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NEWS BITES: July 25, 2024
Jul. 25—EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff's Department released a statement saying that the Grant County Sheriff's Motor Traffic unit is patrolling roadways all over the county to look for motorists not driving safely due to the county fair. The statement has tips to avoid being pulled over such as: Don't drive under the influence, don't speed, don't drive aggressively, don't drive ...
Keeping Families Together Act reduces dependency cases in Grant Co.
Jul. 25—MOSES LAKE — Grant County Juvenile Court has seen a decrease in dependency cases in the last couple of months. Dependency cases involve issues with guardians of minors, which includes minors in the foster care system and minors being relocated to other family members. According to Suhail Palacios, the county's juvenile court administrator, July only had 149 active cases compared to the ...
Grant Co. Jail project moving quickly
Jul. 24—EPHRATA — The New Grant County Jail is progressing rapidly according to Tom Gaines, the Grant County central services director. He provided updates on the new Grant County Jail during the County Commissioners meeting Monday, with further discussion Tuesday. The update included that construction was going well, with 50 workers onsite handling various tasks such as concrete work, ...
Washington athletes look forward to 'once-in-a-lifetime' Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
PARIS, France — The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony always seems to have its share of surprises. In Rio, it was a shirtless Tongan that stole the show. In South Korea he returned, and then again in Tokyo. The ceremony, which marks the official commencement of the Olympic Games, brings...
US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest to boost declining fish populations and support the treaty-protected fishing rights of Native American tribes, officials announced Thursday. The departments of Commerce and the Interior said there will be an initial $54 million for hatchery maintenance and modernization made available to 27 tribes in the region, which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. The hatcheries “produce the salmon that tribes need to live,” said Jennifer Quan, the regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. “We are talking about food for the tribes and supporting their culture and their spirituality.” Some of the facilities are on the brink of failure, Quan said, with a backlog of deferred maintenance that has a cost estimated at more than $1 billion.
State to start investigating deadly police encounters
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The State of Washington is about to change the way it investigates deadly police encounters. Starting December 1, the state’s Office of Independent Investigations will head up inquiries into cases where police are involved in deadly incidents. At first, the agency will only investigate cases...
Complaint against Let’s Go Washington won’t be sent to AG’s office
The state Public Disclosure Commission decided Thursday to retain jurisdiction on a complaint alleging Let’s Go Washington and its founder Brian Heywood violated campaign finance laws in the course of gathering signatures for six initiatives last year. An alliance of progressive groups, which filed the complaint a year ago and is now opposing three of […] The post Complaint against Let’s Go Washington won’t be sent to AG’s office appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Which WA Democrat has not endorsed Kamala Harris? Take KUOW's news quiz
Test your news knowledge with stories from this week. We've included links below if you want to learn more — or if you want to find the answers in our articles. We don't judge here. Which Washington state Democrat has not endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the...
Crypto billionaires throw big money behind Washington congressional hopeful
This week, in the Congressional district that stretches from Tacoma to the Olympic Peninsula, a PAC funded by cryptocurrency billionaires spent almost $1.5 million on ads supporting Emily Randall, a Democrat. On Facebook, her Democratic opponent in the upcoming primary in the 6th Congressional District, Hilary Franz, called it “the...
Wildfire tracker map keeps Oregonians updated
More than 60 significant fires are burning in Oregon and Washington alone, and Oregon has been plagued with hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms in recent days that have started new blazes in bone-dry vegetation. The Oregonian/OregonLive provides a wildfire tracker that keeps readers up to date. Authorities also recommend...
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