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City of Auburn announces 2025 Artist Project Support Grant opportunity
The City of Auburn is inviting artists to apply for its 2025 Artist Project Support Grant, aimed at fostering growth, innovation, excellence, and accessibility in the arts within the community. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2024. The grant program supports arts-related projects and programs that offer free public...
Working relationship: Transparency key to successful H2A recruitment at Stemilt
WENATCHEE — Like many other businesses, the tree fruit industry is faced with the challenge of recruiting and retaining a quality workforce. The owners of Stemilt say that in their experience transparency is an important component of both finding and keeping good workers. Stemilt is among the growers in...
Washington State: Brave pre-teens thwart kidnapping attempt, save six-year-old girl
In a remarkable display of courage, three 11-year-old girls from Washington State are being hailed as heroes after they thwarted the kidnapping of a six-year-old girl in Kent, a suburb of Seattle. The incident, which unfolded on Tuesday evening, has captured national attention and highlighted the power of community vigilance.
Friday sets new record for consecutive 80-degree days in Western Washington
The 80s are rockin’!! I’m not talking about Van Halen, Aerosmith or Queen, but rather a record-breaking streak of 80 degrees or better in Seattle and much of the Western Washington interior. As of Friday Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) has had high temperatures of 80 degrees or...
Puyallup Tribe Preps for Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey
The Puyallup Tribe announced in a release this week that planning and preparation for the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey 2024 is currently in full swing. The event will see tribal and First Nations communities navigate Pacific Northwest waters — specifically those with ancestral significance — on canoes across several weeks, with an emphasis on adults and tribal elders imparting history and other lessons to younger tribal members, the release said.
Back From Break, Rainiers Open Quick Homestand Tonight
The All-Star break is over, and it’s time for baseball to resume. The Rainiers are home for a quick three-game weekend series against the Reno Aces before going off on the road again. Many of the players arrived back in town yesterday, and there was even an optional workout...
Brew Five Three 2024 Live Performances
TACOMA, WA — Come for the brews and stay for the live entertainment. Brew Five Three, Tacoma’s outdoor beer and music festival, is thrilled to announce the live performers taking the stage on Saturday, August 10 from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. at Chambers Creek Regional Park. Three musical performances and a special live recording of a beer lovers podcast. See below for more information on each performer.
Auburn shooting leaves man dead
AUBURN, Wash. - A man is dead after a shooting Thursday night in Auburn, the King County Sheriff's Office said. At about 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of shots fired near the Brookside Village Apartments off 34th Avenue South. When deputies arrived, they found an injured man on...
Convicted Auburn officer’s attorneys seek new trial, new judge
Three weeks following his conviction on a felony murder and assault charge, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson’s lawyers have filed motions for a new trial, and the recusal of the trial’s judge, citing misconduct, an “enormous” accumulation of errors, and deception and impartiality. Nelson’s attorneys —...
Introducing Be Well Washington: Fostering Health and Wellness
The Washington State Department of Health is encouraging everyone to live their BEST life. They've launched 'BE WELL WA,' an initiative designed to help all Washingtonians achieve a well-rounded, healthy lifestyle. "We want individuals to reimagine what wellness looks like,” said Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health. “Often...
‘Endangered’ status to remain in effect for WA wolves
A sharply-divided state panel on Friday retained strict protections for gray wolves in Washington, concluding their status under the state’s endangered species law should not change despite signs of a growing population. In a pair of 5-4 votes, the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission rejected downlisting wolves from “endangered” to either “threatened” or “sensitive,” […] The post ‘Endangered’ status to remain in effect for WA wolves appeared first on Washington State Standard.
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