Officials say one person has died following the crash of a helicopter contracted by Washington state's Fish and Game department to help with mule deer surveying. Garfield County Sheriff Drew W. Hyer says the crash happened at about 2 p.m. Saturday. The investigation has been turned over to the Washington State Patrol, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News

The late July day was hot, dry and windy. But the training with live ammunition at the Yakima Training Center went ahead as usual. A gunner fired at a target and the burst of ammunition ricocheted onto the ridge line, sparking a fire that spread across 275 square miles and threatened the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to a lawsuit filed this week in federal court.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Two firefighters, one with just a few months on the job, pulled a critically injured man from a burning Washington Heights apartment building Sunday night, an FDNY spokesman said. The blaze broke out just before 5:30 p.m., on the fourth floor of a building in the Rangel Houses along the Harlem River Drive.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

The incident occurred in a condominium complex. Residents of 16 condos were displaced.

The incident occurred in a condominium complex. Residents of 16 condos were displaced.