VIDEO: Every winter when conditions are right, volunteers in Eagle River cut nearly 300 blocks of ice from a local lake and stack them into an ice castle. The last ice castle built was 2 years ago and time is running out for this year. The month of December was unusually warm, which is affecting communities like Eagle River.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

VIDEOS: Wednesday marked 10 years since a fire ripped through what was then Fifth Third Ballpark, forcing the West Michigan Whitecaps to overhaul their plans for the season and rebuild on the fly, all while welcoming fans to the field. The fire started late in the morning on Jan. 3, 2014. Investigators determined that a space heater used by a work crew inside one of the suites along the first base line started the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids

Clallam County's emergency management center was quiet Wednesday, but people there know it's always calm before a storm. "It's hard to get people to take it seriously," said emergency management program coordinator Anne Chastain. "This is something that could be absolutely devastating." Scientists know a major earthquake will happen in our area at some point.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Crews with the Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) responded to a large fire at the former Gault Middle School early Wednesday morning. Residents in the area were asked to keep doors and windows closed to avoid any smoke coming from the large fire. The school, located on the 1100 block of E Division Ln in Tacoma, closed in 2009.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC/CW 4 Seattle

The man who investigates and helps prevent destructive fires in Chelan County will leave that office in mid-January. Stephen Rinaldi has been county fire marshal since January 2022, after six months as deputy to then-Fire Marshal Bob Plumb. He previously held the marshal's post in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCWLife.com