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

The Spokane Valley Fire Department says retired Captain, Tim Cruger, died on Monday following a battle with firefighting related cancer. Cruger served the department for over 29 years, beginning in June of 1986. In a Facebook post on Friday, the department shared that Cruger was a second generation firefighter, who spent the majority of his career proudly serving the citizens of the Spokane Valley from Station 7 on Evergreen Road.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2018 9:07:19 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

The Spokane Valley Fire Department says retired Captain, Tim Cruger, died on Monday following a battle with firefighting related cancer. Cruger served the department for over 29 years, beginning in June of 1986. In a Facebook post on Friday, the department shared that Cruger was a second generation firefighter, who spent the majority of his career proudly serving the citizens of the Spokane Valley from Station 7 on Evergreen Road.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2018 9:07:19 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Most of Whatcom County didn’t lose 911 service Thursday and dispatchers continued to operate Friday despite a widespread outage that affected several U.S. states, including Washington. According to Associated Press, a nationwide CenturyLink outage disrupted 911 services in parts of Western Washington.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2018 6:38:46 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

Most of Whatcom County didn’t lose 911 service Thursday and dispatchers continued to operate Friday despite a widespread outage that affected several U.S. states, including Washington. According to Associated Press, a nationwide CenturyLink outage disrupted 911 services in parts of Western Washington.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2018 6:38:46 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald