Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris pleaded no contest Tuesday to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire at the warehouse in December 2016 that killed 36 people. By pleading no contest, Almena, 48, and Harris, 28, avoided going to trial and potentially facing life in prison if they had been found guilty of all the charges stemming from the fire during a music party at the warehouse at 1309 31st Ave.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGO-TV ABC 7 San Francisco

The night a gunman fired into a crowd of 22,000 people at the country music festival in Las Vegas in 2017, nursing supervisor Antoinette Mullan at University Medical Center was focused on one thing: saving lives. She recalls dead bodies on gurneys across the triage floor, a trauma bay full of victims.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR

Future pregnant firefighters no longer have to worry about losing pay if the doctor advises against them going out on rescue calls. County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a light-duty option for pregnant firefighters. "It's long overdue," Commissioner Joe Flescher said. The policy, which has been ratified by the International Association of Firefighters Local 2201, removes pregnancy as a condition ineligible for light or restricted duty.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TCPalm.com

Firefighters were called to the Bowl and Pitcher area in Riverside State Park Tuesday afternoon for a reported water rescue. Brian Schaeffer with the Spokane Fire Department says two boats were involved in a collision on the Spokane River. One boat capsized and 12 people were thrown into the river.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ

A 39-year-old man has admitted to setting a fire that destroyed nearly 30 homes in north-central Washington in 2015. Jeremy Kendall of Wenatchee pleaded guilty to first-degree arson Tuesday in Chelan County Superior Court. Chelan County Prosecutor Douglas Shae says Kendall was sentenced to 27 months in prison.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ