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- Fire Sweeps Through St. Luke’s Hospital
105 patients are safely evacuated into the bitter cold as fire destroys the west wing of Spokane's premier hospital.
- A Hunting Trip Turns Into a Fight for Survival
A teenager faces a grueling recovery after a accidental gunshot wound forces an emergency trip to a Pasco hospital.
- A Tough Stretch of Vacations
A local family faces health trouble for the second year in a row after returning from their trip, leading to a grim joke about the dangers of time off.
- A Dangerous Fall for a Local Utility Manager
George Turner, the local manager for the Priest Rapids Light & Power Company, is recovering in a Pasco hospital after a severe fall from a transmission pole.
- Mystery Attack on Teenager Near Church
A young girl is recovering in the hospital after she was found gagged and bound near the Presbyterian church in Hanford.
- Moonshine Violence at Vernita
A ranch manager, reportedly intoxicated on moonshine, threatened his wife and cook with a meat cleaver, sparking a local incident.
- Spokane Veterinary Hospital Shuttered Amid Budget Cuts
A budget shortfall at the State College of Washington forces the closure of a vital training facility.
- A Fatal Hunt in Harrah
A Seattle man loses his life in a tragic and preventable gun accident while harvesting watermelons.
- A Dangerous Close Encounter at Priest Rapids
A local farmer narrowly survives a frightening accident after his team of colts went rogue.
- Delirious Judge Found Frozen in Snow
A tragic end for Hiawatha Valley's Judge S. G. Griffith after a nighttime disappearance.
- Surviving the Collapse
After a windstorm destroyed her shelter, a woman fights for her life.
- High Voltage Accident at Dieringer
A power company lineman suffers severe burns while working on a 60,000-volt transmission line near Sumner.
- Manager Seriously Injured in Fall from Power Line
Local utility manager suffers broken leg and strained back in 20-foot tumble from transmission pole.
- A Deadly Lift Leads to Heavy Judgment
A Seattle gardener faces financial ruin after a jury finds him liable for his friend's death following an intoxicated ride in his truck.
- Tragedy Strikes a Tacoma Household
A fire sparked by an overheated stove claims the lives of two small children, leaving their grandmother gravely injured and a neighbor in the hospital.
- Tragedy Strikes Oak Harbor Family
A kerosene explosion in the kitchen of the Gast home claimed the lives of four children.
- The Governor Who Didn't Know He Was in Charge
Lieutenant-Governor W. Lon Johnson spent his weekend in Seattle completely unaware that he had been Washington’s acting governor for two hours.
- The Price of a Live Wire
A local man faces a life-threatening complication after a horrific electrical accident.
- Caught in the Cement Pipe Works: A Lonely Cry for Help
A worker’s clothing snagged in the machinery at the Columbia Valley Cement Pipe Works. Alone and unable to cut the power, he called out—and a neighbor ran to save him.
- A Cheery Booster Lost
A White Bluffs orchard worker dies following a failed medical operation in Yakima.
- The Strange Demise of the Human Ostrich
James Fitzgerald, a former White Bluffs resident who earned fame by consuming knives, nails, and gold coins, has died at age 69.
- The Tragedy Under Saddle Mountain
A lonely settler is found dead by his own hand, deepening the mystery surrounding a parcel of land marked by consecutive deaths.
- The $220 Champion Cow
Governor Louis F. Hart's bargain-bin auction purchase becomes a world-record-holding dairy star, valued now at thousands.