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Distracted driving patrols in effect through April 8

April 4, 2024, 7:24pm Northwest

Law enforcement agencies across the state will be conducting emphasis patrols focusing on distracted driving through April 8, according to a press release from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Read story

Amazon lays off several hundred employees

April 4, 2024, 6:46pm Business

Amazon Web Services is laying off several hundred employees as the company shifts its strategy in some parts of the business, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Read story

New lime terminal in the works for Longview

April 4, 2024, 5:09pm Northwest

A new lime terminal is planned to be built on nearly 9 acres of vacant land off Industrial Way. Read story

Brent McCarthy, left, and Marissa Matthews, right, play on the Vancouver Waterfront pier with their son Xavier, 2, on Sept. 10, 2020. The family evacuated their Salem, Ore., home to escape the smoke and fire risk. "It's a good idea to start preparing for bad wildfires, and poor air quality, and be happy if it doesn't happen," said Uri Papish, Southwest Clean Air Agency executive director.

How do wildfires affect mental health? A new UW study examines the connection

Brent McCarthy, left, and Marissa Matthews, right, play on the Vancouver Waterfront pier with their son Xavier, 2, on Sept. 10, 2020. The family evacuated their Salem, Ore., home to escape the smoke and fire risk. "It's a good idea to start preparing for bad wildfires, and poor air quality, and be happy if it doesn't happen," said Uri Papish, Southwest Clean Air Agency executive director.

April 4, 2024, 2:26pm Health

Checking air quality and staying indoors when smoke inundates Washington has become second nature during Washington’s wildfire season in recent years. But new research highlights how wildfires can affect a less visible aspect of well-being: mental health. Read story

NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, as part of an integrated crew exercise simulation for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.

Boeing 1 month out from 4 years of catchup to SpaceX with 1st crewed Starliner flight

NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, as part of an integrated crew exercise simulation for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.

April 4, 2024, 8:13am Business

After nearly four years of playing catchup, Boeing is finally set to join SpaceX as one of two commercial partners capable of flying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Read story

Voters drop off ballots at the White Center Library ballot box on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

Here’s how Washington’s legislative districts will change for this year’s elections

Voters drop off ballots at the White Center Library ballot box on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

April 4, 2024, 7:45am Election

A legal battle over the electoral power of Latino voters in Washington’s Yakima Valley is settled, for now. Read story

Weather forecasting tech company plans 2 X-band radars to cover NCW gaps

April 4, 2024, 7:43am Northwest

Detecting storms below 10,000 feet is quickly taking shape. Read story

Anonymous donor offers $50,000 to get asylum-seekers shelter

April 4, 2024, 7:42am Northwest

More than 200 asylum-seekers, including families with children, slept in tents outside Seattle’s Garfield Community Center Tuesday night. But the next day, an anonymous donor came forward and offered $50,000 to get them back into a hotel. Read story

WSU police officer who fired at student over knife threat identified

April 4, 2024, 7:42am Northwest

The Washington State University Police Department officer who shot at a 20-year-old student last week has been identified. Read story

Boeing’s new chairman is reaching out directly to US airline CEOs to rebuild trust

April 4, 2024, 7:41am Business

Boeing Co.’s new chairman has scrapped formal meetings planned with leaders of the planemaker’s largest U.S. airline customers as he begins to address a crisis of confidence that culminated in a sweeping management shakeup, according to people familiar with the matter. Read story