Memorial Day Weekend Travel Information (Washington State Department of Transportation) OLYMPIA – As motorists head down the road for the first major holiday weekend of the summer season, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is also heading into one of the largest highway construction programs in its history.

Video camera plan gives bus drivers extra eyes (Columbia Daily Tribune) Columbia school buses will be equipped next year with digital recording devices aimed to improve safety. First Student Inc., the school district’s contract bus provider, plans to install digital cameras on all buses before the school year begins on Aug. 23, Manager Tim Reed said.

Locke out of the political game and loving it (The Olympian) Yes, there is life after politics. After living and breathing politics for 22 long years, two-term Democratic Gov. Gary Locke walked away. He traded for the infinitely quieter life of barrister, trade promoter — and soccer dad, photographer and Mr. Fix-It around the house.

Recalling their service (Columbia Daily Tribune) Local News Stories By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff Don Anderson saw most of World War II from a seat perched above the hull of a PBY-5 Catalina. Surrounded by dials and gauges, the Hartsburg resident monitored the gigantic dual-engine flying boat as it made its way into combat.

New housemasters named for Greenwich High School (Greenwich Time) Two district administrators with long-standing ties to Greenwich High School have been tapped to fill the school's two open housemaster positions.