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
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WASHINGTON — In October 1984, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware was invited to address a conservative Baptist church near Wilmington as he campaigned for a third term.
Biden, hardly the favorite of social conservatives, was in hostile political territory. But as the incumbent, he was given the first speaking slot — and he used it to hold court uninterrupted for nearly an hour.
One of the biggest reasons for such division in this country is not Taylor Swift or pickleball, but the extinction of local news.
I have no interest in rehashing why the lack of local news has resulted in us not knowing each other or that news deserts give mega-news sources an inordinate amount of influence.
Why do Republicans follow Fox, OAN and the like, even after Fox’s $787.5 million election-lie settlement?
Facing threats of legal action, OAN several days ago retracted a Trump story that Michael Cohen, not Trump, had an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. This is not journalism. These are not isolated instances but a pattern of misinformation, disinformation and lies.
Far-right news network OAN retracts article about Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels https://t.co/EYyxBX3R9J
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) April 30, 2024
It’s Orwellian propaganda, cultivating an audience of useful idiots through anger, fear, indignation and blinding them to the truth.
The snowbirds are gone, the equestrian crowd (horsebirds?), too. So why is this weekend so disorientingly packed with things to do? Not complaining, just trying to plan my outfit.
We have F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix and all the DJs and celebrity-encrusted hoopla that comes before the main event on Sunday outside Hard Rock Stadium.
Dear Amy: We live on a street with curb parking in front of the houses, as well as private driveways.
We have lived here for more than 10 years and basically park peacefully wherever we want to, including using the available on-street parking. We all do that.
We just got new neighbors who seem to want to claim the two curb spaces in front of their house.