A Clallam County Sheriff’s deputy evacuated a resident and his pets from a mobile home as it caught fire from a blaze that destroyed an empty cedar house on Wednesday. At 10:32 p.m. Wednesday a neighbor called 9-1-1 to report a fire in the empty house at 113 S. Brook Ave., east of Port Angeles. Deputy Matt Murphy, who was on patrol nearby, was the first to reach the address, arriving within a minute of the report, said Brian King, chief criminal deputy for the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2015 1:35:33 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Fire officials say they're making progress on Washington's massive wildfires in central and eastern Washington, but warmer drier weather is expected to make things more challenging over the next few days. Two big fires burning on the Colville Indian Reservation are now more than 50 percent contained, but fire officials say there are still active areas within the interior of the North Star and Tunk Block fires, which together have burned nearly 575 square miles.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2015 11:11:54 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

Fire officials say they're making progress on Washington's massive wildfires in central and eastern Washington, but warmer drier weather is expected to make things more challenging over the next few days. Two big fires burning on the Colville Indian Reservation are now more than 50 percent contained, but fire officials say there are still active areas within the interior of the North Star and Tunk Block fires, which together have burned nearly 575 square miles.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2015 11:11:54 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

A couple in Snohomish County watched Wednesday as a massive tree that fell during a weekend storm and split their home in half was finally removed. "There's no explanation for what the sound was," said homeowner Marlon Waske. It's amazing Waske and his family are still alive after looking at the damage the tree left behind.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news

As children head back to class in Issaquah, Eastside Fire and Rescue is determined to make sure they’re not hungry. Firefighters are hoping a new program to feed children breakfast will continue to succeed and expand! State statistics show one-in-four students at Issaquah Valley Elementary School are on free or reduced lunch.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: king5