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Critical Fire Danger for PNW: Red Flag Warning in Effect
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning and a heat advisory for much of Eastern Washington and the lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. A Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, extremely low humidities, and stronger winds combine together producing a greater risk of fire danger.
Boeing factory workers in Washington state vote in favor of strike mandate, union says
Earlier in the day, many of the estimated 30,000 workers who build Boeing's 737 MAX and other jets crowded to vote at Seattle's T-Mobile Park, although they cannot strike before their contract expires on Sept. 12. Boeing's labor talks come as the U.S. planemaker loses ground to rival Airbus and...
Exhausted Hotshot Fire Crews Watch As Washington Burns
The Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has expanded to 15,757 acres, 14% contained. Firefighters have been working diligently to protect the community of Stehekin through strategic firing operations. These controlled burns, conducted about 8 miles southeast of Stehekin, have created a buffer zone by removing dry and dead ground fuels.
Winco Foods Removes Self-Checkouts in Oregon, WA Next?
Winco Foods, which has stores in WA, OR and its state of origin, Idaho, has apparently begun to remove self-checkout stands from some of its stores in Oregon. Online social media posts indicate some are gone. According to Reddit users online, at least one Portland, OR area Winco has removed...
QIN/Shoalwater included in $52 million through Climate Commitment Act funding
$52 million will go to Native American tribes in Washington at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles, and restore wetlands. Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement in Taholah on Tuesday alongside Quinault Indian Nation President...
Columbia River Drug Task Force scrambles to secure adequate funding, receiving $150,000 grant from Department of Commerce
WENATCHEE—The Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF) acquired $150,000 in grant funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce. The grant was allocated following a direct Ellensburg address from the CRDTF and other drug task forces across the state centered on the criticality of funding for drug task forces.
Q&A With Marc Arsell Robinson
Connecting Local Black Student Organizing in the ’60s to Campus Politics Today. Where universities once occupied public imagination as finishing schools for a storied elite, fora of higher education have, over time, been treated by reactionary members of political and civil society as threats to national stability fueled by ignorance and immaturity. But what happens on campus doesn’t stay on campus: The forms of punishment and surveillance developed on college campuses in reaction to this perceived threat have spilled into the ways police and governments clamp down on other movements. This is by design, according to Dr. Marc Arsell Robinson, author of Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest.
$42 million tort claim accuses Washington AGO, WSU of racketeering
(The Center Square) – A potential subcontractor for a state police use of force database project who has had a long-running feud with the state Attorney General’s Office and Washington State University has now filed a $42 million tort claim that includes accusations of racketeering. Police Strategies CEO Bob Scales was among potential bidders on a request for proposal put out in 2022 by the AGO via Senate Bill 5259. A former King County prosecutor, Scales was also consulted by legislators as the bill advanced...
Washington ranks fourth highest in U.S. for homeownership costs
SEATTLE - Washington homeownership costs rank as the fourth most expensive in the U.S. according to a recent study conducted by Cinch Home Services. The study analyzed the property taxes, mortgage payments, and maintenance fees for median-priced homes in each state to identify states most susceptive to high housing costs.
Quilts of Valor wrap three Nespelem veterans
NESPELEM – A trio of Nespelem veterans are feeling the warmth of appreciation and recognition following a presentation on July 9 by the North Central Quilts of Valor chapter in Tonasket. John Robertson Whitelaw, William Stanley Clark, and James Austin Cunningham were singled out for their military service. Whitelaw,...
Rare books, maps and atlases from Birmingham-Southern College will be auctioned July 31st-August 1st
DAVENPORT, Wash. – An important collection of rare books, maps and atlases from the recently closed Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama will be sold at auction on July 31st and August 1st by Grant Zahajko Auctions, online and live in the Grant Zahajko gallery located at 510 Morgan Street in Davenport. Start times on both auction days will be 9 am Pacific time.
Pateros secures $2.5 Million HUD Grant for Mall Revitalization Project
PATEROS—City officials learned late last month that the city's $2.5 million grant application for the Mall Revitalization Project, submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2022, has been approved. City Administrator Jord Wilson delivered the news at the regular monthly city council meeting on Monday,...
Okanogan County Authorities Seek Witnesses to Bridgeport Area Felony Hit-and-Run Collision
Authorities in Okanogan County are urgently seeking information after a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision early last Sunday. The victim was walking on State Route 17 near milepost 138, not far from Bridgeport, when he was struck by a vehicle, or possibly multiple vehicles, that failed to remain at the scene. The Washington State Patrol reported the collision occurred between 3:00 and 3:00 AM. Investigators are combing the area for evidence and have asked for the public's assistance in identifying the driver or drivers involved.
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