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Ravens football program looks to keep momentum in 2024
The Auburn Riverside High School football team is coming into this year after a historic 2023 season. For the first time in school history, the Ravens are looking to go back to the state tournament for a second consecutive year after breaking the 28-year drought. The Ravens lost to O’Dea,...
Fire and rain: area fires quieted by record moisture
Almost 2 inches of rain and cooler temperatures have dramatically quieted activity on the Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan and the Easy Fire west of Rainy Pass. The North Cascades Highway is open, visitors are welcome in Stehekin, and the fire camp at the Blues Ranch outside Winthrop has been completely dismantled.
A friendship, a critical need, a lifesaving decision
Brooke Edwards’ kidney donation gave Patrick Hannigan another chance. The path to a new kidney for Winthrop resident Patrick Hannigan was paved in 1990 in Walla Walla, at Whitman College. Neither Hannigan nor the friend who would 34 years later make possible his kidney transplant knew it at the time, but a friendship forged in freshman year eventually saved Hannigan’s life.
Boy Scouting returns to the Methow Valley
The Boy Scouts of America established a new troop in the Methow Valley in May, marking the first time the area has had a troop since 2019. Troop 509 seeks to instill the values of citizenship and community through outdoor adventures and community service. Valley residents Peter and Shannon Polson...
Local Animal Rescue Launches $20,000 Donation Match Backed by Former Mariners Manager Scott Servais
OKANOGAN – Team Okanogan Animal Rescue (TOAR) has announced an exciting opportunity for animal welfare supporters to double their impact through a donation match initiative. Former Seattle Mariners Manager Scott Servais and his wife, TOAR President Jill Servais, have pledged to match all donations made to the organization from today through August 30, up to $20,000.
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...
Drought conditions continue across the Pacific Northwest
WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) report that 61% of the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System region is still experiencing drought conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, many areas remain in Moderate to Exceptional Drought conditions....
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.
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