PHOTOS: A new wildfire in Okanogan County has burned 250 acres and prompted Level 2 and Level 3 evacuation orders along Highway 20, according to fire officials. The Reevas Basin Fire started around 2 p.m. Saturday near Tonasket. Its cause is under investigation, officials said. The fire is not far from the Sinlahekin Fire, which remains the state’s largest wildfire.

Crews said that blaze has grown to nearly 153,000 acres and was 44% contained as of Sunday. In Chelan County — the Little Giant Fire is holding at 132,000 acres after growing Sunday. Fire crews said gusting winds from a passing thunderstorm increased fire activity along the eastern side of the Chiwawa River. The fire was started by a lightning strike last month.

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Firefighters and the Department of Natural Resources responded to a structure fire in Medical Lake near Lakeland Village on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Rodruck with DNR confirmed that the fire began as a structure fire and spread to a wildland fire.

According to Spokane County Fire District 3, the fire is 1.5 acres in size and 100% lined. As of about 5 p.m., fire officials said the fire was fully contained. There are vehicles on fire near the wildland area.

SCFD 3 said the fire originated behind a house, but there was not complete structure loss. Aerial resources have been cleared. No injuries have been reported.

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Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to free an Olalla woman suspected of DUI from her crashed car. Deputies said the woman crashed her car along Long Lake Road on Sunday. Only her vehicle was involved. The woman was trapped in her vehicle, so South Kitsap Fire & Rescue had to remove the car’s roof to get her out.

She was hospitalized with a 0.40% BAC (blood alcohol concentration), according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. That amount is five times the legal limit, which in Washington is 0.08%. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, someone with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.31 to 0.45 is in danger of an overdose and has a significant risk of dying.

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South Carolina lawmakers left earmarks out of the budget, straining House-Senate relations after a dispute over how to fund district projects.

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Marina’s Measure Q on the Nov. 3 ballot would raise the city utility tax 7% to fund a new police station, fire station and City Hall, but critics call it an unnecessary burden.

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