MOUNT RAINIER – Paradise Inn would be closed for two seasons as part of a $30 million construction and rehabilitation proposal for the popular visitor area.
The proposal also calls for replacement of the 60,000-square-foot Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center with a 20,000-square-foot building that is more architecturally attuned to Mount Rainier National Park , park superintendent David Uberuaga said last week.
The 88-year-old, 117-room Paradise Inn and a newer annex next door would undergo retrofitting to meet earthquake hazards and fire codes, he said.
The park still needs to get the money from Congress.
King County Journal
Seattle: Cabbies on road can’t use phones
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted 7-0 to bar taxi drivers from talking on cell phones while transporting a fare. The new taxi ordinance also increases fares and improves security. Cabbies will be allowed to answer incoming calls, but must limit themselves to taking a number so they can return the call later. The fare increase would raise the minimum initial charge from $1.80 to $2.50 and the per-mile rate from a $1.80 to $2.
Associated Press
Federal Way: Man held in Monday slaying
One man was shot to death, a second man survived after being shot a number of times, and a third man was arrested after a brief chase, police said. Police said gunshots were reported at the Empire Gardens Apartments about 4:30 a.m. Monday, and a chase developed after officers arrived to find one man dead, another wounded and a third getting ready to leave in a car. Joseph Nathan McClain was being held without bail at the King County Regional Justice Center in Kent for investigation of homicide, attempted homicide, a firearms violation and felony flight, according to the county jail’s Web site. The motive for the shooting was under investigation.
Associated Press
Spokane: Work on air traffic tower begins
Construction has started on a $23 million air traffic control tower at Spokane International Airport. The 239-foot tower is being built on 8 acres of land about three-fourths of a mile southeast of the existing tower. It will be the highest control tower in Washington state, about 6 feet taller than the new tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Associated Press
Oregon: Small plane crashes, body found
Fishermen discovered the body of a woman who died in an apparent plane crash early Tuesday off the southern Oregon coast, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The woman was identified as Maria L. Flores, 23, of Crescent City, Calif. Her body was found near the mouth of the Chetco River, the department said. The body of a male companion has not been located.
Associated Press
B.C.: More eagles found slaughtered
Fourteen more eagles believed slaughtered for their talons and tail feathers have been found in North Vancouver, bringing the recent total to 40 birds. The remains of another 26 eagles were found less than a month ago. In both cases, the birds’ talons and tail feathers had been removed. Rewards totaling $17,000 are being offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible.
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