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FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed in El Segundo, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2011.

Boeing and largest union say they’ve reached deal to avoid strike, pending ratification

FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed in El Segundo, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2011.

September 8, 2024, 9:25am Latest News

Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production by the end of the coming week. Read story

Some contract fire pilots work year-round, flying wherever the land is burning. Others work only during fire season, which has been expanding in length and intensity throughout the West.

Hot, dirty and dangerous: Aerial firefighting is a labor of love

Some contract fire pilots work year-round, flying wherever the land is burning. Others work only during fire season, which has been expanding in length and intensity throughout the West.

September 8, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

LOS ANGELES -- Diving toward a burning hillside in his first season flying an air tanker for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Jeff Reynolds realized he was doing just about everything his early flight instructors warned him not to. Read story

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Can you get arrested in WA for faking a doctor’s note to call in sick? What state law says

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September 8, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

On Aug. 28 the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of a man in Blaine who had allegedly forged a doctor’s note. According to authorities, the man submitted a note with the name and signature of a nearby doctor in order to call in sick to work, but the… Read story

Don’t know what to do with your old clothes? California may require the fashion industry to take them back from you — for free

September 8, 2024, 6:02am Business

In California, it’s relatively easy to recycle aluminum cans, newspapers or glass bottles. But for one of the most commonly used household products — clothes — options are few. Read story

A birds-eye view of the Gorge Amphitheater.

This tiny WA town was the top Airbnb destination worldwide for summer 2024. Here’s why

A birds-eye view of the Gorge Amphitheater.

September 8, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

Summer is the most popular travel season, when people across the country plan trips to new places. Tourism booms during the warm months, boosting the economies of many cities. Read story

Author and fly-fisherman Steve Duda reflects on life, in the water and out of it, in his new book, &ldquo;River Songs.&rdquo; (Gregory Scruggs/The Seattle Times/TNS)

In ‘River Songs,’ Seattle’s Steve Duda recounts fly-fishing joys and struggles

Author and fly-fisherman Steve Duda reflects on life, in the water and out of it, in his new book, &ldquo;River Songs.&rdquo; (Gregory Scruggs/The Seattle Times/TNS)

September 8, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

After more than three decades of fly-fishing, Steve Duda still hasn’t lost his sense of childlike wonder. Read story

Law enforcement arrive as students are evacuated to the football stadium after the school campus was placed on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire

Law enforcement arrive as students are evacuated to the football stadium after the school campus was placed on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

September 8, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

It was the middle of second period at Apalachee High School, and the boy who few knew slipped out of his algebra class in J Hall again. That didn’t strike his fellow students as unusual. Read story

The 777 factory line, left, is seen next to the 787 line, right, at Boeing&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s Everett Production Facility on June 15, 2022, in Everett, Washington.

On Boeing’s factory floor, workers feel ‘overmanaged and undersupported’

The 777 factory line, left, is seen next to the 787 line, right, at Boeing&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s Everett Production Facility on June 15, 2022, in Everett, Washington.

September 8, 2024, 6:00am Business

Patric Boone doesn’t think Boeing can change. Read story

Attorney David McDonald considers himself semi-retired, but the 66-year-old frequently puts in 40-hour weeks of pro bono work for Clark County environmental groups.

Pro bono ‘warrior’: Ridgefield attorney David McDonald fights for the environment in the Northwest

Attorney David McDonald considers himself semi-retired, but the 66-year-old frequently puts in 40-hour weeks of pro bono work for Clark County environmental groups.

September 7, 2024, 6:14am Business

The last of a dying breed — the pro bono attorney fighting against government corruption, greedy developers and irresponsible business owners. That’s how others might describe Ridgefield attorney David McDonald, but that’s not how he would describe himself. Read story

Swimmers jump off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge at the starting line Monday, during the 80th Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.

Annual Columbia River Cross-Channel Swim equal parts challenge and tradition for swimmers

Swimmers jump off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge at the starting line Monday, during the 80th Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.

September 7, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Life

Early Labor Day morning, Lynn Rasmussen and her group — The Faux Fur-sters — shed their warm, namesake coats to reveal wetsuits. They approached the open door of Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler, which had paddled a mile from shore into the Columbia River’s shipping channel. Read story