Residents in the small Butte County community of Bangor still tell tales about the night they escaped the LaPorte Fire that burned more than 6,100 acres and destroyed 74 structures. The wind-swept flames sent people scrambling in the middle of the night last October. Some of the fire victims said they were outraged that when they called the fire department to report the fire, many of them were told there was no fire in Bangor.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 & KCVU-TV Fox 20

AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson told an audience at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference that AT&T will double LTE speeds for its customers in 500 markets this year. "As we exit this year, we will have 500 markets with that full capability in place, where the LTE speeds will double," he said.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FierceWireless

Multiple 911 calls, the alarm sounds, responding units weave through choking traffic, the first engine reports; "Fire showing from the first floor with people hanging off the balconies above." While bystanders record the events, hoping for the right shot that gives them their 15 seconds of fame, firefighters go to work, make the rescues, put the fire out and go home – all is well in Whoville.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A judge Thursday said he'd rule, possibly as early as Friday, on how much a Vancouver teenager should pay in restitution for sparking last year's massive fire in the Columbia River Gorge. The court received 11 requests for a total of $36, 631,687.10 -- an amount the 15-year-old defendant's lawyer called "absurd'' and "absolutely silly.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com

A 15-year-old boy’s leg was severed Wednesday evening when he was struck by a train in Washougal. Camas-Washougal Fire Department firefighter-paramedic Eric Bridges said officials weren’t sure what happened, but at some point while the boy was attempting to get from one side of the tracks near George Schmid Memorial Park to another, he was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2018 10:26:16 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian