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Fallen EMS Heroes to Be Honored
The National EMS Memorial Service and the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride will pay tribute to our fallen EMS and air medical providers from throughout the United States during the 2024 National EMS Weekend of Honor, scheduled July 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington, Va. This year there are 36 honorees being recognized from 18 states. The 2024 list of honorees can be found at NEMSMS Honorees.
WA Tribes getting tens of millions for flood recovery, relocation
(The Center Square) – Native American tribes across Washington state are set to receive tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to address flood risk and other issues related to climate change. This week, at a remote meeting in Taholah, Wash., staff members from the Washington Department of Commerce and Gov. Jay Inslee announced $52 million for native tribes, including the Quinault Indian Nation on the Pacific coast of the Olympic Peninsula. ...
Catholic clergy abuse survivors still optimistic after investigation into Washington dioceses stalls
OLYMPIA, Wash. – After a Washington Attorney General’s Office investigation alleging that the Dioceses of Seattle, Spokane and Yakima used charitable funds to cover-up sex abuse was halted by a superior court judge on Friday, clergy abuse advocates are still demanding accountability. Abuse survivors and reform advocates from...
Another shooting along Aurora Avenue North leaves 25-year-old man injured
SEATTLE — Police responded to a shooting at North 90th Street and Aurora Avenue North in north Seattle early Friday morning. KOMO News has reported extensively about shootings along Aurora Avenue. On Thursday, KOMO reported that a Wednesday morning shooting marked the third in 12 days on Aurora. The...
Mariners Predicted to Land All-Star Slugger With 30-HR Power to Bolster Lineup
The Seattle Mariners are returning from the All-Star break with a slim one-game lead over the Houston Astros in the American League West. Seattle needs to add more offense before the July 30 trade deadline. Could All-Star slugger Isaac Paredes of the Tampa Bay Rays be the help manager Scott Servais’ club needs?
Vino you want to: Attend the annual Auction of Washington Wines and Winemaker Picnic
On Aug. 9, the expansive grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle will be transformed into a wine and culinary utopia as it hosts the ever-popular Winemaker Picnic & Barrel Auction. The event brings together the best of Washington’s wine industry, offering a perfect setting to meet winemakers, sample some of Washington's finest wines (over 100 to choose from), and enjoy Pacific Northwest bites from top local chefs.
$1.6 million in Scholarships to learn a trade in Washington.
I don't know about you, but in my family when I was a kid, the goal was always to go to college. Both of my parents were college educated. All of my siblings went to college, I was the youngest in my family, and I was expected to go to college as well. I went to what is now called Central Washington University. (Back then, it was State College.)
AI is here to stay. Its design shouldn’t leave kids behind.
Seattle is at the forefront of the AI revolution, and while we don’t work in the technology industry, we see the promise for our field of pediatrics. AI is already shaping a new era in medical breakthroughs and... The post AI is here to stay. Its design shouldn’t leave kids behind. appeared first on Seattle magazine.
$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...
Civil rights lawsuit filed against Washington landlord
PEORIA, Ill. – A Washington landlord is accused of sexually harassing female tenants and housing applicants. The U.S. Justice Department outlined the charges against Michael DeWitte in a civil rights lawsuit filed in Federal Court in Peoria. The lawsuit alleges that since at least 2002 DeWitte subjected female tenants...
Raptor Deck: From Startup to Global Supplier
“We had no inkling of creating a business or anything. It was just a total fluke.” Dan Kaseler still chuckles when he relates the story that led him to start Raptor Deck in 2011. His company produces nonskid decking made of PEVA foam (a mixture of polyethylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate) backed with 3M adhesive. The firm operates a tidy shop at Shilshole Marine (Seattle, Washington) with a half-dozen employees, shipping CNC-cut kits to production builders and as an after-market product for retrofits and to individual boat owners. The company built relationships with dozens of domestic and international production and custom builders as well as marine supply stores; and it’s growing a library of decking patterns for hundreds of different boat models, plus all the one-off kits they have cut.
Marshall Hugh, Founder of Fremont Fridays, Talks Community and Growth on The Day with Trae
Marshall Hugh, the creative force behind Seattle's Fremont Fridays, recently appeared on The Day with Trae to discuss the origins and evolution of what is rapidly becoming a beloved Seattle music and art summer series. Fremont Fridays began as a grassroots effort to bring music directly to people during the...
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 port explosion
Gabriel Spitzer (he/him) is Senior Editor of Short Wave, NPR's daily science podcast. He comes to NPR following years of experience at Member stations – most recently at KNKX in Seattle, where he covered science and health and then co-founded and hosted the weekly show Sound Effect. That show told character-driven stories of the region's people. When the Pacific Northwest became the first place in the U.S. hit by COVID-19, the show switched gears and relaunched as Transmission, one of the country's first podcasts about the pandemic.
Bainbridge football duo Grant, Goade generating college interest
Six years ago, Bainbridge's football boasted one of the top offensive duos in West Sound as senior quarterback Gannon Winker and senior running back Max McLeod helped lead the Spartans to the playoffs in the Metro League 3A. Piloting a run-heavy, triple-option offense under former Bainbridge head coach Jeff Rouser,...
Unified Fix Our Ferries citizen movement sets sail
Ferry-served communities band together for legislative action. Vashon Island, Washington—The Fix Our Ferries citizen action movement has grown to four communities that extend the length and breadth of the Washington State Ferries system, from the San Juan Islands to Vashon Island. Representative groups from the communities have signed a get-it-done letter to the Governor and the Legislature, pressing for immediate steps to relieve the years-long ferry crisis during the 2025 budget session.
Maple Leafs Rejected By $50 Million Defenseman in Free Agency
The Toronto Maple Leafs tried to sign many elite-level free agents at the start of July but we keep hearing them publically reveal they rejected the Canadian franchise. The latest player to join that group is defenseman Brandon Montour, who won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024 and then signed with the lowly Seattle Kraken in free agency.
Exhausted Fire Crews Watch As Washington Burns
The Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has now expanded to 25,688 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.
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