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At the height of the '30s, there were more than 5000 lookout towers scattered throughout the country.

The video is a historical look at the 1943 Hanford and 1948 North Richland trailer camps, which housed the workers of the secret WWII Manhattan Project.

This home had my jaw-dropping and the price is just as insanely wonderful for what you are getting. Four bedrooms and three baths with so much personality in every nook and cranny. The sprawling yard and uniqueness of this beautiful home won't be available for long. Take a moment to appreciate …

I saw something today that blew my mind. Aquatic rhinos used to live in the Umatilla County area when the region was a swamp.

On March 1, 1910 an avalanche half a mile long and quarter-mile wide slid down a slope in the Cascade Mountains not far from Stevens Pass Ski Area and knocked two trains off the tracks.

I stumbled upon this really informative web site last night and ended up staying up past midnight reading some of the surprising and shocking details of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation history. Also amazing photos and film footage you'll want to see.

On Monday Texas news outlets reported underwater explorers had located a Nazi submarine sunk off the coast of Texas. What was a Nazi submarine doing off the coast of Texas? Exactly what you fear.

If we were to buy a time capsul thingy and buried it, what should we put in it from Tri-Cities?

So many of us believe that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. I know that is was I was taught since elementary school. I was shocked to read a blog that claims the 'Real' Christopher Columbus was a greedy,murderous,rapist, slave trader. Shocking I know, read on...

The microwave oven is a wonderful time saver. When you want to defrost a chicken, warm up a bowl of soup, pop some popcorn or cook an instant burrito, you can’t beat microwave technology.

One Direction have broken yet another record. The U.K. ‘X Factor’ alums now have the fastest selling pre-order single in history!

When someone tells you that you have a frog in your throat, that person is letting you know that you sound terrible. Your voice is raspy and dry, and you’re probably having a hard time speaking.
So, is there some magical tale about how this expression came about?