Northwest

Idahoans in rural Sandpoint reflect on a year without labor and delivery services

March 15, 2024, 8:15am Northwest

Lauren Sanders could not give birth in her hometown of Sandpoint. With the closure of the local hospitals’ labor and delivery services a year earlier, she had to drive over an hour to Coeur d’Alene to give birth to her son, now 4 months old . Read story

Original medical examiner’s ruling called into question in death of Idaho trooper’s wife

March 15, 2024, 7:48am Northwest

There is no reason for the former Spokane Medical Examiner to believe Athol resident Kendy Howard died from anything but a gunshot wound to her mouth, he testified Thursday. But he admitted he didn’t see the follow-up reports, the conflicting conclusions made by other medical experts or the two-year investigation… Read story

Seattle police up presence by Garfield High School after shooting

March 15, 2024, 7:48am Northwest

Seattle police said they will enhance patrols near Garfield High School after a 17-year-old student was wounded in a drive-by shooting while waiting at a bus stop Wednesday afternoon. Read story

FILE - This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out are suing. The latest lawsuit, representing seven passengers, was filed in Washington’s King County Superior Court Thursday, March 14, 2024, against Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Spirit AeroSystems and 10 people listed as John Does.

Seat belt saved passenger’s life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says

March 15, 2024, 7:48am Business

More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. Read story

Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, speaks during The Associated Press’ annual Legislative Preview at the Capitol in Olympia on Jan. 4, 2018.

Longtime Washington lawmaker Frank Chopp won’t seek reelection

March 14, 2024, 8:53pm Northwest

State Rep. Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, a monumental figure in state politics and Washington’s longest-serving House speaker, won’t seek reelection to his seat representing the 43rd Legislative District after three decades in the state House, he announced Wednesday. Read story

State shrubsteppe habitat conservation plan submitted

March 14, 2024, 8:29pm Northwest

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Conservation Commission and Washington State Department of Natural Resources last week submitted a new plan to the state Legislature intended to guide future conservation of Washington’s shrubsteppe habitat, according to a Monday WDFW announcement. Read story

Washington state has one of the biggest gender pay gaps in America. Here’s where it ranks

Washington state law requires companies with more than 15 employees to include a wage scale and benefits information on a job posting, a mandate that is meant to close the gender and racial wage gap by helping applicants negotiate pay rates, compare offers and prevent employers from basing an offer on an individual’s salary history.

March 14, 2024, 1:41pm Latest News

In 1996, the National Committee on Pay Equity began a public awareness campaign now known as Equal Pay Day. Each year, the committee calculates how many additional days women would have to work in order to match the annual pay of their male counterparts. Read story