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Cannon Blast Victim Struggles in Intensive Care
A Fourth of July celebration gone bad has left Rochester area resident Emily Johnson in intensive care and clinging to life.
Cannon Explosion Injures Three
Metal shrapnel from an exploding cannon injured three people, including an 11-year-old boy, during a Fourth of July gathering in South Thurston County.
Rochester Alumni Group to Hold All-School Reunion on July 19
The Rochester High School Alumni Association will hold its 78th Annual All-School Reunion and Potluck on Saturday, July 19, in the Bill Belcher Commons at Rochester High School, 19800 Carper Road.
The father of an Olympia teen who was injured in a racing-car crash Friday night said he hopes his son can be released from Harborview Medical Center today.
For the second consecutive year, metal shrapnel from an exploding cannon struck a Thurston County child during a Fourth of July celebration.
This time of year, low-income families in South Sound turn to free lunch programs and area food banks to help feed their children.
Gasoline prices may keep more people at home this weekend
For the first time this decade, fewer people are expected to travel during the July 4 weekend compared with the previous year's holiday, according to AAA data.
Welding a Life After TransAlta
Mike Buchanan was working on his day off in November 2006 at TransAlta -- the day employees were told the coal mine was closing.
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Pushing train safety - Officials and an engineer talk about preventing tragedy
SALEM, OR - As the Union Pacific train approached the Salem Amtrak station Wednesday afternoon, 3-year-old Makena Big John-Miller let out a cheer.
First kids to try free lunches give program a thumbs-up
Daily campers and drop-ins gave the "Italian dunkers" and green beans a thumbs-up at Tumwater Parks and Recreation's first free lunch for the summer.
Washington raising some homes over flood level
Thurston County has applied for more than $800,000 of the $1 million in state grants available to raise homes above flood stage.
In April, more than 150 flowering cherry and other street trees were pruned improperly - some would say butchered.
Celebrating Swedes in Rochester
Swede Day festivities, which begin Saturday morning, celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Grand Mound-Rochester Citizens Group's purchase of Swede Hall.
Saturday's Swede Day festival will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Grand Mound Rochester Citizens' Group purchase of what is today known as Swede Hall.
Landscaper faces $163,000 bill for topping
City officials want a landscaping company to pay an estimated $163,000 to repair damage after it topped more than 450 street trees in the Horizon Pointe neighborhood without permission.
Children's voices in spotlight for book on flooding
Ryon Connery said he'll never forget how his mom handled the Dec. 3 floods. How to get a copy "This Flood Happened" costs $24.95 and is available at www.adnaschools.org. Proceeds will help rebuild Adna ...
Boys & Girls Clubs serve our children
Thumbs up: Boys & Girls Clubs Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County held its sixth annual "Foundation for the Future" fundraising breakfast at Saint Martin's University recently.
State senator faces open-heart surgery
Three-term Republican state Sen. Dan Swecker is expected to undergo open-heart surgery to replace a defective heart valve as soon as today.
Awaiting Surgery, Swecker Supported by Allies, Foes Alike
State Sen. Dan Swecker, R-Rochester, remains hospitalized this morning in Olympia as he awaits open-heart surgery for a "congenital valve abnormality," according to a press release Tuesday from Senate ...
Heart problem sends state Sen. Dan Swecker to hospital
The vice chairman of the state Senate minority caucus, Republican Dan Swecker of Rochester, is in the hospital with a heart problem.