Coverage of local emergencies, accidents, law enforcement incidents, and first responder activity
A high‑speed police chase ending at 102 mph resulted in a crash near Fife that blocked southbound I‑5 for about an hour during the Friday morning commute; one driver was arrested, another injured, and significant delays followed.
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Five people were arrested in Lacey in a multi-agency raid after investigators uncovered a drug operation accused of targeting teenagers as young as 13, underscoring growing regional concern over youth-focused distribution networks across western Washington.
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At 11:02 a.m. on February 12, a vehicle rollover with entrapment occurred at NE Burton Road and NE 95th Avenue in Vancouver. Fire crews extricated a trapped occupant within 18 minutes, and both patients were taken to hospital with non‑life‑threatening injuries. The Vancouver Police Department is investigating.
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A bus carrying the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team crashed near Twin Lakes, Iowa, killing 19-year-old Carter Johnson of South Dakota and injuring 32 teammates, authorities say.
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A body was pulled from the Columbia River near Camas, taken to Chinook Landing in Fairview for examination by the medical examiner. At this writing, identity and cause of death remain unreleased. Further updates are pending from the medical examiner and law enforcement.
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An early‑morning crash on I‑5 northbound near Castle Rock on February 9 led the Washington State Patrol to use a rolling slowdown, briefly halting traffic so a crashed vehicle could be moved safely from the roadway.
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Columbia River Fire & Rescue crews contained a fire at St. Helens’ Lee Broadbent Training Center early Monday morning, after an ambulance ignited inside the station’s bay. Several vehicles were damaged, and the cause remains under investigation.
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A single‑occupant aircraft crashed today at Wakonda Beach Airport, the small grass‑strip facility located between Waldport and Yachats on the...
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Early Wednesday, February 11, 2026, a small fire broke out at the Frito‑Lay snack plant located at 4808 Northwest Fruit...
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Owners of roughly 225,000 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram vehicles across the United States have been issued an immediate “do...
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