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Wildfire tracker map keeps Oregonians updated
More than 60 significant fires are burning in Oregon and Washington alone, and Oregon has been plagued with hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms in recent days that have started new blazes in bone-dry vegetation. The Oregonian/OregonLive provides a wildfire tracker that keeps readers up to date. Authorities also recommend...
'I can't have her lost:' Woman trying to spread mother's ashes driving from Alabama to Washington after CrowdStrike outage delays flight
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — An Enumclaw woman is driving from Alabama to Washington state to deliver her mother's ashes after her flights home were continuously delayed by the CrowdStrike outage. Heather Francisco said she planned to honor her mother's wishes by scattering her ashes in Mississippi where she was originally...
Red Cross Has Opened 13 Shelters so far This Wildfire Season. How You Can Prepare Before Disaster Strikes.
Oregon wildfires has burned more than 945,000 acres. [Portland, ORE, July 25, 2024] — Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Fight to save Puget Sound kelp bed underscores NW habitat challenges
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources and the Squaxin Island Tribe have announced a partnership to conserve the Squaxin Island Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound. DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone,...
Washington state agency defends giving AGO investigation of tort claim against it
(The Center Square) – The Washington state agency tasked with overseeing tort claim investigations and determining whether individuals should be compensated as a result is defending its decision to assign an investigation to the state Attorney General’s Office in which the AGO and its client, Washington State University, are named defendants. Earlier this month, Police Strategies President Bob Scales filed a tort claim with the Department of Enterprise Services Office of Risk Management against the AGO and WSU, accusing them of a variety of illegal...
Appeals court dismisses GOP states’ attempt to intervene in mifepristone challenge
Idaho and a group of GOP-led states won’t be allowed to join the state of Washington’s lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mifepristone regulation, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Idaho couldn’t prove an injury related to the FDA’s regulations, so it did not have standing…
Washington National Guard helicopter crew mobilized to help fight wildfires
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — A Washington Army National Guard helicopter crew was mobilized Wednesday to help wildland firefighters across eastern, WA. According to the Washington National Guard, A UH-60 Blackhawk and a crew from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation will be dropping water on multiple fires. The...
Intalco Aluminum agrees to pay $5 million for Clean Air Act violations
FERNDALE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The shuttered aluminum smelter near Ferndale has reached a quick settlement with government agencies over air quality violations in its last years of operation. Intalco Aluminum has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty to settle a lawsuit brought by the EPA and U.S. Department...
Man jailed after being stopped via a PIT maneuver on I-5 in Bellingham
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers were dispatched about 11:15am on Thursday, July 25th, to the northbound lanes of I-5 south of the Old Fairhaven Parkway (SR11) interchange due to a report of a road rage incident that may have resulted in a collision. According to WSP...
Des Moines Police uncover ‘large amount’ of narcotics in wooded area
Des Moines Police officers uncovered a significant quantity of narcotics while investigating a suspicious circumstance in a wooded area on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Police said the discovery was made thanks to the thorough efforts of responding officers, who meticulously searched the area. During the investigation, officers located:. 472 grams...
FEMA authorizes funds to aid with firefighting costs for Swawilla Fire near Keller
BOTHELL, Wash. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Swawilla Fire. A federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved due to the fire's threat to structures around Keller. This is the third FMAG in 2024...
WTA Hosts the 2024 Kids Art Contest: Your Child’s Art Could Be Featured on a Hybrid Bus!
Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) is thrilled to announce the 2024 Kids Art Contest, offering young artists in Whatcom County a piece of 40-foot canvas: a hybrid electric bus. Double the Fun, Double the Creativity. This year’s contest will be held simultaneously at two locations on Saturday, August 3rd: Bellingham Kids...
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