The family of a retired Kennewick firefighter and transit driver is blaming prescription opioids for his mental collapse. This week, they sued five opioid manufacturers and his Kennewick physician for malpractice and product liability. The lawsuit filed on behalf of William "Jean" Comstock, 76, claims medication prescribed for his chronic pain reduced the once engaging public servant to a psych ward patient "left to battle the horrors of a tormented mind for the remainder of his days.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald

Lost in a jungle, surrounded by lava and guided to safety by a drone flying overhead. It’s not a futuristic high-tech movie, but the scene in Leilani Estates Sunday after a resident got “trapped at their residence” on Luana Street. he Department of Interior’s Kilauea response team was on a mission to map the Lower East Rift Zone when scientists using an unmanned aircraft system, or drone, spotted a resident as lava from Kilauea Volcano continued to devour the rural subdivision in lower Puna.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Honolulu Star Advertiser

The Kneeland Volunteer Fire Department's water tender was totaled Monday after the road beneath it collapsed, causing the vehicle to crash down an embankment. The incident occurred while the agency was responding to a structure fire on Abbey Road in Bayside. The water tender moved aside and parked halfway on the narrow road and its shoulder to make way for an oncoming fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: krcrtv.com

The family of a retired Kennewick firefighter and transit driver is blaming prescription opioids for his mental collapse. This week, they sued five opioid manufacturers and his Kennewick physician for malpractice and product liability. The lawsuit filed on behalf of William "Jean" Comstock, 76, claims medication prescribed for his chronic pain reduced the once engaging public servant to a psych ward patient "left to battle the horrors of a tormented mind for the remainder of his days.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald

It's an inside look at a fear that could become a very real possibility this summer. We're seeing what it looks like to drown from the eyes of a struggling swimmer. Firefighters have been on the cold and fast Spokane River today training for those critical moments. It's one of the best parts of living here in the area-- but firefighters want to remind you that it can also be dangerous.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2018 10:52:03 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6