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King County voters’ fairly rosy outlook on WA not shared across state

November 19, 2024, 8:46am Northwest

There’s one place in Washington where folks are more pleased with the way things are going here than those in any other part of the state. But even there, there’s still a lot of discontent. Read story

Port officials OK potential deal with SkyNRG to build clean aviation fuel facility

November 19, 2024, 8:45am Business

The Wallula Gap Business Park currently is nothing more than a bare plot of land, but it’s potentially getting another development. Read story

Highway 20 over the North Cascades to remain closed

November 19, 2024, 8:45am Northwest

The state Department of Transportation decided Monday to keep Highway 20 over the North Cascades closed until spring. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

Washington state courts’ online system is back up; now Clark County will have to deal with the backlog

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

November 19, 2024, 7:58am Courts & Crime

The Washington courts online systems were up and running again Monday after being offline for two weeks after “unauthorized activity” was detected in the network. Read story

Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona.

Washington experts express ‘grave concern’ as Trump appoints vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services

Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona.

November 19, 2024, 7:57am Health

Local health experts raised alarms Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump announced vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Read story

Southern resident orcas feast on Puget Sound chum in long visit

November 19, 2024, 7:54am Northwest

The southern resident orcas have been spy-hopping, breaching, slapping their tails, chasing down chum salmon and dazzling onlookers from the shores of the Salish Sea. Read story

Columbia River Basin basalt cliffs in Washington.

Oregon geologist looks to volcanic rock to store carbon dioxide as tool to fight climate change

Columbia River Basin basalt cliffs in Washington.

November 18, 2024, 4:25pm Northwest

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming and ranching, but in the future it could provide fruitful ground for a whole other industry designed to fight climate change. Read story

State panel not ready to scrap building codes targeted by gas initiative

November 18, 2024, 3:30pm Latest News

The natural gas initiative Washington voters approved calls for erasing some of the state’s building codes but that might not happen when the measure takes effect next month. Read story

FILE - Old-growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon River Trail, June 25, 2004, in Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore.

More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest

FILE - Old-growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon River Trail, June 25, 2004, in Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore.

November 18, 2024, 1:42pm Business

U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades. Read story

FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company&rsquo;s factory Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

Boeing layoffs so far total nearly 2,200 workers in Washington state

FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company&rsquo;s factory Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

November 18, 2024, 12:28pm Business

Boeing said in a notice filed with Washington's Employment Security Department on Monday that it has so far laid off 2,199 workers in the state, among job cuts that will eventually total about 17,000 across the company. Read story