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A Temple firefighter is carrying on tradition and has helped raise thousands for a childrens charity in Killeen. According to a press release from Variety, Temple Firefighter & EMT Cole Eason has raised more than $52,000 for fully-accessible summer camp, Peaceable Kingdom by Variety, in honor of his late father, Val Eason. Peaceable Kingdom, by Variety is located in Killeen and boasts 122-acres to accommodate all campers’ needs and healing through nature.  Peaceable Kingdom has become a p...

Local man prepares for 60-mile trek in honor of the West explosion, fallen firefighters Erin Heft and last updated 2021-04-16 08:19:03-04 TEMPLE, TX — Making a 60-mile trek from Temple to West each April, one Temple area man, Danny McDonald, rides in honor of the 15 lives lost that fateful day. Saturday, April 17 2021 marks the eighth anniversary of the tragic West Fertilizer Plant Explosion and the beginning of the mass recovery effort of Central Texas. "For this, its to honor and remembe...