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Man drowns in Seabeck while crabbing from kayak
SEABECK -- A 50-year-old man drowned Monday afternoon in Hood Canal while crabbing from a kayak after he became entangled in a rope attached to a crab pot, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred at 5:34 p.m., approximately 500 feet from shore off Bug Alley Place...
North Mason, WSU grad headed to Paris with U.S. Olympic track and field
Kitsap County will have a local athlete to cheer on at the upcoming Paris Olympics, after North Mason High graduate CJ Allen made the United States track and field team during Sunday's U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Allen, now 29 and a 2013 North Mason graduate who won two state track...
Mogharebi Group Arranges Sale of 14 Acres for MF Units Near Seattle
The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the $2.4 million sale of six contiguous land parcels totaling 14.3 acres in Silverdale, Washington, to Bode, a local multifamily developer. The development site is located at the northwest corner of NW Anderson Hill Road and Old Frontier Road NW, west of State Route...
Snohomish County educates on loss of crab pots in Puget Sound
Based off a press release from Snohomish County Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. EVERETT JULY 3: To help Snohomish County crabbers minimize the loss of crab pots in the Puget Sound, the Marine Resources Committee (MRC) will share educational tips in Everett this weekend. Monday, July 1 was the...
Youth Academy cadet joins Guard, tells story to new cadets
Mauricio Velasquez said he kept running away from his problems until he came to the Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy. He, quite literally, ran away from home multiple times. He even ran away from the Youth Academy, heading to the ferries in Bremerton. “I called my pops, and he told me...
Today's Headlines: July 3, 2024
Studies look at how Snake River dam changes might affect river transportation. Two studies are underway to determine the Northwest’s transportation needs if four Lower Snake River dams are modified to improve salmon migration. The Washington legislature asked the state Department of Transportation to study how dam breaching would...
Fourth of July weekend weather: Sunny skies and warm highs
King County residents can expect warm summer temperatures and sunny skies starting on Independence Day and lasting through the weekend. The upcoming forecast, according to the National Weather Service:. • Wednesday, July 3: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75 degrees. Light and variable wind around...
Two local projects funded for local food system infrastructure projects
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has awarded $1.5 million in Local Food System Infrastructure Grants to support local food system infrastructure, supply chains, and market access for farms, food processors, food distributors, and meat processors. WSDA funded a total of 40 projects that strengthen linkages along the regional...
OSHA finalizing new federal standards for workplace heat safety
AUSTIN, Texas — Just one year after the state banned local rules mandating water breaks for construction workers, Washington is moving toward establishing federal guidelines to protect workers from the heat. It's an action that could save dozens of lives on the job site this summer. Weather continues to...
WA ballot initiative would cut $848.6M of environmental programs
It takes about five minutes to cross the channel between Anacortes and Guemes Island. But the trip seems a lot longer to the people waiting in their cars to board the ferry that takes them across. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, traffic backed up on both sides of the channel,...
New centrist party led by former Nirvana bassist kicking off at Bremerton's Charleston
Voters feeling underwhelmed about last week's presidential debate can stay tuned for this fall, when Washington's presidential ballot could offer an unexpected third option: Nirvana's founding bassist. Krist Novoselić, who founded Nirvana along with Kurt Cobain, is the chair of Washington's newly formed Cascade Party, as well as their proposed presidential candidate. He...
Washington energy choice initiative supporters turn in 431,000 voter signatures
(The Center Square) – Backers of Initiative 2066 turned in more than 431,000 signatures Tuesday afternoon to the Secretary of State’s Office in Tumwater with the hope of getting the measure to protect energy choices like natural gas and propane on this November’s ballot. The Building Industry Association of Washington, Let’s Go Washington and other partners held two news […]
WA advocates say SCOTUS is punishing homelessness
Advocates for affordable housing are still grappling with a U.S. Supreme Court decision they say could criminalize homelessness. Justices voted 6-3 in favor of Grants Pass, Ore., which passed an ordinance allowing fines for people sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. Rachael Myers, executive director...
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