A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by four Virginia Beach firefighters over a 2017 test-cheating scandal, saying he didn't believe he had the authority to rule on it. While Circuit Judge James Lewis told the firefighters he doesn't condone cheating, he agreed with attorneys for the city that he doesn't have jurisdiction in the case, said Andrea Ruege, an attorney for the firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com

When most people think about data, they think about numbers: spreadsheets, charts and graphs. It’s true that quantitative data involves counting and measuring things, and provides answers to questions of how many, how much and to what extent, as well as who is involved and when things happen. But data isn’t only about these factors.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

VIDEO - Stockton Fire Department released remarkable body cam footage Sunday showing firefighters battling a house fire and rescuing a caged dog who was trapped as flames approached. Firefighters were called out to the fire at a 2-story home on Chatsworth Circle on June 30, 2018. When crews arrived, the house was engulfed in flames and thick smoke was pouring from the roof.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Modesto Bee

Firefighters say a wildfire between Naches and Selah has burned an estimated 5,200 acres. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized state firefighting resources Sunday at 7 p.m. to help local firefighters battling the Conrad Fire burning at the Wenas Valley. State mobilization was authorized when flames had reached 1,500 acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV

When Kristie Worthey heard the explosion Monday afternoon she and her neighbors rushed outside. They were met with ash and smoke from the hillside behind their building, which houses condos and apartments. “Within five minutes the flames started coming up and you could see the flames coming all the way up our trees,” Worthey said.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2018 9:12:08 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000