Recovery search continues for missing kayaker

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials are searching for a kayaker who fell into a river on Sunday in Woodland near the border with Oregon. Police say Mark Bunker Jr. fell out of his kayak after

New tsunami simulations released for coastal residents

SEATTLE (AP) — State authorities have released new simulations that show how a powerful tsunami could overwhelm Washington state’s coastal and shoreline communities. The Department of Natural Resources says there are some locations around the state where

$300 unemployment bump coming late this month

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Employment Security Department announced that a weekly jobless benefit boost of $300 would be processed starting Sept. 21. Payments will be retroactive to Aug. 1 and will be on top of the

Severely injured climber airlifted from Mt. Townsend

MOUNT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) — A helicopter crew from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued a hiker who was severely injured in a fall in the Buckhorn Wilderness area of the Olympic Mountains. The Navy helicopter crew