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Gov. Inslee Urges Cooperation Amid Pioneer Fire
Gov. Jay Inslee has an urgent message for the region. Amid the ongoing distress in Stehekin, Inslee is calling for cooperation and compliance with evacuation orders. "We all know how dangerous the situation is up in Stehekin right now - it's an incredibly dangerous fire," Inslee tells KPQ. "The conditions that the firefighters are facing - the humidity, the dry conditions - it's just an explosive situation."
Here’s Where 12 Big Lots Stores Are Closing in Washington State
Here’s Where 12 Big Lots Stores Are Closing in Washington State. So many retailers are closing these days and sadly a Washington State favorite is closing twelve stores in the PNW. Is Big Lots Closing In Washington State? What Stores Are Closing In WA?. I remember the first time...
Employee cares for lost husky found on Washington State Ferry
WASHINGTON STATE – A ferry worker now had a furry new friend. Washington State Ferries say an employee at a terminal found a husky that was visibly hungry and thirsty at 2 a.m. The employee took care of the pup while the owner was searched for. The husky was...
Audit finds cracks in Washington’s egg inspection program
Washington’s Department of Agriculture failed to complete hundreds of required inspections of egg production and packing facilities in recent years, raising food safety concerns, according to a new state audit. The State Auditor’s Office found the department only completed 11 of the 548 inspections it was required to carry out under state law between July […]
Family of Camas pilot who crashed in Scappoose say it’s a miracle he survived
CAMAS, Wash. (KPTV) - A Camas pilot has spent nearly a month in the hospital after his recreational plane crashed after takeoff in Scappoose. His family says it’s a miracle he’s alive. “Pilots we talk to say people don’t survive that,” said Jane Connell from her husband’s hospital...
Portland area program teaches trade skills as students build new tiny house prototype
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A local construction program is teaching valuable trade skills while creating pods to help address the Portland-area homeless crisis this summer. Torre Sathrum is the lead instructor with Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center. “[It’s a]12-week construction program designed for folks getting into trades - build some confidence...
Multiple early morning house fires in Portland
Not long after picking up the equipment from the second alarm fire in the Humboldt Neighborhood, crews were dispatched to a fire in the Sylvan-Highland Neighborhood. At 7:26 a.m. this morning crews were called to a reported house fire in the hills just north of W. Burnside (200 block of Macleay Blvd). As crews responded they could see a column of smoke in the air and dispatch was reporting that there were potential victims inside this home. Due to this report, AMR was dispatched in addition to first alarm companies.
What gymnast Jade Carey said about her fall during Paris Olympics women's gymnastics qualifier
PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. women's gymnastics team member and local star Jade Carey competed in her second Olympic games on Sunday — but not at full strength. The Oregon State gymnast had a heartbreaking fall during her floor routine among several other uncharacteristic mistakes. Carey finished the day last out of all floor competitors and will not have the chance to defend her title as the reigning gold medalist on floor from the 2021 Tokyo Games.
Apartment building catches fire in Vancouver; five families displaced
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - An apartment building caught fire early Sunday morning, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the scene at the Greenwood Manor Apartments on East 18th Street at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, with fire visible from the second floor rear window of the two-story building.
Bank of the Pacific’s Early Support Helped Ensure the Future of the New Willapa Center in Raymond
Many may remember the grim event in December 1998 that left 85 people without a home and with no possessions. When the Willapa Hotel in Raymond burned down, the one silver lining was that every resident was accounted for. The Willapa Community Development Association took ownership of the property after the tragedy, with a plan to replace what the community had lost. Twenty-six years later, the Willapa Center’s grand opening brought something good out of the ashes.
Oregon’s largest wildfire, the Durkee Fire, tops 288,000 acres, but crews have it 49% contained; state task forces depart
DURKEE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Eastern Oregon’s 11-day-old lightning-sparked Durkee Fire, largest in the state so far this challenging fire season, has grown to more than 288,000 acres, but crews have brought it to 49% containment and the latest state task forces departed Sunday as the structural threat has lessened.