Washington students’ test scores drop significantly
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington students took their first state exams last fall since the pandemic began and their scores dropped. The Seattle Times reports that between 2019 and 2021, the overall percentage of students who met state
US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet civilization
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says it will significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have been torching areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around “hot spots” where nature
Seahawks fire defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and passing game coordinator Andre Curtis. Seattle never finished higher than 16th in total defense or 11th in scoring defense during Norton’s four-year
Parent of former student files lawsuit against Sequim School District
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – The parent of a former student in the Sequim School District (SSD) has filed a lawsuit alleging she and her daughter have been the subjects of repeated harassment, intimidation and bullying by
UW Professor: Omicron has peaked, pandemic is coming to an end
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA – A University of Washington professor says he believes the Omicron variant of coronavirus has peaked in our state, will drop as precipitously as it rose and, most importantly, that this will mark
Verizon, AT&T delay 5G rollout around some airports after stark warnings from US airlines
Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A showdown between the nation’s major airlines, the FAA and AT&T and Verizon appears to be cooling after both telecom giants agreed at the last minute to pause a portion
Judge blocks hospital from turning off ventilator of severely ill COVID-19 patient
Google Maps Street View (COON RAPIDS, Minn.) — A Minnesota man with COVID who had been fighting for his life for months was transferred to a new hospital days after a judge blocked another hospital from taking
Huge asteroid safely passes close to Earth
NASA (NEW YORK) — A comet more than three times the size of the Empire State Building got up close to Earth’s orbit Tuesday afternoon but was far enough to avoid turning into a sci-fi disaster movie,
Tonga government releases 1st statement since volcanic blast, described huge mushroom plume
Handout/New Zealand Defense Force via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time since a massive undersea volcano erupted and caused widespread damage, the government of Tonga released its first statement on Tuesday morning, describing a
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Giuliani, other Trump allies who pushed election fraud claims
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday subpoenaed Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Elllis, who were among those who pushed claims of widespread voter fraud in