LA Times: More than 1,000 firefighters battled seven blazes in Washington on Friday, as a heat wave blasted through the state, threatening to aggravate conditions in one of the most active fire regions in the country.
Only three outbuildings had been damaged by the fires in the north-central part of the state by Friday afternoon, authorities said, and no injuries had been reported.
However, more than 100 homes were under orders to evacuate, and the residents of an additional 150 or so were told to be...