PHOTOS: A fire tore through a manufactured home park in Clarkston, WA on Tuesday evening, destroying three homes and prompting a large multiagency response from across the Lewis-Clark Valley. Fire crews were dispatched shortly after 6 p.m. to 1650 13th St., where the first arriving officer reported a fully involved manufactured home with flames spreading to neighboring homes. Three manufactured homes were destroyed.

The fire also destroyed two vehicles and heavily damaged a barn located south of the manufactured home park. Firefighters from Asotin County Fire District No. 1, the Clarkston Fire Department, Asotin Fire Department, Lewiston Fire Department and Wheatland Fire District worked together to contain the blaze. One person was arrested at the scene on suspicion of arson. The investigation remains ongoing.

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VIDEO: King County’s life‑saving rescue helicopters are getting a major boost, thanks to more than $1 million in new federal funding that leaders said will pay off in safer, faster responses to emergencies across western Washington.

The money, secured by U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, will upgrade one of the King County Sheriff’s Office’s (KCSO) rescue helicopters — part of the region’s only full‑time patrol and rescue air unit. The helicopter is a critical tool for hoist rescues in rugged terrain, wildfire response, flood evacuations, and other natural disasters.

Schrier described the investment as a deliberate effort to bring local tax dollars back home for projects that save lives. “As your representative, it is my job to make sure that your hard‑earned tax dollars come right back home for projects like this one, which will help our emergency responders save lives,” she said at Tuesday’s event.

The funding was secured through congressional appropriations, with coordination across federal, state, and local levels of government. Schrier credited strong partnerships with the KCSO and county leaders for helping make the case in Washington, D.C. that the air support unit is not just a local asset, but a statewide one.

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A brush fire in Encino grew from half an acre to five acres, prompting evacuations. Firefighters contained it, but a drone collision with a helicopter disrupted operations.

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