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Exhausted Fire Crews Watch As Washington Burns
Stehekin: Tuesday, 5 PM at the Golden West Visitor Center. Manson: Wednesday, 5:30 PM at Manson High School. The Manson meeting will be streamed live on the Pioneer Fire Information Facebook page. Questions can be submitted in advance to 2024.pioneer@firenet.gov or via Facebook Messenger. Pioneer Fire Update:. The Pioneer Fire...
How Does Your Garden Grow? WSU Extension Offers Garden Class Series
WSU Extension for Chelan/Douglas County is offering a series of free classes on garden topics and ways to get the most out of your garden's bounty. The classes are offered on most Wednesdays July 24th through October 2nd at Celebration Lutheran Church at 801 8t Street NE in East Wenatchee.
AT&T closes store at Broadway and Pike as Harvard Market shopping center adapts to shifting Capitol Hill commercial real estate demand
The company says it is simply responding to changing “shopping habits” of Seattle mobile phone consumers as the AT&T store at Pike and Broadway has been permanently closed. “Consumer shopping habits continue to change, and we’re changing with them,” an AT&T spokesperson tells CHS. “That means serving customers...
Stolen vehicle leads to big bust for Auburn police
Just before 9:15 a.m. on July 14, Auburn Police Officer Korey Williams conducted proactive patrol near the 200 block of 37th Street SE. During the patrol, the officer located a stolen vehicle and, with the assistance of three other officers, arrested two occupants for possession of a stolen vehicle. Officers...
Mother urges the public to keep a lookout for her missing daughter
EVERETT, Wash.—An Everett woman is urging the public to be on the lookout for her daughter, Navey Skinner, 47, who has been missing since May 1, 2024. Navey has blue eyes, blonde hair, is about five-foot-seven and 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a white tank top near Lynnwood.
King County awarded $50 million EPA grant to implement clean energy efforts
(The Center Square) – King County Executive Dow Constantine on Tuesday announced a $50 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to go toward efforts at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and construction throughout the Puget Sound region. The funding comes from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act. “Through the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is partnering with states and...
Police departments across US are responding to 911 calls with drones instead of actual cops
SEATTLE - Police departments across the United States are increasingly relying on technology to improve the way they address their tasks, with a growing number of agencies now using drones for different purpose. Some departments are set to start trying them as a way to anticipate the arrival of responders,...
$250M superyacht Liva O draws 'big' attention on Seattle's Lake Union
SEATTLE - The superyacht LIVA O, owned by billionaire Stephen Orenstein, has made a notable appearance on Seattle's Lake Union. Measuring 387 feet, LIVA O is the largest superyacht ever built by the esteemed German shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen. For comparison, a Washington state Olympic Class ferry measures 362 feet.
Resolution supporting enforcement of homeless camping law rejected by Spokane City Council
On Monday, the Spokane City Council had the chance to urge the police department to uphold a law that prohibits camping in many parts of the city, as approved by the voters. However, the council chose not to take this opportunity. Councilmember Jonathan Bingle’s resolution, which addressed the lack of...
Asotin County Fire now Dubbed the “Gooseneck Fire” Reaches 100 Acres
(Asotin County, WA) A 100 acre and growing fire has broken out on Peola Rd approximately 20 miles East of Pomeroy, WA. By the time fire crews arrived on scene the fire had already reached and burned 20 acres of farm land. 30-40 mph winds are driving the fire towards...
Fentanyl Fears Grow: 6 Lives Lost to Overdoses in Yakima County This Month
6 people in Yakima County have died of drug overdoses so far this month with a total of 77 overdose deaths reported in all of 2024. Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says the county could break the record of 96 overdose deaths set in 2023. THE RISE IN DEATHS IS...
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