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WA, feds upend plan to clean up one of nation’s most costly, dangerous radioactive sites

April 30, 2024, 9:18am Latest News

The Department of Energy and its regulators have released a revised path forward for DOE’s most costly liability in the nation — the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in leak-prone underground tanks in Eastern Washington. Read story

A firefighter uses a drip torch to simulate blowing embers during a burn demonstration for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Western Zone at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, Monday, April 29, 2924. The building on the left is designed to mimic a home built using fire-resistant materials with defensible space around the exterior, and the building on the right is designed to mimic a home with traditional landscaping and building materials. The building on the right quickly burned to the ground.

Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing

A firefighter uses a drip torch to simulate blowing embers during a burn demonstration for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Western Zone at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, Monday, April 29, 2924. The building on the left is designed to mimic a home built using fire-resistant materials with defensible space around the exterior, and the building on the right is designed to mimic a home with traditional landscaping and building materials. The building on the right quickly burned to the ground.

April 30, 2024, 7:56am Latest News

Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. Read story

Woman’s body pulled from Columbia River near Kalama

April 30, 2024, 7:53am Latest News

The body of a woman was retrieved from the Columbia River on Sunday near the Port of Kalama. Read story

A customer looks at sports memorabilia at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday in Portland.

Oregon’s Sports Bra pub celebrates women’s sports

A customer looks at sports memorabilia at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday in Portland.

April 30, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

On a recent weeknight at this bar in Northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women’s lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer menu. Read story

FILE - A pedestrian walks past the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, June 15, 2022, in Gardiner, Mont. A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals on April 21, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries.

Yellowstone tourist from Idaho kicks bison in its leg before it turns and injures him, rangers say

FILE - A pedestrian walks past the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, June 15, 2022, in Gardiner, Mont. A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals on April 21, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries.

April 29, 2024, 5:32pm Life

A Yellowstone National Park visitor was left injured while harassing a bison herd, park rangers said. Read story

Biden approves disaster declaration for Washington after January storms

April 29, 2024, 5:29pm Clark County News

President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration on Sunday for several Washington counties following the January winter storms that caused widespread flooding, landslides, downed trees and power outages that affected over 100,000 people. Read story

Rainier Oregon Historical Museum to break ground at new space May 6

April 29, 2024, 3:11pm Northwest

The Rainier Oregon Historical Museum plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony May 6 in the organization’s new space near Rainier City Park. Read story

Aerial view of the expanded Trans Mountain oil export terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Westridge Marine Terminal now has three berths, up from one.

Washington’s border waters are on the cusp of a major rise in oil tanker traffic

Aerial view of the expanded Trans Mountain oil export terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Westridge Marine Terminal now has three berths, up from one.

April 29, 2024, 2:28pm Business

A significant increase in oil tanker traffic is in store for the Salish Sea with the completion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in British Columbia. Read story

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan holds display check before speaking during a news conference where it was revealed that he was one of the winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at the Oregon Lottery headquarters on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan holds display check before speaking during a news conference where it was revealed that he was one of the winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at the Oregon Lottery headquarters on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

April 29, 2024, 2:14pm Latest News

One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Read story

Inslee rebuffs calls by gubernatorial candidates to buy diesel ferries

April 29, 2024, 7:46am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee is rebuffing calls to rethink the state’s insistence on building new electric ferries even as leading candidates to succeed him are saying they’d consider buying diesel vessels to ease the ongoing ferry system crisis. Read story