Why is Washington the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis? U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell posed the question at a Seattle round table she convened Monday about the deadly drug, where speakers talked about innovations happening locally and the challenges that lay ahead. The senator pointed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showing the state had the biggest increase in the nation—more than 21%—in fatal overdoses reported between February 2022 and February 2023.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medical Express

A firefighter battling the Newell Road Fire in southern Washington was flown to the hospital Tuesday morning after his water tender truck rolled over, forestry officials said. The fire grew to nearly 60,000 acres and was considered about 40% contained Tuesday night. State Route 14 is closed in the area while firefighters battle the flames.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

VIDEO: The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) and Seattle Police Department (SPD) said they recently have seen an uptick in intentionally set fires in the Chinatown-International District and First Hill neighborhoods. According to Seattle fire, most fires have occurred in dumpsters, garbage bins, stairwells of occupied buildings and vacant buildings.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: A hotel in Clarksville, Indiana was engulfed in flames on Sunday, according to the Clarksville Fire Department. WLKY had a crew on the scene where much of the length of the Best Western off Lewis and Clark Parkway could be seen roaring with fire. Some hotel workers on site said that all staff and guests got out safely and that guests who were staying at the hotel are being taken care of.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville

The wake-up call came Feb. 3 in eastern Ohio. A Norfolk Southern freight train rumbling through the village of East Palestine jumped the track. Damaged tank cars spewed toxic chemicals into the air and water. A massive fire lit up the sky. More chemicals were burned days later. Polluted runoff flowed into waterways.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Louisville Courier Journal - Metered Site