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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. - Hundreds of tons of corn cobs caught fire near Highway 207 on Friday and started a brush fire nearby, according to Umatilla County Fire District 1 Chief Scott Stanton. Stanton says there is no acreage estimate at this time, however fire progression has stopped. The cause is under investigation. UCFD1 is fighting the fire in the 78000 block of Highway 207 with assistance from the Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District and Echo Fire.
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - A developmentally disabled man is expected to make a full recovery after nearly drowning in the Roza Canal in Yakima County on Monday. YCSO says deputies were sent to the Selah area for a welfare check. The 24-year-old disabled man had reportedly left his home and entered the nearby Roza Canal. Emergency personnel responded and found him floating down the canal. After 15 minutes, rescuers pulled the man out and gave him immediate medical attention.
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
UPDATE: June 16 at 12:23 p.m.Kennewick Police say a 61-year-old Kennewick man was killed in the crash. The investigation is still ongoing, however KPD says the driver is likely not going to face charges. KENNEWICK, Wash. - A crash on Gage Boulevard in Kennewick killed a pedestrian Monday morning, according to the Kennewick Police Department. KPD says the crash happened between Louisiana Street and Grandridge Boulevard. An investigation temporarily closed the road. The investigation is ongoing.
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - Fire crews are responding to two separate fires in the area of Goose Gap Road near South Badger Road, according to Benton County Fire District 1. BCFD1 reports that vehicles and structures in the area are both threatened.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
UPDATE: June 13 at 8:22 a.m.All evacuation levels have been dropped on the Vansycle Canyon Fire in Walla Walla County according to an update from the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office. Hatch Road is closed from Highway 12 to the Oregon border. The office reported that the fire showed minimal growth overnight and that local fire districts had been able to establish initial lines to protect all structures in the area.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
UPDATE: June 12 at 10:55 p.m. The Walla Walla County Emergency Management downgraded evacuations from Level Two "Get Set" to Level One "Get Ready" for those living between milepost 307 and 314 on Highway 12. Fire Chief John Golden of District Four said multiple agencies have responded to the fire and will continue their efforts until it is under control. "So we have two dozers working, one from Fire District 4 and one from Columbia County. They've been out here since early morning.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
UPDATE: June 12, 2025 4:28 p.m.The quadplex fire in Kennewick is under control but left one injured and the left the building uninhabitable due to the smoke, heat, flames and the water used to extinguish the fire. According to a media release from the Kennewick Fire Department (KFD), they dispatched crews to a reported quadplex fire at 911 North Cleveland Street at 4:35 a.m. The fire was dispatched as a commercial structure rather than a house fire, which resulted in more fire units being sent.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Kennewick Fire Department fought a fire at a home on North Cleveland Street Thursday morning, according to the Kennewick Police Department. KFD and KPD were both sent to the fire at around 4:30 a.m. to find the home's two residents safely evacuated. Minor injuries were reported and checked by KFD. KPD says KFD will stay at the fire for a while to continue working. Residents are asked to avoid the area.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
RICHLAND, Wash. - A home in Richland has been left unlivable following an early morning fire on Thursday. Michael Van Beek from the Richland Fire Department says at around 2 a.m., neighbors near the corner of Adair Drive and Kranichwood Court reported seeing and smelling smoke in the area. RFD arrived not long after to find a home with its roof already collapsed due to a fire. The home's first floor and basement interior also sustained damage.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Thomas Metcalf
UPDATE: June 12 at 8:37 a.m.Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Training Officer Todd Reiswig provided an update on the fire off Hatch Grade Road. Reiswig says the fire is now 2,500 acres in size. Level 1 (BE READY) and level 2 (BE SET) evacuation notices are now in place. Reiswig reports that level 1 evacuation orders have been placed on the Green Valley RV Park and the Cameo Heights area. Level 2 orders are in place south of US-12.
