President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House said Monday. That means that many Americans could have to start paying for Covid-19 testing and treatment after the declarations cease. The White House, in a statement of administration policy announcing opposition to two House Republican measures to end the emergencies, said the national emergency and public health emergency authorities declared in response to the pandemic would each be extended one final time to May 11.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

In a single day, Puget Sound Fire said squatters caused fires at two abandoned homes in Kent. The structures were next door to one other. The first fire occurred early Sunday morning at an abandoned home in the 26000 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. Less than 24 hours later, a similar fire gutted an abandoned home next door.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Firefighters are investigating after a fire destroyed a building in Walla Walla. On Jan. 28 around 6:15 p.m., the Walla Walla Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire in the 300 block of Woodland Ave. in Walla Walla. Walla Walla County Fire District 4 and College Place Fire Department assisted.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS/CW+ 19 Pasco

Seattle police are investigating after the body of a man was found in a burning tent Monday morning. At about 11:01 a.m. Monday, Seattle police and the Seattle Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at two tents at an encampment near Alaskan Way South and South Dearborn Street. As firefighters worked the scene, they found the body of a man inside one of the tents.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2023 8:59:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund awarded the Magnolia Fire Department $10,000 in November, MagnoliaBannerNews.com reported.

The Magnolia Fire Department used the award funding to purchase equipment for its rescue truck, the report said.