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It's that time of year when everyone is thinking about a warm fire in the fireplace and while that's cozy and warm a fireplace can also lead to a big fire.

Yakima County Fire Investigators returned Monday to Heritage University searching for answers on the cause of the huge fire from last weeks storm. Investigating Officials said all the hot spots at the campus finally stopped burning.  The exact cause of the fire will likely be determined by tomorrow...

It's back to work for fire investigators from the Yakima County fire marshal's office in Toppenish today as they search for an exact cause to Sunday's fire at Heritage University. Classes were cancelled at noon yesterday because of smoke and water problems...

Officials from Fire District Five in the Lower Valley say they battled a large haystack fire west of Mabton May 22 and May 23. The arson fire burned 750 bales of straw and caused a loss of nearly $32,000. Firefighters did save a majority of the hay bales in a stack near the bales of straw...

A fatal house fire happened in Moxee this morning. East Valley fire crews were called to the home on Blossom Drive just after 4 this morning. They found one person dead inside the home and another suffering from burns.  East Valley Fire Officials say it was a husband and wife in the home...