An electrical fire destroyed a home and displaced five people Monday afternoon in Terrace Heights, East Valley Fire Department reported. Firefighters were called around 5 p.m. for a fire at 408 Butterfield Road. They were told the fire was on the outside of the house, but when they arrived the entire one-story structure was on fire, said fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2020 7:38:16 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Crews stopped a shed fire from spreading to a nearby home on East Jutte Lane in Elk early Tuesday morning. Flames were reported in the shop next to the house at 3:30 a.m. Homeowners said they do not know how the fire started. The fire caused nearby propane tanks, fireworks and some ammunition to explode.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2020 5:52:13 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The Seattle Fire Department is now back at full strength in its battle against COVID-19. As of Monday evening, none of its firefighters are in quarantine anymore, with all those infected or exposed considered in the clear, according to department spokesperson Kristin Tinsley. So far during the outbreak, 127 members of the department have gone through a 14-day quarantine period.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

While the Sisters of Charity live inside the confines of the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in Gig Harbor, they’re providing plenty of help for those on the outside in the fight against the coronavirus. The group, formed about 20 years ago at the Corrections Center, with many serving life sentences, make items from donated materials for about 30 different charities.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Seattle Times

The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposed safety restrictions on oil shipments by rail following a string of explosive accidents. The Department of Transportation determined federal law preempts the Washington law adopted last year, which mandated crude from the oil fields of the Northern Plains have more of its volatile gases removed prior to being loaded onto rail cars.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oregon Public Broadcasting