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
Richmond-based UNOS aims to fix how transplanted organs fly Transplanted kidneys are often shipped in the cargo holds of commercial airplanes. A quarter of them never make it to a needy person. 05/29/2024 - 9:01 am | View Link
Applicants are not required to disclose disabilities Not only are applicants for employment not required to disclose that they have a disability during a job interview or the application process, but it is generally illegal just to ... 05/25/2024 - 12:30 am | View Link
Around the Southland: New greenhouse at Andrew, 100+ Women gives to Will County agency, more “This memorial gives the families of these babies a place to go to remember their little ones,” said Sister M. Ruth Luthman, OSF, MSN, vice president for mission integration at Franciscan Health ... 05/24/2024 - 4:42 am | View Link
"Room to Dance" to be presented at Santa Fe College in Gainesville Santa Fe College Dance Theatre students will present “Room to Dance at 7:30 p.m. June 7-8 in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the main campus at 3000 NW 83rd St. A question-and-answer “talkback ... 05/20/2024 - 8:31 am | View Link
UM Health to build new Lansing-area care center as statewide expansion continues University of Michigan Health continues its expansion statewide. The Ann Arbor-based health system announced it plans to acquire an 11-acre site near Grand Ledge west of Lansing for $2 million to ... 05/20/2024 - 7:39 am | View Link