taylor bridge fire

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers say a settlement of nearly $60 million has been reached for their clients who suffered damages as the result of a 2012 blaze near Cle Elum. Rod Nelson with Abeyta Nelson law firm said Monday in a news release that a total settlement of $59,750,000 was reached between contractors and 124 people related to the Taylor Bridge Fire...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources has concluded that an August wildfire that caused $11 million damage was caused by sparks from welding or cutting work on a bridge southeast of Cle Elum. The department on Monday released the results of its investigation into the Taylor Bridge Fire that destroyed 61 homes and blackened 36 square miles...

More victims are suing the construction companiesaccused of starting the Taylor Bridge fire. News partner KIMA Action News learned there are now close to 60 people suing Conway Construction and Rainier Steel. That is up from about a dozen when the suit was first filed last month...

A lawsuit has been filed against two construction companies accused of starting the Taylor Bridge Fire. A dozen fire victims filed the suit in Kittitas County. They claim Conway Construction and Rainier Steel negligently started the fire that burned 23,000 acres and destroyed dozens of home...

Nearly a thousand boots are on the ground fighting fires scattered across Yakima and Kittitas Counties. At this time, the largest one is only 10 percent contained. Poor air quality and heavy smoke is making life in Ellensburg a challenge...

The Taylor Bridge fire caused hundreds to lose their pastures and bales of hay leaving their animals with nothing to eat.  Now they need your donations to help make it through this winter. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the animal donation drop-off in Ellensburg said they have enough cat and dog food, but they can't seem to keep enough livestock feed...

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office said Thursday they recovered more than 200 items that were fraudulently taken from a Taylor Bridge Fire donation center. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the county's Pro-Act Unit recovered the items following a report they received from the Community Closet's volunteer manager, officials said...

AP-Firefighting officials say a stubborn wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in central Washington has been completely contained after a two-week fight. Spokesmen for the Taylor Bridge Fire announced full containment Tuesday evening...

Firefighters are busy with the Diamond Butte fire burning on the Yakima Reservation today.  But they say it's more than 60 percent contained. The fire northwest of  White Swan  on a closed area of the reservation was last week by a lightening strike...

It's a tough fight with the Taylor Bridge fire and it's not yet under control. Firefighters were hoping that would happen today. But that target date for full containment has now been pushed back to August 29 that's next Wednesday.  Fire officials say the containment date has been delayed because firefighters are dealing with rugged terrain and gusty winds as they try and establish a contai