Survivors and family members of victims joined local officials and historians yesterday as the city commemorated the 75th anniversary of the deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, which killed nearly 500 people and led to sweeping changes to U.S. building and fire codes. Marshall Cole, who was a 16-year-old tap dancer when the popular nightspot went up in flames, told those gathered that the tragic events of Nov.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

Walla Walla’s first responders will soon see a baby boomer bust. The pending departures are due to an aging population of police officers and firefighters who are nearing retirement. Each department has 47 employees and early retirement age for 20 years of service is 53, according to officials in both departments.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Union-Bulletin

A woman was lucky to be alive Friday morning after a car drove into her Federal Way bedroom. A female driver hit a tree and drove through a fence before crashing into the home, hitting the woman sleeping inside just before 3 a.m. There were two women and a 2-year-old child in the car at the time. All four people involved in the incident on the 900 block of 319th Place SW sustained minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: King 5

Fayetteville (TN) Fire Department pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.

Fayetteville (TN) Fire Department pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.