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Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave
The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it. Almost two-thirds of households earning US$50,000 or less and 70% of rented houses in Washington’s King, Pierce and Snohomish counties had no air conditioning. In Spokane, nearly one-quarter of survey respondents didn’t have in-home air conditioning, and among those who did, 1 in 5 faced significant, often financial, barriers to using it.
Complaint against Let’s Go Washington could end up sent to AG’s office
It’s been a year since the filing of allegations that a political committee led by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood violated campaign finance laws last year in the course of gathering signatures for six initiatives, including three on the ballot in November. In the ensuing months, staff of the Public Disclosure Commission conducted interviews, gathered […]
Eye for an eye? One Washington execution was not equal to its crime
You might think of Washington as a progressive state. But unbelievable as it may seem, Washington State only fully abolished the death penalty in 2023. The state's last execution was just 13 years prior. Whether you approve or disapprove of capital punishment, there's a curious outlier among the 110 executions in Washington.
Reichert addresses Biden exit, confronts Ferguson public safety claims: ‘His answer is money’
Former King County sheriff and congressman Dave Reichert is challenging Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s claims that he’s as committed to public safety as himself with the gubernatorial race less than four months away. Ferguson released a series of advertisements regarding his dedication to increasing the number of law...
New! Bighorn Fire | SE of Bickleton, WA | 1
(L) Photo Credit: Justin Ramsay, Asst. Chief of Lyle F&R #4. The Bighorn Fire is located between Middle Road and East Road and burning in Pine Creek Canyon just north of the Solar farm. Start Date. It started on July 22, 2024, on Monday around 1307 hours PT from an...
Yakima County Sheriff's Office seeking public's help locating suspect in homicide
YAKIMA - In the early morning of July 3rd, 2024, Yakima County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the 100 block of Bridgeview Rd in Grandview for a report of a man who was shot. Deputies arrived and attempted lifesaving measures. Despite their efforts, the man later died. Detectives and crime...
Garfield County pledges to keep jail shuttered after suicide went undetected
Family members of a man whose suicide went undiscovered in Garfield County jail for 18 hours have settled their claim, in an agreement approved by a superior court judge on Monday. Kyle Lara’s parents say the most important part of the agreement has already occurred: the closure of the jail where he died.
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight West White Swan Fire
WHITE SWAN- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the West White Swan Fire burning within Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation tribal land and in Yakima County, Washington. The state of Washington’s request for a federal...
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