Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were ...
3.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Washington as seismic activity sees uptick
A second earthquake of at least 2.5 magnitude in 12 hours struck Thursday afternoon in western Washington. The 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 4.5 miles northeast of Fall City in east King ...
Aquaculture nonprofit sues Washington Department of Natural Resources over ban on net pen fish farming
The lawsuit alleges the Department of Natural Resources' rulemaking process was “predetermined and inadequate." ...
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A different kind of winter fun: tidepooling at night on Puget Sound
On a drizzly Saturday night in February, dozens of people walked with headlights and flashlights at water’s edge near the ...
Federal NOAA cuts hit Seattle offices
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists and other employees in Seattle are among the estimated 880 agency ...
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Redmond woman, Estacada man arrested in $140K jewelry retail thefts that hit Walmarts across the NW
A Redmond woman and an Estacada man were arrested this week in College Place, Washington, accused in a string of jewelry ...
Did you feel it? 2.8 magnitude earthquake strikes western Washington
Thursday's morning earthquake follows several other seismic events that have shaken western Washington. A 3.4 magnitude ...
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Experts, WA reps question rationale for BPA and Hanford layoffs
Officials are alarmed by the firing of 13% of the Bonneville Power Administration workforce since the PNW energy distributor ...
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Conservation groups sue NOAA Fisheries over protection for Pacific Northwest spring-run Chinook salmon
Conservation groups are suing NOAA Fisheries after the agency missed the one-year deadline for ruling on a petition seeking ...
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Yet another earthquake, this one near Fall City
Another earthquake has hit the Northwest. This one was a 3.2 magnitude quake that struck Thursday afternoon. The MyNorthwest Earthquake Tracker had the event about 4.5 miles east, northeast of Falls ...
WA ranks among best states in US for wildlife conservation, but trails neighboring states
A new study ranked every state in the country by their wildlife conservation efforts, with Washington earning a place in the ...
Federal cuts hit Northwest national forests, bringing ‘bleak time’ to U.S. Forest Service
Paul Goodrich is just worried about his mules. The pack of mules, 16 in all, live with seven horses at a U.S. Forest Service ...