Category Archives: News

Independence Day Pow Wow

By Matt Zimmerman | Published: July 7, 2009

On Saturday Americans from all backgrounds celebrated their independence. Planned into the weekend full of barbecues and fireworks, Wildhorse Resort and Casino in Pendleton, Oregon hosted their 15th annual Pow Wow. Other Fourth of July celebrations nearer to Walla Walla took precedence in Sunday’s print edition but I came back with several additional images I like [...]

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Landing on One of Two Engines

By Matt Zimmerman | Published: June 4, 2009

Wednesday afternoon I heard scattered radio traffic come across the scanner in the newsroom. All I knew was that several fire engines and medics were being dispatched to the airport. I waited just long enough to hear that a twin-engine aircraft was flying with only one functioning engine and was going to attempt to land [...]

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Breaking News: Semi-Exposed Living Room

By Matt Zimmerman | Published: May 27, 2009

Remodeling isn’t Jerry LeGrand’s thing. After a semi-truck and rock truck collided on the highway outside his home this morning he isn’t left with much of a choice. LeGrand had just finished repairing his white picket fence from an accident months earlier after a passenger car crashed through the fence and into his yard and porch. [...]

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Swarm Walla Walla

By Matt Zimmerman | Published: May 22, 2009

While spending the morning photographing senior sociology and psychology classes from Walla Walla High School tour the Washington State Penitentiary I got several calls about a swarm of bees that took up residence in a tree downtown. I knew nothing about it since the penitentiary does not allow cell phones but was lucky enough to [...]

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A More Frugal Union

By Matt Zimmerman | Published: April 24, 2009

Walla Walla’s Goodwill Industires prepares to host a Wedding Extravaganza, complete with bridal fashion show set to music with a DJ and a wide range of donated clothes and accessories for sale Saturday, April 25, 2009.

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