Northwest
Tribal casino may be coming to Tri-Cities
184-acre site that was purchased is in Franklin County just north of Pasco.
Northwest
Inslee steps onto the biggest stage of his political career
Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Miami could be a turning point for the governor.
Northwest
U.S. releases review on removing vegetation to stop wildfires
Work would occur on strips of land up to 165 yards wide and up to 11,000 miles long.
Northwest
Official blasts complacency before fatal 2017 train crash
Root cause was “extremely lax safety oversight, unclear responsibility, and poor training.”
Northwest
Authorities rescue dozens of animals from Mason County home
Deputies found 27 cats, seven chickens and two horses.
Northwest
Militia threat prompts Oregon Capitol closure amid walkout
Officials cited a “possible militia threat” from right-wing protesters.
Northwest
Olympic National Park plans more mountain goat roundups
The goats were introduced to the Olympic Peninsula as game animals in the 1920.
Northwest
1,500 Seattle public-housing residents to get transit cards
Other discounted programs already serve seniors and people 18 and younger.
Northwest
New Oregon State Police crime lab up and running
State police decided to pay about $4.5 million to design and build a new lab in Pendleton.
Northwest
Oregon governor sends troopers to round up rogue Republicans
Said one GOP senator: “Send bachelors and come heavily armed. I’m not going to be a political prisoner.”
Northwest
Oil tanker traffic could soar with BC pipeline’s approval
Tanker traffic from the a terminal in British Columbia would increase from about five to 34 a month.
Local News
New Sound Transit railcars will eventually serve Lynnwood
They will be phased in between now and 2024 as Link service greatly expands north, east and south.
Northwest
Oregon gov. sends police after GOP senators who fled Capitol
The Republicans walked out in order to block a vote on a cap-and-trade proposal.
Northwest
Washington’s sewage reveals people here ingest a lot of pot
The state’s retail cannabis sales amount to more than $1.3 billion a year.
Northwest
Tax money funds campaigns of unlikely Seattle candidates
A first-of-its-kind program allows Seattle voters to give candidates taxpayer money for their campaigns.
Northwest
WhidbeyHealth CEO apologizes for Clinton clinic chaos
Some longtime patients indicated they would seek health care in Everett or elsewhere.
Business
Amazon adds 15 more Boeing 737s to its growing fleet of jets
The company is in the midst of speeding up its delivery time to one-day from two for Prime…
Northwest
Suicide a leading cause of death in Washington jails
Clark County’s jail had more inmates die by suicide than any other Washington county.
Nation-World
Canada reapproves Pacific coast pipeline; Inslee: ‘Alarming’
Many indigenous people see the 620 miles of new pipeline as a threat to their lands.
Northwest
High court avoids new case over same-sex wedding cake
The justices ordered Oregon judges to reconsider bakers’ refusal to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.