- - NBA Board of Governors Wednesday vote against a proposal to relocate the Sacramento Kings to Seattle.....The vote was 22-8.....The Seattle Mariners beat up the New York Yankees Wednesday 12-2..Wenatchee's Tyler Farrar won the fourth stage of the Tour of California in a mass sprint yesterday and Colombia's Janier Acevedo topped the overall standings for the third day. Farrar, with team Garmin-Sharp completed the 83.6-mile stage from Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara in 3 hours, 14 minutes, 9 seconds. .. ...

09/10/12 Douglas County Wildfire Update



Douglas County didn't escape the wrath of Saturday's lightning storm. Two large grass fires threaten homes in the Coulee Dam and Leahy Junction areas. The two fires combined have razed over 30 thousand acres of tinder-dry grass and shrubs. Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal says there have been reports of structure damage including several power poles and a home in the Leahy Junction area. Sheriff Gjesdal says a Type-2 Incident Management team will assume control at 6 tonight. Douglas County Commissioners have declared an emergency which will help the County receive compensation from the State for the costs associated with the fire.

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