PHOTOS: Interstate 90 was closed near Kittitas and the Vantage Bridge after a semi-truck caught fire, leading to a brush fire Monday afternoon. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the fire began around 1:30 p.m. I-90 was closed at eastbound milepost 115 near Kittitas and westbound at milepost 136 at the Vantage Bridge, the WSDOT tweeted.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A homeless encampment that exploded and burned outside Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Friday is being investigated as a targeted attack. The encampment is also being rebuilt in the exact same spot as of Monday, just days after the initial blaze. Located within 200 feet of the hospital's main entrance, the encampment erupted into flames early Friday morning with explosions visible from traffic camera video of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

New Pasco Fire Chief Kevin Crowley enters his fourth week as the city's top fire administrator. He says he's settling into his new role. "I really want to understand the culture of Pasco, where we're going and then just relisten to the leadership of the Pasco Fire Department, the deputy chief, and the battalion chiefs to see where we're going, see how we can improve some processes if they need to be improved and go from there.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 7:26:00 PM - SOURCE: KONA-AM 610 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco

Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Seattle Monday to discuss King County’s fentanyl problems. Her stop is the fourth on her fentanyl listening tour across Washington. She has held other roundtable discussions in Pierce and Snohomish counties and in the Tri-Cities. Washington has one of the fastest-growing drug overdose death rates in the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 5:28:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Crews fought a fire at a vacant building in Seattle’s University District and kept the flames from spreading. The flames at University Way Northeast and Northeast 55th Street started at around 4 a.m. Monday. The fire was under control by 6 a.m. It’s in a very busy area near the University of Washington.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 10:43:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle