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Warning: Homes were evacuated in Mason County as crews battled a five-acre fire Thursday night. Officials said the Union Bank fire was moving uphill from Highway 106 in the town of Union. About 20-30 homes were in the evacuation zone.

This person goes scuba diving in Puget Sound and comes back to the water’s surface with lots of lost items - phones, a laptop, shades, fishing pole with lure, and lots of other things.  They even saw a golf cart at the bottom on the ocean! And lots and lots of golf balls everywhere!

International Coastal Cleanup is Saturday, September 21st, 2019.  Do you want to get involved?  Go to the link above to find a beach cleanup near you!

Source: North American Marine Environment Protection Association.

As of Monday morning, there were five wildfires burning in Eastern Washington, plus three in southern and central Oregon. Three of the Washington fires — Kusshi Creek, Left Hand, and Devore Creek — are burning on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. The largest is the Left Hand fire, which is burning across 3,400 acres near Naches. That fire was caused by a July 23 lightning strike.

Beach closure in King County due to accidental spilling of 3 million gallons of sewage into Puget Sound.