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'I can't have her lost:' Woman trying to spread mother's ashes driving from Alabama to Washington after CrowdStrike outage delays flight
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — An Enumclaw woman is driving from Alabama to Washington state to deliver her mother's ashes after her flights home were continuously delayed by the CrowdStrike outage. Heather Francisco said she planned to honor her mother's wishes by scattering her ashes in Mississippi where she was originally...
Red Cross Has Opened 13 Shelters so far This Wildfire Season. How You Can Prepare Before Disaster Strikes.
Oregon wildfires has burned more than 945,000 acres. [Portland, ORE, July 25, 2024] — Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Fight to save Puget Sound kelp bed underscores NW habitat challenges
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources and the Squaxin Island Tribe have announced a partnership to conserve the Squaxin Island Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound. DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone,...
Washington state agency defends giving AGO investigation of tort claim against it
(The Center Square) – The Washington state agency tasked with overseeing tort claim investigations and determining whether individuals should be compensated as a result is defending its decision to assign an investigation to the state Attorney General’s Office in which the AGO and its client, Washington State University, are named defendants. Earlier this month, Police Strategies President Bob Scales filed a tort claim with the Department of Enterprise Services Office of Risk Management against the AGO and WSU, accusing them of a variety of illegal...
Appeals court dismisses GOP states’ attempt to intervene in mifepristone challenge
Idaho and a group of GOP-led states won’t be allowed to join the state of Washington’s lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mifepristone regulation, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Idaho couldn’t prove an injury related to the FDA’s regulations, so it did not have standing…
Washington National Guard helicopter crew mobilized to help fight wildfires
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — A Washington Army National Guard helicopter crew was mobilized Wednesday to help wildland firefighters across eastern, WA. According to the Washington National Guard, A UH-60 Blackhawk and a crew from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation will be dropping water on multiple fires. The...
Thunderstorms ignite several new fires in the Methow region
Lightning storms ignited several new fires in and around the Methow Valley in the past week, closing the North Cascades Highway and many trails along the highway corridor. Still, those fires remain small compared with the human-caused Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan, which had grown to 30,667 acres as of Tuesday (July 23).
Lawsuit officially filed by parents against Mead School District
MEAD, Wash. — Mead School District is being sued by the parents of a high school football player for alleged abuse by fellow teammates. They say it happened more than a year ago during summer at training camp at Eastern Washington University -- but wasn't reported to police until eight months later.
Films from 1999 at the Garland, Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino expands; plus, new music!
TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA MOVIE LIKE IT'S... Among film nerds there's an ever-going debate about the greatest year in movies of all time. And when the topic comes up, 1999 is always part of the discussion. Find out why by checking out the Garland Theater's "Party Like It's 1999" film series highlighting just a small sample of the best from that lauded year. After kicking off earlier this month with screenings of The Matrix and Fight Club, the upcoming slate features Office Space (July 26-28), 10 Things I Hate About You (Aug. 2-4), The Sixth Sense (Aug. 9-11), The Mummy (Aug. 16-18), and Life (Aug. 30-Sept 1). That's loads of summer popcorn munching goodness without the fear of Y2K destroying society! (SETH SOMMERFELD)
Officers’ fate rests with prosecutors as investigation into downtown Spokane shooting concludes
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Independent Investigative Response Team has finished looking into the police-involved shooting that occurred in downtown Spokane in February. The Spokane County Prosecutor will now decide the fate of the officers involved. Spokane police officers and Department of Corrections officers responded to a suicidal man...
Spokane County deputies intervene in violent assault; suspects booked for DUI and assault
SPOKANE, Wash. – Deputies intervened in a violent assault, resulting in one suspect being booked for DUI and another for assault and obstruction. According to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, on July 24 at about 10:35 p.m., deputies on patrol near North Division Street and West Lyons Avenue heard yelling. They saw a woman on the ground being punched and kicked by 18-year-old Alyssa Smith, with two men nearby.
UPDATE: Power Has Been Restored in Pasco
UPDATE: Power was restored at approximately 3:30 pm. If you are still without power, contact the Franklin County PUD at 509-542-5300. Franklin County PUD has confirmed that approximately 1000 customers between Road 100 and S. First Street in Pasco are without power. The cause is unknown at this time but...
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