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WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Firefighters in Walla Walla responded to a house fire at 6:38 p.m. on June 28 at 1224 N Clinton Street. Dispatch was told furniture was burning by a camper and the fire was approaching the side of a house, according to a press release from Brenden Koch, City of Walla Walla Communications Manager.

Jeremy Burnham can be reached at jeremyburnham@wwub.com or 509-526-8321. Jeremy covers courts and public safety for the Union-Bulletin. He graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2019 with a degree in journalism.

PENDLETON, OR —The annual Kid’s Fishing Day at Jubilee Lake will be held Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fishing instruction, games, snacks, prizes and activities make this event a day of fun for children and adults alike. The Fishing Day is free for all...

Hector del Castillo can be reached at hectordelcastillo@wwub.com or 509-526-8317. Hector writes stories about local sports, helps produce the daily section and updates the web site. A lifelong sports nut having grown up in Maryland, he joined the U-B with more than 15 years experience in journalism.

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WALLA WALLA – Firefighters responded to a possible residential structure fire Tuesday night on the 1200 block of North Clinton Street. Dispatch received calls that there was furniture burning near a camper trailer and that a fire had reached the side of a house. Firefighters arrived on scene and...

Sheila Hagar has written for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin since 1998. Sheila covers health, social services and city government in Milton-Freewater, Athena and Weston in the Walla Walla Valley.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The YWCA Walla Walla has brought back its Fun Factory, a mobile summer program that visits communities throughout the Walla Walla Valley with free games, crafts and outdoor fun for kids. Leaders in tie-dye shirts take the white Fun Factory van as far east as Touchet, as far north as Prescott and as far west as Dayton. Leaders this year include Dom, Jessica, Ana and V.

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WALLA WALLA — Tyler Frieders got revenge Wednesday night. And that gave Yakima Valley’s pitching staff a much-needed lift. After getting knocked around for nine earned runs and 11 hits at home against Walla Walla three weeks ago, Frieders shut the Sweets down with a dominant seven innings in the rematch and the Pippins rolled to a 9-3 victory at Borleske Stadium.

COLLEGE PLACE – Construction is wrapping up at the new Goodwill at 1017 NE C St., in College Place. The new location will open Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. It features a 20,000-square-foot retail store and is also home to the 3,000-square-foot Employment Connection Center, which is a free, walk-in job search assistance program. Staff there will help people create resumes, prepare for interviews, and gain access to community resources and other information.

- WALLA WALLA BEARS 11-12, YAKIMA PEPSI BEETLES 10-2: At Walla Walla Community College, Teghan Moser was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI and Caleb Coscarart and Daniel Gomez also had two RBI in the first game for the Beetles. Coscarart pitched five innings in the nightcap with...

WALLA WALLA – A College Place man was injured Sunday afternoon following a two vehicle collision at U.S. 12 and Frenchtown Road, four miles west of Walla Walla. The Washington State Patrol said Dennis J. Bruhn, 71, of College Place was northbound on Frenchtown Road in a 1992 Ford Ranger pickup attempting to cross U.S. 12 just before 2 p.m. when he failed to yield and struck a 2021 Toyota RAV4, driven by Vincent Hernandez, 68, of Days Creek, Oregon. Both vehicles were totaled.

The U.S. reported over 665,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 26, bringing the total count to more than 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,005,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise, albeit at a slowing rate. […]