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Warm weather and sunshine for Labor Day weekend in western Washington
SEATTLE — A new weather system is bringing above-average temperatures to western Washington just in time for Labor Day weekend. A ridge of high pressure is building over the region, bringing the hottest temperatures Friday through Sunday, according to the KING 5 Weather Team. High temperatures will be in...
Yakima PD finds missing 26-year-old woman following search
YAKIMA, Wash. - UPDATE 4:34 p.m. Per the Yakima Police Department, Amber Ahyakak-Yazzie has been found. Yakima Police are currently looking for a missing 26-year-old woman. Amber Ahyakak-Yazzie has not been seen by her family or spoken to them in over a week, according to a post from the YPD.
Ron Anderson former Yakima County commissioner dead at 74
YAKIMA, Wash.-- A former Yakima County commissioner has passed away. During Tuesday's study session, mayor Patricia Byers addressed the passing. "I'd like to take some liberty at the moment and just address Mary Anderson, who is the wife of former commissioner Ron Anderson, Ron just passed away this Sunday, and we just want to extend to Mary our great sympathy for her in the situation, our condolences, and also our great appreciation for Ron and everything he accomplished in our community."
Road tolls in WA. could get more expensive if you don’t pay attention.
If you do a lot of driving in the Seattle area you wind up paying road tolls. I can remember a time when that wasn't the case but as the years go by and funding for maintaining bridges and roads reduces WSDOT is relying more on road tolls to help maintain for instance, the Mercer Island bridges.
Law enforcement on alert for Labor Day
Aug. 29—OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol put out a notice for Labor Day weekend, reminding people to be cautious on roads and make it to their destination safely. Troopers and law enforcement will conduct conducting emphasis patrols over Labor Day weekend. WSP has had 163 fatal collisions this year. WSP asks that drivers; drive sober, buckle up, follow the speed limit and drive ...
Feds giving West Coast states $100 million to create zero-emission truck fueling network
Oregon, California and Washington are getting a major boost from the federal government to advance the shipment of goods by zero-emission trucks on Interstate 5. The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving the three states $102 million to create a network of charging and fueling stations to power battery and hydrogen-fuel cell semitrucks, according to […]
Is Shari's the next Sears? Shrinking presence, legal battles raise questions about future
Once known for bottomless cups of coffee and a vast array of pies, Shari's Cafe & Pies is becoming synonymous with restaurant closures and legal battles across multiple Washington counties as well as in Idaho and Oregon. A News Tribune analysis of court filings in Washington state shows debt collection...
Commerce awards $12.6 million to create 300 units of low-income housing near public transit centers
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $12.6 million to three affordable housing projects that will produce 300 units of low-income housing near public mass transit in Seattle and Vancouver. The grants are funded by a legislative appropriation matching a donation from Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund.
More money coming to WA for housing for people with disabilities
Washington is getting a boost in funding to help subsidize rent for adults living with disabilities. The state will get $8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which announced last week it would be awarding nearly $140 million in grants nationwide to 18 state housing agencies as part of its Section […]
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