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(Kennewick, WA) -- Tri-City Regional Swat was at the site of the soon-to-be-demolished Ridgeview Elementary building in Kennewick on Wednesday. It wasn't for any emergency, though. Rather, they were training to conduct explosive breaches on steel frame doors--something they don't often get to practice...

(Olympia, WA) -- After nearly two decades, prescribed burns are back. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources burned over 100 acres of public land last week. It happened between Springdale and Loon Lake in Stevens County, and is just the second time Washington has performed a prescribed burn since 2004 ...

(Olympia, WA) -- Fire season isn't here yet, but officials say now is the time to prepare your home. Officals suggest residents should create a 30-50 foot barrier between structures and vegetation if possible; that defensible space helps firefighters protect property from flames ...