Erin Wencl
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Law enforcement makes fifth arrest in Chelan Hills Fire; one suspect still at large (opens the original)
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18 year old Michael Yakimov launched lit roman candles off a moving vehicle on July 4th. Authorities say the fireworks ignited dry grass along the roadway, sparking the Chelan Hills fire. The fire went on to kill a 69 year old man, injure 6 firefighters, and burning nearly 10,000 aces, causing more than 6 million dollars in losses. ROY, Wash. â A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection to the deadly Chelan Hills Fire, which killed one person and destroyed more than 100 structures near th
Pasco man arrested in Oregon crash that shut down interstate more than 8 hours (opens the original)
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GILLIAM CO., Ore. - A Pasco semi driver was arrested September 24 after a crash that shut down an Oregon Interstate for more than eight hours. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. on I-84 outside of Boardman in Gilliam County. According to the Oregon State Police, Edwin Gomez, 32, of Pasco, was driving his semi eastbound near Arlington when it crossed over into the left lane and hit the median. The semi then went across the median and onto the westbound lanes. Gomez was hauling three short trai
High winds fuel Second Street Fire; multiple homes, vehicles destroyed near Benton City (opens the original)
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âCOPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. BENTON CO., Wash. - The Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team released details Saturday on the Second Street Fire just south of Benton City. The fire was first reported just after 2:30 p.m. Friday of Northeast Second Street. Within just a few minutes of being spotted, the high winds spread the fire rapidly to the north and crossed the rai
All evacuations and road closures cancelled for Second Street Fire (opens the original)
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âCOPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. At least five structures were lost in the fire, officials confirmed. No injuries have been reported. The Benton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the fire. All evacuation orders and road closures related to the Second Street Fire have been lifted. Local firefighting agencies took over command of firefighting efforts at about 6 p.m. on Se
West Richland couple identified in fatal car crash on SR 397 (opens the original)
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âCOPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. BENTON CO., Wash. - A West Richland couple was identified as the two people who died in a car crash that ended in a 12-car pileup just south of Kennewick Friday. The crash happened just before 2 p.m. on SR 397 within Kennewick City Limits, according to the Washington State Patrol. Radphord Howard, 84, was driving an SUV going northbound on SR 397. His wife,
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