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Gala, Granny Smith Top Apples, but Cosmic Crisp is Closing Fast
Five years into its introduction as part of the Washington State apple family the Cosmic Crisp continues to climb. First introduced in 2019, it's now nearly ten percent of the market. According to the WA State Tree Fruit Association, it was first developed as WA-38, and engineered specifically for weather...
Crash leaves teenager dead and 4 kids injured near Nespelem
NESPELEM, Wash. — A teenage driver was killed and four children were taken to the hospital following a car crash south of Nespelem on Tuesday night around 9 p.m. Washington State Patrol says the 17-year-old driver was driving on State Route 155 about 5 miles south of Nespelem and failed to navigate a turn, crashing the car into the rocky shoulder off the road.
Mudslide Closes SR-20 in Washington’s North Cascades
Heavy rainfall has triggered a mudslide on State Route 20, causing significant travel disruptions for a while. Mudslide Closes Section of SR 20 in Washington's North Cascades. A mudslide caused by recent heavy rainfall has led to the closure of approximately 100 feet of State Route 20 in the North Cascades, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The slide occurred yesterday (August 12, 2024), and has blocked the roadway between mileposts 148 and 157. WSDOT East reported that the cleanup process is expected to take at least two days, with conditions being reassessed tomorrow Wednesday, August 14.
Washington Fish And Wildlife Approves Key Conservation
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission convened in Olympia from August 8 to 10, 2024, to address a range of critical issues impacting wildlife management and conservation. During the session, the Commission approved several important items on its agenda. Notably, they sanctioned the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW)...
Washington median home prices 50% above national average
SEATTLE - We know home prices in Washington are high, but a new Redfin report is showing us more about how the numbers actually stack up on a national scale. Right now, the median home price in Washington is $659,000, the fourth highest in the United States. With the national...
RoBo Pants Make Washingtonians Unstoppable!
A new product is now out to help the avid hiker with offloading an additional 30 pounds. So if you dream of taking on Mount Rainier but felt you haven't had the strength, these RoBO pants just might be the trick. attachment-The MO/GO hiking pants. MO/GO Pants. Arc'teryx and Skip,...
Authorities Warn of New Utility Scam Targeting WA Residents
Scams come in many different forms in an effort to trick you into giving up your personal or financial information. Authorities warn people to never give out any of that information especially over the phone or in an email. THE NEW SCAM DIRECTS YOU TO USE A BARCODE. There's a...
1.7 million acres burned in Pacific NW, international firefighters join the battle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Several large fires continue to burn across the Pacific Northwest. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland, over 1.7 million acres have burned in Oregon and Washington. KATU WILDFIRE COVERAGE |. As of Tuesday morning, 99 large fires have occurred this year. “Just...
Washington Enforces Statewide Burn Ban In All State Parks
The State of Washington has a mandatory Statewide Burn Ban in effect. A burn ban remains in effect for all state lands across Washington. The state Department of Natural Resources issued the ban on outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes, and prescribed burns on its lands through September 30th.
WA Democratic Party pushing to keep Robert Kennedy Jr. off the ballot
The state Democratic Party wants presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept off ballots in Washington this November. It contends the 4,181 signatures submitted by We the People in support of Kennedy’s nomination were not collected at a party convention as required by state law, making him ineligible to be one of voters’ choices. Kennedy’s […]
More questions than answers in quiet attempt to invalidate WA initiatives
(The Center Square) - Plenty of questions remain about last Friday’s Washington Supreme Court rulings on two lawsuits related to voter initiatives set for placement on the general election ballot in November. The shock came from backers of the initiatives, who had no idea the legal challenges existed until hours before the rulings. “We were two hours away from having all four initiatives thrown out,” said Brian Heywood of Let’s...
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