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Hackers demand $6 million for files stolen from Seattle airport operator in cyberattack

September 18, 2024, 4:13pm Northwest

Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole during a cyberattack last month and posted on the dark web this week, an airport official said Wednesday. Read story

Kalama student arrested for false shooting threat to high school

September 18, 2024, 12:08pm Northwest

A 14-year-old from Kalama was arrested Monday for knowingly spreading a false shooting threat against Kalama High School. Read story

An activist with La Resistencia holds up a protest sign during a press conference about &ldquo;The Border is Everywhere&rdquo; UW Center for Human Rights report outside of the Tukwila Department of Homeland Security building. Sept. 5, 2024.

Migrants held at Tacoma detention facility spend longer in detention, more likely to be deported

An activist with La Resistencia holds up a protest sign during a press conference about &ldquo;The Border is Everywhere&rdquo; UW Center for Human Rights report outside of the Tukwila Department of Homeland Security building. Sept. 5, 2024.

September 18, 2024, 9:23am Latest News

Despite Washington’s progressive reputation, migrants held at Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center are less likely to receive relief from detention and deportation compared to the national average. Read story

Demonstrators carry signs and flags in support of transgender people during the Trans March on Friday in Boise, Idaho.

Hundreds march at Idaho Pride event

Demonstrators carry signs and flags in support of transgender people during the Trans March on Friday in Boise, Idaho.

September 17, 2024, 3:26pm Northwest

Bonnie Violet Quintana worked for months to organize Idaho’s first official march for transgender rights and visibility during Boise Pride Festival. Having attended trans marches in other states, she hoped for one in Idaho with massive attendance, to show trans people in Idaho they have widespread support. Read story

A sockeye salmon is shown.

Sockeye run gets a break from heat: Columbia River’s record run had faced peril from earlier warm weather

A sockeye salmon is shown.

September 17, 2024, 2:03pm Northwest

Earlier this summer, the record return of sockeye salmon on the Columbia River looked to be doomed by water too warm to pass. But the run got a well-timed break from the heat. Read story

Railroads and regulators must address the dangers of long trains, report says

September 17, 2024, 11:52am Business

As freight trains have grown ever longer, the number of derailments related to the forces created when railcars push and pull against each other also increased, so the National Academies of Sciences said Tuesday in a long-awaited report that regulators, Congress and the industry should reexamine the risks associated with… Read story

Orca baby born to L pod

September 17, 2024, 9:43am Latest News

An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90. Read story

FILE - Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen leaves federal court after testifying during a federal court hearing on Sept. 4, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger

FILE - Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen leaves federal court after testifying during a federal court hearing on Sept. 4, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

September 17, 2024, 9:23am Business

Kroger and Albertsons were expected to present their closing arguments Tuesday in a U.S. District Court hearing on their proposed merger, which the federal government hopes to block. Read story

Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction

September 16, 2024, 3:42pm Northwest

A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction next month, saying the environmental analysis underpinning the sale was too narrow and based on a “predetermined political decision.” Read story

FILE - An airplane flies over a sign on Boeing&rsquo;s newly expanded 737 delivery center, Oct. 19, 2015, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to two people who heard federal prosecutors detail the offer Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Boeing considers temporary layoffs to cut costs during Machinists strike

FILE - An airplane flies over a sign on Boeing&rsquo;s newly expanded 737 delivery center, Oct. 19, 2015, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to two people who heard federal prosecutors detail the offer Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

September 16, 2024, 3:28pm Business

Boeing on Monday announced internally a series of sweeping cost-cutting moves in response to the Machinists strike, and said it may temporarily lay off some employees, including managers and executives. Read story