Posted: Jul 27, 2021
As the Olympics are being held in Tokyo, many people in Georgia are reminiscing on memories from the Centennial Olympics in Atlanta that were held 25 years ago.
There were memorable moments from Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic torch to sprinter Michael Johnson winning multiple gold medals and gymnast Kerri Strug winning gold despite a foot injury, but there was also one moment that many won’t forget: The moment a bomb ripped through Centennial Olympic Park.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
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Posted: Jul 27, 2021
Since 1980, retired and active firefighters from Station 6 on Purchase Street have gathered every few years to take group pictures along the staircase inside the fire house.
Hairstyles and fashions have changed between the framed photos, but the formation of firefighters along the stairs has remained constant.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Southcoast Today - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 27, 2021
Firefighters rescued a teenage boy who reportedly fell from a bridge overnight in East Queen Anne, emergency officials said.
Crews responded to the scene, the McGraw Street bridge over the Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area near 2nd Avenue North, at about 2:45 a.m. after receiving reports that someone had fallen from the bridge.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Jul 27, 2021
Tacoma firefighters say at least one person was transported to the hospital after a bus involved in a collision crashed into someone’s yard.
Firefighters responded to the collision, which involved a Pierce County Transit bus and a pickup truck Monday evening in the area of South 37th Street and South Thompson Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 10:11:46 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jul 26, 2021
A bear cub was treated for burns at the Cedar Creek Fire near Mazama on Monday.
State Department of Natural Resources employees responded Monday after a bear cub was found with a burned snout within the fire area. Specialists have treated the cub and he’s expected to make a full recovery. The Cedar Creek Fire, sparked July 11 about six miles southwest of Mazama in Okanogan County, has burned more than 24,000 acres and was listed at 11 percent contained Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 6:45:11 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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