Search for missing hiker continues in scaled-back mode
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK – After 8 days of full-scale effort, the search for 78-year-old Duane Miles, missing in Olympic National Park, will continue but in a limited manner. Deputy Superintendent Lee Taylor. “And so
Search for missing hiker continues in scaled-back mode
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK – After 8 days of full-scale effort, the search for 78-year-old Duane Miles, missing in Olympic National Park, will continue but in a limited manner. Deputy Superintendent Lee Taylor. “And so
Gov. Inslee lets eviction moratorium expire on Sunday
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After more than 18 months of pandemic-driven eviction limits, Gov. Jay Inslee says he’ll allow the latest version of Washington’s eviction moratorium to expire on Sunday. That move will open the door for
Son in custody after elderly couple found dead in home
TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said a man was in custody after the bodies of a married couple were found in their homes following a welfare check. Officials have not identified the suspect
Federal Way officer undergoes surgery after being shot
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — An off-duty Federal Way police officer was shot during a morning run in Puyallup. Police say he was trying to stop a commercial burglary at Jennings Equipment. The officer, identified as Donovan Heavener,
Oregon city sues to keep Google’s water use secret
THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move Friday comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a
Father accused of killing 2-year-old child appears in court
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Vancouver, Washington, man accused of kidnapping and killing his 2-year-old child appeared in Clark County Superior Court. The Columbian reports police arrested Gustavo Enrique Villalobos Carranza, 31, early Sunday on suspicion of
John Deere workers to vote on new contract as strike leads to major gains for union
iStock/Wolterk (NEW YORK) — Members of the United Auto Workers Union are set to vote Tuesday on a tentative agreement that would end the ongoing strike of more than 10,000 John Deere workers. News of the tentative
COP26: This is what individuals can do to slow down climate change, according to experts
iStock/Kinwun (GLASGOW, U.K.) — As the leaders of the world gather in Glasgow to discuss the fate of the climate crisis, the power to save the planet from destruction caused by humans does not only lie in
S. Madagascar on the verge of climate change-induced famine: How to help
ABC News (AMBOVOMBE, Madagascar) — “Kere” is a word that echoes around southern Madagascar. It means hunger, and the people here know it all too well. For the past four years, the lack of food has become