New building for Pacific Northwest National Lab campus RICHLAND — The federal government’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will build a new $90 million energy sciences research building on its Richland campus.
A contract to design and construct the building has been awarded to a Houston-based team of Harvey Cleary Builders and Kirksey Architecture.
The Tri-City Herald says the facility will cover 110,000 to 145,000 square feet. More
‘Scumbag’ comment gets juror removed in Pasco double-murder trial. Judge says it’s not her fault PASCO, Wa. — A relative of a Pasco homicide victim, who phoned a juror last week, admitted calling the accused killer a “scumbag” during the brief telephone conversation.
The relative was tracked down and interviewed by a defense investigator on Friday after the juror in Hector Orozco Jr.’s double-murder trial told court officials about the phone call.
On Tuesday, attorney Daniel Stovern renewed his claim of jury tampering based on the conversation between “Juror No. More
New trial starts for 2 charged in homeless camp killing SEATTLE — A new trial has started for brothers accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding three others at the Seattle homeless encampment known as the Jungle.
The Seattle Times reports James and Jerome Taafulisia are being tried for again on murder and assault charges in connection with the Jan. More
Woman sues Home Depot for $1.5M after termination BEND, Ore. — A Bend Paralympic athlete is suing Home Depot for $1.5 million, claiming the company did not consider her disability when it fired her in 2017.
The Bulletin reports in a complaint filed Tuesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court, Barbara Buchan claims that after suffering a concussion in a fall at work, management fired her for keeping $11 worth of presentation materials in her vehicle overnight. More
1 dead in Burien fire BURIEN — A woman was found dead and a second was injured as fire burned an apartment building in Burien.
KOMO reports that firefighters arrived at the Forest View Apartments around 6 p.m. Tuesday to find flames burning on at least three floors.
About two dozen people from seven affected apartments are receiving assistance from the Red Cross. More
Minnesotan's path from ISIS front lines to asset in war on extremism will be on display at sentencing As federal authorities stopped groups of Minnesotans from traveling to ISIS territory a decade ago, Abdelhamid Al-Madioum escaped detection. His survival and return home was no less astonishing. 04/27/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Man pleads not guilty to murder charge in connection with Scott Co. stabbing SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A man is charged with murder in connection with a stabbing in southeast Missouri. Brian Morrell is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He’s currently ... 04/26/2024 - 10:12 am | View Link
Reedsburg man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend, dumping her body in Chippewa County enters not guilty plea Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend enters not guilty pleas in Chippewa County Court. Body found in suitcase in Town of Wheaton. 04/26/2024 - 2:46 am | View Link
Tom Green County jail logs: April 26, 2024 From 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, to 7 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2024, 15 people were booked into the Tom Green County Detention Center. Below is a summary of the booking charges and the individual ... 04/26/2024 - 12:56 am | View Link
Shelby County deputies relocate jail inmates after power surge breaks cell locks at 201 Poplar Locks on a "number of cells" on the third floor at the Shelby County Jail, commonly referred to as 201 Poplar, are broken, forcing corrections officers to relocate some residents, the Shelby County ... 04/24/2024 - 8:04 am | View Link
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER (Associated Press)
HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer’s deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit.
Alerts the county sent to cellphones warning people to immediately evacuate were never received, unbeknownst to the county, the lawsuit said.
Maui officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames.
For the first time in its history, the Margaritaville at Sea cruise line will travel from its longtime home at the Port of Palm Beach to a destination beyond the Bahamas.
Since its founding as Bahamas Paradise in 2014, the company has only sailed to one place: Freeport, Grand Bahama. And the cruise line only recently expanded the length of its cruises.
While it spent years exclusively operating quick, two-night trips, it started taking reservations last November for three-night trips out of Palm Beach aboard its ship Paradise that will begin this August.
Last December, the cruise line announced the purchase of a larger ship, called the Islander, that in June will begin sailing four- and five-night trips out of the Port of Tampa to locations in Mexico and Key West.
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The idea of stopping in Key West must have been appealing to the cruise line’s guests and managers, because the island has been added to the Paradise’s itineraries beginning in September.
Key West will mark the first destination beyond Freeport for sailings by Margaritaville at Sea or its predecessor, Bahamas Paradise, out of the Port of Palm Beach.
In fact, it will be the first destination other than the Bahamas for any ship sailing out of the Port of Palm Beach since the 1990s, port spokesman Yaremi Farinas said.
Five voyages will sail on a Monday-through-Friday schedule.
There was not a lot of finesse in the five games the Cavaliers and Magic have played in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, so why expect anything different now?
The Cavaliers grabbed a 3-2 lead in the series on April 30 when they edged the Magic, 104-103, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse without starting center Jarrett Allen, who was a pregame scratch because of bruised ribs.
Police were under no obligation to re-read a Miranda warning to a hospitalized murder suspect who confessed to killing two people, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday, finding that the defendant’s rights were read to him when he was placed under arrest four weeks earlier.
The decision derailed killer Zachary Penna’s effort to get a new trial in the Nov.