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Washington Bracing for Bitter Cold in Latest Winter Outlook
We haven't fiished with Summer yet, and predictions are already in for Winter. Winter isn't my favorite season, which is why this Minnesota gal moved to the West coast. Personally, Fall is my favorite, followed by Spring, Summer, and THEN, Winter. As a young child, when the first snow fell, we prayed there would be enough for sledding. Of course, in Minnesota, sometimes snow arrived as early as Halloween. What a joy that was!
Rebates on the way for Farmers who Paid Fuel Surcharges Under WA Climate law
Farmers who believe they paid unfair fuel surcharges under the state’s cap-and-trade program can soon apply for a rebate from the state. Next week, Washington’s Department of Licensing will launch an online application for agricultural fuel users who may have been overcharged. People can apply starting Monday. Fuel used in the farm industry is supposed to be exempt from the climate program.
Washington DCYF secretary resignation calls mount over Green Hill safety lapses
(The Center Square) – Calls are growing louder for the resignation of Ross Hunter, the director of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families who was appointed to the position by Gov. Jay Inslee. Pressure has been mounting for months over critical safety issues and violence directed at staff and inmates at the Green Hill School teen detention facility in Chehalis, which falls under the direction of DCYF. ...
The return of the Kings (salmon, that is)
Wanted to share the news that the first salmon of the season has made it home through the fish ladder at our hatchery on Orcas!. We are getting ready for our annual party to celebrate the return of the salmon to Glenwood Springs and to celebrate the volunteers on Orcas Island who help us so much every year.
Voter data and info: Washington primary by the numbers
OLYMPIA, Wash - Spokane County bucks the statewide trend and more voters mail in their ballots than use the drop boxes. That's just one piece of data gleaned from the Washington Secretary of State's Office on the primary election.
This weekend could bring a month's worth of rainfall to western Washington
SEATTLE — Despite the rain, cold and desire to cozy up in your favorite fuzzy sweater, there’s still officially 29 days of summer. But at the end of a summer that brought the longest streak of days with 80-degree temperatures, this weekend could bring record rainfall to western Washington.
Why the alleged killer of 80-year-old dogwalker was free despite 8 felony convictions
The man accused of killing an 80-year-old dogwalker in a carjacking Tuesday has a lengthy criminal history in Washington much before the alleged attack in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood, according to state records. State records show Jahmed Haynes, 48, was previously convicted of vehicular homicide, drug possession, car thefts,...
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