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Washington State’s Tough New Law Targets Street Racing Spectators
Washington State's Tough New Law Targets Street Racing Spectators. If you are seen hanging out, filming, and organizing a street race, you'll soon find yourself in hot water with the police. Can Street Racing Spectators Get A Ticket For Watching The Race In WA State?. In this day and age...
Campaign to Close Pay Gap Deficit for Women in Washington
A campaign to close the gender pay gap in Washington called Activate 3.8 was launched by the Washington Women's Commission (WSWC) June 28th in Seattle. A study the National Partnership for Women and Families was reported by The Center Square claims women in Washington earned $18,400 less in wages than men in 2022. The gap is the second largest in the nation, behind Utah. There is a combined annual total of more than $1.6 trillion in gender pay gap in the U.S.
WA Fish and Wildlife Commission to decide on 'endangered' status of gray wolves
(The Center Square) – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide later this month on lowering gray wolves’ status under the state’s endangered species law. Environmentalists and others who oppose the status change say it would lead to inadequate protection for the animals, who still haven’t recovered in parts of the state. Supporters of the change contend it would do little in terms of how the animals are shielded...
21,000 Washingtonians to get payout from lawsuit over fake plastic surgery reviews
A Seattle-area plastic surgery business and its owner have agreed to a $5 million settlement in a federal lawsuit that charged the company with coercing patients into providing falsified online reviews to help boost its reputation. The lawsuit, filed 18 months ago in U.S. District Court for the Western District...
Heat Advisory issued for western Washington over post-Fourth of July weekend
SEATTLE — A Heat Advisory has been issued for much of western Washington beginning Friday afternoon as temperatures should approach and even exceed 90 degrees over the weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the heat advisory will begin at noon Friday and run through 10 p.m. Monday. The...
Wenatchee, Moses Lake To Set Records During Coming Heatwave
The heat will soon be on for North Central Washington and the Columbia Basin. Temperatures in the region are expected to surge into triple digits by Friday with record-tying or -breaking highs possible by early next week. Meteorologist Greg Koch with the National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Spokane says...
The 13 WA Hospitals That Received the Perfect ‘A’ Safety Grade
THE 13 WA HOSPITALS THAT RECEIVED THE PERFECT ‘A’ SAFETY GRADE. My mother recently had an extended hospital stay. It made sense to me that the hospital she was cared for at: St. Michael’s Medical Center in Silverdale - was given an “A” rating by the Leapfrog Group.
$8k reward for information on deaths of common loon pair and chicks
OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking the public for information about two adult common loons and their chicks that were found shot and killed near Beaver Lake.
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