mason county

BELFAIR (AP) — A gunman killed four people in a rural home before fatally shooting himself after an hourslong standoff, authorities said Friday. The gunman had called 911 to say he shot and killed his family, Mason County sheriff's Chief Deputy Ryan Spurling said...

About 25 homes are threatened by a "very serious" wildfire that has exploded Thursday afternoon near Rainbow Lake in Mason County, officials said, sending up a huge plume of smoke that could be seen for miles. Every fire agency in the county responded to the blaze, said Dean Byrd, chief deputy with the Mason County Sheriff's Office...