Roy Salmon, 60, whom Salado Fire Chief Shane Barrier rescued from the porch of a burning home last week, was jailed Wednesday, charged with arson in connection with the blaze. Salmon, who smashed out a window and jumped from the burning two-story home to escape the flames, was unconscious from smoke inhalation when Barrier pulled him to safety on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kwtx.com

Pope Francis is visiting the National Sept. 11 Memorial at ground zero. To a cheer from the gathered crowd, he walked toward the two massive waterfall pools that mark the footprints of the World Trade Center's twin towers before they were felled by the 2001 terrorist attacks. Francis visited the site after a speech at the United Nations.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc7ny.com

A 44-year-old man was charged Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court with allegedly starting two fires in Pasco, including one that damaged a grocery store. Abel Yanez Contreras has a hearing scheduled Sept. 29 on one count each of second-degree arson, a felony, and second-degree reckless burning, a gross misdemeanor.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2015 7:36:26 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald

A 44-year-old man was charged Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court with allegedly starting two fires in Pasco, including one that damaged a grocery store. Abel Yanez Contreras has a hearing scheduled Sept. 29 on one count each of second-degree arson, a felony, and second-degree reckless burning, a gross misdemeanor.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2015 7:36:26 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald