VIDEO: First responders in Milwaukee are taking a challenge to bring awareness to veterans' mental health. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Milwaukee police, firefighters, and activists joined army recruits to begin 22 push-ups for 22 days, a challenge that raises awareness of the 22 veterans that commit suicide every day.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Toyota is recalling roughly 1.9 million RAV4 sport utility vehicles in the U.S. because the batteries can shift during sharp turns and potentially cause a fire. The recall, which Toyota announced Wednesday, affects certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. The Japanese automaker said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

A total of 27 cats were found dead inside a Spokane Valley home where a kitchen fire broke out on Wednesday. The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) responded to a reported house fire near North Avalon just before 1 p.m. Crews quickly knocked down the fire in the kitchen, but found "a large number" of dead cats inside the house.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Voters in Grant County Fire District 7, which includes the city of Soap Lake, will decide the fate of a proposal to increase the rate of the district’s property tax levy for fire service in the general election Nov. 7. The “levy lid lift” would set the levy rate at $1.30 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 2:59:00 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site

Fire officials battled a massive house fire in Roosevelt Wednesday morning. Authorities say flames broke out at around 4 a.m. on Catlin Avenue. Video shows fire officials battling the large flames that tore through the house. Officials determined that burning incense ignited a mattress in the basement of the home.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York