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Central Washington University Granted Nearly $1 Million for Solar Energy Projects
Central Washington University received a pair of grant awards totaling nearly $1 million for solar energy projects aimed to decarbonize the university. When the Washington State Department of Commerce announced the recipients of its Community Decarbonization 2024 Grant Program, two Central initiatives were on the list. Central was awarded $473,467...
Lake Chelan Pro Rodeo returns for fourth year, promises 'Wildest Show on Dirt'
CHELAN — The Lake Chelan Pro Rodeo is set to return for its fourth year on July 19 and 20, offering what organizers describe as "Chelan's wildest show on dirt." The event promises a weekend of high-energy rodeo action, featuring over 100 contestants competing in various events such as steer wrestling, roping, saddle-bronc, and bull riding.
Leavenworth moves forward with purchase of car wash property
LEAVENWORTH – The City of Leavenworth will be purchasing the former Cascade Quick Lube and Car Wash property for $1.9 million. The city has been considering acquiring the property, located at 1451 U.S. Highway 2, for municipal purposes since at least 2018. However, it chose not to pursue it further based on a known contamination site across the highway, formerly known as Glacier Park. The Glacier Park site was impacted by petroleum contamination and has received cleanup efforts since the 1990s.
Future Coug Malia Ruud's mom, a former player and coach, made sure daughter evolved in a changing game
MALIA RUUD, THE No. 2-ranked Washington high school basketball prospect in the 2025 recruiting cycle, neither shies away from her misspent youth as a Husky fan nor her burgeoning love affair with Washington State University. "We were Husky fans [in our household], because my mom and uncle played there," the...
Lonerock 'mere inches' from devastation from Lone Rock Fire; 2 more counties issue evacuations
The Lone Rock Fire in Gilliam County moved into Morrow and Wheeler Counties Monday, prompting more evacuations alerts. The last official estimate was 20,000 acres burned. Central Oregon Fire Info reports firefighters from Bureau of Land Management-Prineville, Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office worked to protect the community of Lonerock.
City of Hermiston and collaborators plant 40 trees at EOTEC
HERMISTON, Ore. -- More than 30 volunteers from Amazon Web Services, Umatilla County Fair and the Arbor Day Foundation assisted the City of Hermiston to plant 40 trees at the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center.
Central Washington State County has had 12 Homicides so far This Year
A man's death in a shooting July 3 near Grandview was a homicide, an autopsy concluded. The autopsy was performed in Thurston County, Yakima County Chief Deputy Coroner Marshall Slight said. Yakima County sheriff’s detectives are investigating the homicide, which occurred in the area of South Euclid and Bridgeview Roads....
Hermona Girmay of Edmonds crowned Miss Washington 2024
Hermona Girmay of Edmonds, who was named Miss Seattle in February, was crowned Miss Washington 2024 on July 6 at Capital High School Performing Arts Center in Olympia. Girmay, who was born and raised in Edmonds, attended Holy Rosary School and graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School. According to a news...
WA politicians react to assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump
As the investigation into Saturday’s assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, leaders in Washington state are sounding off. "Today is a dark day for the United States of America," Washington GOP chairman Jim Walsh told FOX 13. "The assassination attempt on President Trump is a reminder that the incessant and incendiary rhetoric from the radical left and the mainstream media has dire consequences. It has no place in political discourse. We pray for America. We pray for President Trump and his family. And we mourn the loss of the innocent bystander."
The Behavioral Health Crisis, Homelessness, and a Heat Wave
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic inform the current behavioral health crisis. Excess heat events are more frequent due to the effects of climate change. The health system is not ready to respond to the growing needs of the community. Amid a prolonged heat wave two years ago in July, I...
Car crash on State Route 97 near Entiat leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
ENTIAT, Wash. – ENTIAT, Wash. – A 20-year-old man is dead and two others are injured after a car crash on State Route 97 in Douglas County. According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the 20-year-old’s car was traveling southbound on SR 97, while another car, carrying a driver and passenger from Spokane, was traveling north. The southbound car crossed the center line and crashed with the northbound vehicle. The 20-year-old’s car caught fire, and both vehicles partially blocked the northbound lane.
State department transfers 43 young men from juvenile to adult jails in Washington
WASHINGTON, USA — The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families announced it transferred 43 young men with adult sentences from a juvenile facility to the Department of Corrections. Just one week before the announcement, the department announced it was suspending intake at two juvenile facilities, the Green...
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