In November, the City of Hoquiam will ask voters to approve a property tax increase to pay for the replacement or reconditioning of four ambulances. The City Council passed a resolution Monday putting the levy request on the General Election ballot. Hoquiam has four ambulances, one of which is out of service and another that is not allowed out of town due to reliability issues, city officials say.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 5:46:01 AM - SOURCE: The Daily World

VIDEO: Flames forced a King County Metro bus driver to abandon his bus on the side of the freeway in Tukwila. The bus was traveling on northbound I-5 approaching Boeing Field about 1 a.m. when a driver pulled up alongside the burning bus and got the driver’s attention to pull over. The bus pulled to the shoulder at the Martin Luther King exit and the driver got out.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 5:23:06 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

VIDEO: Flames forced a King County Metro bus driver to abandon his bus on the side of the freeway in Tukwila. The bus was traveling on northbound I-5 approaching Boeing Field about 1 a.m. when a driver pulled up alongside the burning bus and got the driver’s attention to pull over. The bus pulled to the shoulder at the Martin Luther King exit and the driver got out.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 5:23:06 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

The Centralia City Council meeting on Tuesday night was packed with emergency responders as the Centralia Police Department recognized its officers, employees and volunteers during an awards ceremony. Two officers received the Medal of Distinction, the police department’s second highest award. “It is awarded to department members who distinguish themselves in the line of duty by acts of personal bravery, not falling within the guidelines for the Medal of Valor,” Police Chief Carl Nielsen said, adding it is presented in the form of a medal, a ribbon bar and a certificate.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 5:03:48 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

The Centralia City Council meeting on Tuesday night was packed with emergency responders as the Centralia Police Department recognized its officers, employees and volunteers during an awards ceremony. Two officers received the Medal of Distinction, the police department’s second highest award. “It is awarded to department members who distinguish themselves in the line of duty by acts of personal bravery, not falling within the guidelines for the Medal of Valor,” Police Chief Carl Nielsen said, adding it is presented in the form of a medal, a ribbon bar and a certificate.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 5:03:48 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle