• Beware of phony Amber Alert text messages
• Freewater Elementary School’s future addressed at a school board meeting
• Mike Hammond’s “tree” made of antique nails and rebar is located in front of Land Title Plaza
• Dayton artist Steve Henderson is making a name for himself in the art world
• Rick Eskil reviews “Batman - The Dark Knight”
• Look for our Back to School special section in today’s paper

The Daily Byte - July 30, 2008 from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.

• 12-year-old girl missing overnight in the Blue Mountains was found this morning
• High School Task Force reports its findings to the Walla Walla School Board
• Pacific Power looking to increase local utility bills by 15 percent
• A Day on a Dime - Harris Park
• Pacific Lutheran University is calling for nominations for its Northwest Washington Family Business of the Year Awards
• Don Davis and Nora the Schnauzer visit the Hat Point fire tower in Hells Canyon

The Daily Byte - July 29, 2008 from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.

• Calzaretta family has biked 2,800 miles and are now in Ontario, Canada
• 17-year-old Kayla Kelly of Milton-Freewater will saddle up for the American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championships
• Alexandro Serrano pleaded innocent to three charges related to a November shooting at Walla Walla Farm Labor Homes
• Health-care provider Alfred Laggner pleaded innocent to two counts of indecent liberties
• 13-year-old Jamie Martinez pleaded innocent of making a bomb threat at Garrison Middle School in May
• Providence Fine Living will now carry knives from the Shun Classic line
• Northstar Benefit Golf Tournament will be held at the Country Club on Thursday

The Daily Byte - July 28, 2008 from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.

• Researchers tag hummingbirds at the Hummingbird Haven in Dixie
• Pioneer Park Aviary goose hatches a couple of downing offspring
• Boise’s Wallula plant joins Chicago Climate Exchange
• Traveling abroad on a budget? Try out couch surfing.
• Homestead Restaurant to close next month
• Summer Dance Lab gives final performance

• Firefighters respond to blaze at Key Technology
• Look for update on VA Medical Center nursing home closure
• Fire safety potluck in Dixie this weekend
• Blazing Guitars to expand
• Whitman College students go on tour to perform ‘Taming of the Shrew’
• King Kong takes on Godzilla at upcoming downtown movie night
• Learn what you can do to avoid caregiver burn-out
• Summer Dance Lab to give closing performance

The Daily Byte - July 24, 2008 from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.

• WW City Council poised to approve comprehensive plan
• WW University aviation program buys 2 new flight simulators
• Area man bequeaths land to be used for boy and girl scouts
• Due to fire risk, restrictions are placed on Umatilla National Forest land use
• National Christian rock band Needtobreathe to headline Bene-Fest 2008 event
• WW Valley Little League returns home after 2-1 loss

The Daily Byte - July 23, 2008 from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.

• Five-mile long grass fire burns house, several thousand acres
• More passengers needed aboard Walla Walla’s Horizon Air flights
• Key Tech expansion stymied by archeology dig
• Retired football QB and Walla Wallan Drew Bledsoe to start winery here
• Virtual pals meet IRL to support cancer fighter Charlene Williamson
• Day on a Dime: Head out to McNary Wildlife Refuge
• Don Davis gets hooked on a fish tail

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• Another teenager arrested in connection with November shooting spree
• Suspect in Friday night stabbing charged with first degree assault
• Man who escaped from jail work crew assignment pleads innocent
• WA State Penitentiary employees work to contain industrial contamination
• Farmers Market to take place at Land Title Plaza on Wednesdays
• Summer Bene-fest 2008 to benefit Habitat for Humanity
• U-B reporter Sheila Hagar shares dog-gone dilemma
• Valley Little League still in contention for the the state championship

• Ricardo Duran takes his identity back from man who stole it 7 years ago
• Skate Park Association unveils plans for facility expansion
• A motorcyclist was killed near Athena; his wife is in critical condition
• Steve Higgins wins Logs to Frogs chainsaw carving competition
• Subway restaurant to move to new location
• WW Valley Little League wins one, loses one in tournament

The Daily Byte - July 18, 2008 from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.

• Forms are available from the M-F Oregon State University extension office to drop off pesticides
• Two men sentenced for robbery of boy
• Fire Department investigates 2 structure fires
• Blue Mountain Mall project ahead of funding schedule; work stops
• Walla Walla Community Council choses the region’s children as its first study topic
• Elks Lodge hosts ’save our club’ SOC hop fund-raiser
• Look for features on St. Mary Medical Center volunteers, the Logs to Frogs event & the Sweet Onion Festival