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Year-old Northwest potatoes are being dumped in favor of new potatoes
For two years, Northwest farmers didn’t have enough potatoes for processors. The crops yielded under what was expected. Processors were buying potatoes from the Midwest, East Coast and even Canada to make fries. Fast food restaurants weren’t getting all the fries that they could sell. But then, last...
Departure of Saks from downtown Seattle hits retail core with another bit of bad news
Downtown Seattle’s retail core is taking another hit with the announcement that Saks OFF 5th will close this month. The Saks store posted signs this week that July 20 will be its final day. “I go there a couple of times a month, and now it’s just another big...
2 Arrests In 1 Major Investigation: Vancouver Police Seek Public’s Help in Uncovering Online Child Predator Network!
Vancouver Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Victims of Child Predator Investigation. Two Men Arrested, Charged with Multiple Counts of Child Sexual Abuse. According to The Columbian, the Vancouver Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying potential victims in an ongoing online child predator investigation. In line with the request follows the recent arrests of two Vancouver men accused of being involved in child sexual abuse. Christopher “CJ” Bradshaw was apprehended on Tuesday and faces charges including multiple counts of malicious abuse including (first-degree dealing and possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, first-degree child molestation, and second-degree incest.)
Teen dead, 2 boys injured after late night Auburn shooting
AUBURN, Wash. — A 16-year-old is dead after a late Friday night shooting in Auburn. The Auburn Police Department (APD) is investigating a homicide that left one juvenile dead and two others injured. Auburn police said the shooting happened Friday, July 12 around 10:45 p.m. at the 500 block...
NB PAWS holding vaccination clinic in Montesano on July 14
North Beach PAWS, the all-volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered outside Ocean Shores, is conducting its third low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 on Sunday, July 14, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Montesano Farm & Home with assistance from Brady Veterinary Hospital. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines...
For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out
TAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold speckles the walls inside, leaving the 46-year-old fisherman feeling drained if he spends too much time in the house.
Washington panel eyes increasing jail-based voter participation
(The Center Square) – Although a proposal allowing convicted felons to vote from jail while serving a sentence failed to gain traction, there may be renewed efforts to expand jail-based voter participation among those who have still retained their voting rights. Under Washington state law, a person otherwise qualified to register to vote can have their voting rights taken away due to a court order, serving a sentence of total confinement in prison for a state felony conviction, or being incarcerated for a federal or...
50th annual SeafoodFest starts today in Ballard
The biggest free summer festival of the year is kicking off today: SeafoodFest is taking over downtown Ballard starting this afternoon. The SeafoodFest is mostly centered around 22nd Ave NW, NW Market St, and Ballard Ave with vendors selling seafood and activities spread from Ballard Commons’ Festi-Bowl down to the music stage and beer garden on Ballard Ave.
Navy Flight Schedule at NAS Whidbey Island Complex Aircraft carrier-based flight training operations are scheduled to occur at OLF and Ault field complex for the week of July 15-21, 2024
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – There are aircraft carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island complex the week of July 15-21, 2024. People living in local communities should remain aware that the aforementioned operations are not the only operations out...
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