GM exploring electric boats, buys 25% stake in engine maker
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is testing the water in electric boating by buying a 25% stake in a Seattle company that makes battery-powered outboard motors. The Detroit automaker said Monday that it bought the stake in
Wolf killed in Washington state for preying on cattle
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that an adult male wolf was killed last week in Columbia County. Monday’s announcement drew criticism from wildlife advocates who say that endangered wolves
Steve Hobbs sworn in as Washington’s 16th secretary of state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Steve Hobbs has been sworn in as Washington’s 16th secretary of state. He’s the first person of color to head the office and the first Democrat to hold the position in 56 years.
Oregon Supreme Court dismisses challenge to legislative maps
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has dismissed two challenges filed by Republicans to new state legislative districts approved by the Legislature in September. The lawmakers passed new legislative and congressional boundaries that included a
Clallam Bay will soon have water restored thanks to a PUD bypass pipe
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM BAY – On Monday PUD crews completed the task of pulling a bypass water pipe across the massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu to get water restored to Clallam Bay. They expected
First lady Jill Biden accepts White House Christmas tree
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden kicked off the holiday season in the nation’s capital on Monday by accepting delivery of the official White House Christmas tree — with all the sleigh bells and
Kellogg restarts talks with workers as strike enters seventh week
Rey Del Rio/Getty Images (BATTLE CREEK, Mich.) — Negotiations are resuming on Monday between Kellogg Co. and the union representing some 1,400 cereal plant workers who have been on strike for more than six weeks. The workers,
White House: 90% of federal workers, military have gotten at least one COVID shot
Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 90% of the nation’s 3.5 million federal workers have gotten at least one COVID shot with the “vast majority” of employees fully vaccinated and another 5% either requesting an extension
Inflation, supply chain issues add to Americans' struggles this Thanksgiving
Mario Tama/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — With inflation driving up costs and Thanksgiving right around the corner, Americans across the country are feeling the effects. Kansas City mother of four Talitha McFadden James said she used
Billie Eilish accepts 8-year-old boy's invite to help him save Australia's coral reef
Samir Hussein/WireImage An eight-year-old boy’s quest to save Australia’s threatened Great Barrier Reef received a welcome boost from one of his heroes — Billie Eilish. The young activist contacted Billie in hopes that he could use her song, “Ocean Eyes,” for