A man was struck and killed by a car after it plowed through his Kent apartment while he was lying in bed Saturday night. The crash happened around 6:22 p.m. at an apartment at SE 240th and 109th SE places. When firefighters arrived, they found a small car had crashed through the exterior wall and was halfway inside the apartment.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPRTV.com

Tacoma police and firefighters Thursday evening celebrated the graduation of nearly two dozen middle schoolers from the city’s first youth academy. The academy concept came out of Project Peace, a city project to improve relations between Tacoma city employees and the residents they serve. “It’s important for us both as police officers and firefighters to be out and get to know you, get to show you what we do for a living, in the hopes that someday you want to be a police officer or firefighter,” Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell told the graduates.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune

Toys "R" Us is pulling a toy off the shelves after a scary situation for a Bellingham family. The Hardens bought a Tonka truck from Toys "R" Us as a Christmas present for the grandson Friday night. On the drive home, they say it ignited in flames. They stopped at a rest area to put out the fire, but when they drove back to Toys R Us to return the toy, it burst into flames again and set their truck on fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM2

On November 16, 2016, during the 24^th annual Independence Gala held at Hyatt at the Bellevue in Center City, the Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) raised more than $41,000 for Citizens for Fire Prevention’s smoke detector program. Since 2012 ISOP has raised approximately $270,000 for the program.
 
During the gala, ISOP honored Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg as the organization’s 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award winner.
 
“I am honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award,” Greenberg said. “As the Insurance Society of Philadelphia remains committed to future of our industry, I can think of nothing better than to direct the $10,000 charitable donation accompanying this award to the society’s scholarship program.”
 
Greenberg chose to donate his $10,000 award to ISOP’s 100^th Anniversary Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund benefits students at local colleges studying insurance and risk management. In addition to Greenberg’s donation, proceeds from the Independence Gala contribute to the ISOP 100^th Anniversary Scholarship Fund.
 
“Philadelphia is home to three of the top five ranked collegiate insurance and risk management programs in the U.S.,” said Dianne Salter, chair of ISOP. “We are thrilled to provide an opportunity for students to pursue their education in a broad and rewarding field like insurance. We thank Mr. Greenberg for his generous support. He has played a large role in building our industry, and we honor his long career and the trail he has blazed for future generations of insurance professionals.”

More: http://www.insurancesociety.org/

Photographer Tim Olk took this picture of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department's current Squad 1a and its newly delivered Squad 1a.