out by Montana fire assessment firm Pyrologix, finds those communities among the 50 most-threatened in Washington when it comes to wildland blazes.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2018 10:36:31 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

A Maple Falls woman was uninjured, but her apartment was a complete loss due to a Thursday morning blaze that fire crews believe started as the result of a smoking accident. Whatcom County Fire District 14 responded at 5:30 a.m. to the 7900 block of Apache Drive and found a 12 foot-by-15 foot, metal-clad outside structure that had been converted into an apartment, District 14 Chief Jerry Debruin told The Bellingham Herald Thursday in an interview.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2018 9:17:40 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

A home in Buckley was completely destroyed when a fire ripped through the building early Thursday morning. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. to the home in the 15000 block of 261st Ave. East, according to East Pierce Fire & Rescue officials. The elderly residents inside managed to escape before firefighters arrived and no one was injured.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2018 7:53:57 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000