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Sirens: Juveniles steal cart full of alcohol; counterfeit currency passed; suspect climbs fence, sleeps in garage
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal trespass • Two subjects were trespassed from a property in the 1200 block of Alder Street just after 1:10 p.m. on July 15. • A homeless ...
Twirl Foundation in Centralia continues to provide formal wear and more to those in need
In the wake of successfully receiving and distributing donations of 5,000 dresses over the years, Holly Phelps, owner of the Twirl Foundation nonprofit, has just one goal for the future: to keep it
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
Do You Have This Heat Pump in WA? Recall Alert
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued yet another Recall Alert. Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing Recalls Daikin FIT, Amana Brand S-series, and Goodman SD Heat Pumps Due to Risk of Excessive Heat Exposure. What does one look like?. https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/styles/recall_product/public/1AmanaS-Series.jpg?VersionId=tjsOwnE3NvvAK62k190HstXlh4embEiO&itok=MAlNNeT9. https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/styles/recall_product/public/1AmanaS-Series.jpg?VersionId=tjsOwnE3NvvAK62k190HstXlh4embEiO&itok=MAlNNeT9. What exactly is going on with this?. Why...
In Central WA, 4th District race heats up in conservative showdown
Most election analysts expect Washington’s 4th Congressional District to remain Republican come November. That’s usually good news for a candidate like U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, an experienced incumbent —he’s been in Congress since 2015 — with a sizable chest of political contributions. Washington Statewide Voter...
Puget Sound Office Market Struggles: Key Insights from the 2nd Quarter 2024
Seattle’s office market continues to grapple with significant challenges, marked by weak tenant demand, rising sublease space, and record-high vacancy rates, according to a recent Q2 2024 industry market report by brokerage firm Kidder Mathews. The Puget Sound region as a whole is experiencing a suppressed office market, with fundamentals underperforming. The market-wide vacancy rate has now increased for the tenth consecutive quarter, and net absorption totals were negative 1.5 million square feet for the first half of the year. Additionally, asking lease rates dropped by 4 percent year-over-year. These trends are particularly pronounced in Seattle, the region’s largest market, which is struggling with elevated levels of remote and hybrid work, reduced foot traffic (50 percent lower than pre-COVID levels), and the lowest occupancy rates in the area.
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.
“Mommy is in the trees”: Surviving Toddler’s Words Still Haunt Washington
Just two weeks before Christmas, 1985, a young toddler is found wandering alone outside a Kmart in western Washington. Her parents couldn't be found anywhere. A few days later, the young girl - named Crystal - was reunited with her grandmother. There was only one clue that Crystal could offer to the location of her missing parents:
A New Wildlife Crossing Provides Safe Passage Over a Busy Interstate
If you drive down Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state, there is a good chance an animal might be traveling above or below you. This busy travel corridor, heavily trafficked by motorists and fauna, is now home to an impressive network of wildlife crossings that safeguard the region’s biodiversity by providing animals safe passage across once-treacherous highways.
Washington parent group filing federal challenge to Biden Title IX changes
(The Center Square) – The fight over the Biden administration's rule changes to Title IX, which will allow boys who identify as girls to compete in girls' sports, has inspired a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit in Washington state. Other states led by Republican governors or attorneys general have succeeded in getting preliminary injunctions to block the new rules. In Washington, where Democrats are firmly in control, the challenge comes from a group of citizen activists. ...
Faced with limited work options, asylum-seekers are starting businesses in Washington state
A s Adriana Figueira tries to get her new business off the ground, she’s also navigating the asylum-seeking process. Figueira, who’s from Venezuela, arrived at the southern border of the United States less than a year ago, asking federal officials for asylum from political persecution. Since then, Figueira has been living and organizing with other asylum-seekers in the Seattle area, getting to know them and learning about their previous lives. Her business idea is to connect other new immigrants to freelance work opportunities so they too can make a living. The plan is to help people tap into the skills they’ve already got. “We need to know their talents above all else — what they dedicated themselves to beforehand,” Figueira said.
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