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WA Tribes Push to Stop Offshore Wind Turbine Development
WA state officials say there are no 'concrete' plans or specific proposals in place about pursuing offshore wind turbines on Washington's coast. However, another group has stepped forward to voice disapproval of their consideration. Native tribes protest ideas, want to give input. Currently, WA State has 2 "unsolicited" proposals from...
Tricia Lubach named WSSDA director
Jul. 29—OLYMPIA — Quincy School Board Member Tricia Lubach was offered the position of executive director of the Washington State School Directors' Association on July 23, following a unanimous vote by the WSSDA Board of Directors, according to an announcement from the WSSDA. "We're thrilled to be hiring one of our own," WSSDA President Sandy Hayes, of the Northshore School District, wrote in ...
New Air Quality Map For Washington Could Help You Breathe Easy!
Over the weekend, some guy looked at me in judgment because I was outside walking. Part of my brain wanted to think it was some sort of judgment on my weight and my walking, but then I realized, nope, it was because it's 2024, and I'm still wearing a mask.
A $1 million starter home is the norm in over 200 cities, including some in WA
KING COUNTY, Wash. - Buying your first home and the feeling of getting those keys for the first time, it’s the ultimate American Dream. But the reality of that dream is costing a lot more nowadays. Depending on where you live, $1 million might not be enough to get...
Lost in Washington: The mysterious disappearance of Leah Roberts
On the early morning of March 18, 2000, joggers along Canyon Creek Road in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest spotted clothes scattered and tied to the trees. Their investigation led them to discover a white Jeep that had rolled down the embankment. They would soon discover that the abandoned vehicle was a key clue in an ongoing missing persons investigation that remains unsolved to this day.
Attorney General’s AI Task Force holds its first meeting
(The Center Square) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for the first time Friday morning. The task force was established through bipartisan legislation earlier this year at Ferguson’s request to address AI’s growing impact on the economy and assess its benefits and challenges. Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, sponsored Senate […]
Owner of Walters Fruit Ranch dies at 93
MEAD, Wash. – Tracy Walters, the owner of the popular Greenbluff fruit ranch ‘Walters Fruit Ranch,’ passed away at 93. Walters died on July 27, with a Facebook post sharing his legacy with the community. “Not only did he stake his claim in the track world, he...
Local Republican delegates share their experience at National Convention
MILWAUKEE, WI—The Republican National Convention came to a close on Thursday, July 18, in Milwaukee, where Donald J Trump, speaking in public for the first time since the assassination attempt just days earlier, officially accepted the nomination as the Republican candidate for the 47th President of the United States having received votes from 2,388 of the 2,429 delegates. Senator J.D. Vance, of Ohio, is his Vice-Presidential pick.
City of Spokane's water conservation efforts applying to city's own departments
SPOKANE, Wash. — With our recent hot weather and lack of rain, the City of Spokane is ordering residents to conserve water. That also applies to the city's own departments. With the Spokane River running below 1,000 cubic feet per second the city is saving water everywhere it can, including within 4,000 acres of park land.
Washington commission comes to Spokane to raise awareness about gender pay gap
The Washington State Women’s Commission is calling attention to the gender wage gap with a new campaign it calls Activate 3.8. The commission held its eastern Washington unveiling during an event Saturday at Gonzaga. A similar event was held last week in Seattle. Commission executive director Grace Yoo says...
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