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Homeless in heartbreak and love
Bellinghamhomelessoverdosesubstance abuseunhousedWhatcom County. The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community Voices express the perspectives of their authors on topics of interest and importance to the community, and are not intended to reflect perspectives on behalf of the Salish Current. Commentary: Rod’s content being homeless, says Rayanna keeps him young...
Second Bremerton Zine Fest comes to Kitsap Conference Center Aug. 3
If you love zines, you’re in luck: The Bremerton Zine Fest returns on Aug. 3. Zines are typically handmade, self-distributed, short-run magazines. Although often associated with a punk DIY ethos, zines represent a diverse array of subject matter and genres. Dani Gray started the Bremerton Zine Fest last year....
Recognize this man? Police say he’s wanted for robbery in Des Moines
Police in Des Moines are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery. The suspect, whose image was released by police (see below), assaulted a victim and stole their cell phone in the vicinity of the 22000 block of 6th Avenue S. (map below). The suspect was last...
WIAA: 2024-25 District 1 Leagues and Classifications
This is the year of change and it will be impacting Districts and leagues. First, it is the beginning of another 4-year classification cycle and the WIAA shifted some of the classification ranges in an attempt to try and even the number of schools per classification without putting schools in a huge disadvantage or advantage.
Oregon and Washington top wildfire priority in the U.S.
With 38 large, uncontained wildfires actively burning 838,908 acres of land across Oregon and Washington, the Northwest region is currently the top firefighting priority in the U.S. Roughly 91.5% of the 838,908 acres burning across the region are located in Oregon, making the state the top firefighting concern in the region and the country. Daily reports released by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, which helps coordinate the deployment of firefighting resources in Oregon and Washington, show that the federal government has given the region the...
Here’s Where 12 Big Lots Stores Are Closing in Washington State
Here’s Where 12 Big Lots Stores Are Closing in Washington State. So many retailers are closing these days and sadly a Washington State favorite is closing twelve stores in the PNW. Is Big Lots Closing In Washington State? What Stores Are Closing In WA?. I remember the first time...
In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law
SILVERDALE, Wash — Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee told transit and city leaders where money to pay for them — more than $1 million — came from. "It's possible only...
Federal court orders higher pay for foreign guest workers in WA orchards
Foreign guest or H-2A workers at Washington’s tree-fruit orchards will get paid more under a federal court ruling issued earlier this month, in the latest development in a yearslong court battle over how foreign agricultural workers are paid. Under the ruling from the U.S. District Court in Seattle in...
A Trendy Cocktail Pop-Up, Minus the Alcohol, Is Coming to Bellevue
The Los Angeles–based pop-up Zero Proofed has hosted live karaoke, poolside cocktail parties, silent discos, and extravagant, multi-floor Halloween bashes — now it’s coming to the Eastside next month to give people the chance to have a good time being sober in Bellevue. The pop-up, founded by...
Car Driver Airlifted To Wenatchee After SR 243 Head On With Semi
A car driver has serious injuries from a head-on crash with an 18-wheeler on State Route 243 about five miles north of Mattawa late Tuesday afternoon. The 18-wheeler was traveling southbound on the highway when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into an oncoming 2018 Subaru Forrester driven by 70-year-old Terri Haupt-Davis.
Seattle could get glimpse of Northern Lights Tuesday night
SEATTLE - Seattle has a small likelihood of getting a glimpse of the Northern Lights Tuesday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center says a geomagnetic storm is possible on Wednesday, but the chance to see the resulting aurora borealis in the U.S. is higher on Tuesday.
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