Lakewood community college a finalist for $1 million prize for excellence
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom is one of 10 community colleges nationwide that's in the running for a prestigious $1 million prize.
View ArticleState to test drinking-water sites for PFAS contamination linked to...
The state proposes to test for chemicals now undergoing a federal toxicity review that has drawn the attention of the Trump White House, where one staffer is concerned the findings create “a potential...
View ArticleStorms leave damage scattered across Deep South
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Storms that moved across the Deep South left damage scattered across three states. The Storm Prediction Center says high winds toppled trees and power lines in Mississippi,...
View ArticleSupreme Court sends land dispute back to top court in Washington state
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is asking Washington state’s highest court to take another look at a land dispute between a Native American tribe and its neighbors. The dispute concerns a roughly...
View ArticleOregon special legislative session begins Monday
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are convening in Salem for a special legislative session to extend certain tax breaks. Last month Gov. Kate Brown announced she would bring legislators back to the...
View ArticleMicrosoft acquires Semantic Machines to bolster ‘conversational AI’ efforts
Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a "conversational AI" startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that can converse naturally with humans. Semantic aims to advance...
View ArticleWith one new polio case this year, Pakistan not declaring victory yet
Polio has persisted in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan, where eradication efforts have been repeatedly foiled by ignorance, mistrust and extremist attacks on vaccination teams.
View ArticleExperts: China far side lunar mission potentially historic
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ambition to soft-land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon later this year faces considerable challenges, but if successful would propel the country’s space program to the...
View ArticleHawaii volcano generates toxic gas plume called laze
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island’s southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off...
View ArticleHawaii volcano producing toxic lava haze plume called ‘laze’
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island’s southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off...
View Article3 killed in Vancouver vehicle crash identified
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Clark County Medical’s Examiner’s Office has identified three men killed in a vehicle crash in Vancouver. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 24-year-old Tabo Naveta,...
View ArticleCongo announces 6 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health ministry announced six new confirmed Ebola cases and two new suspected cases Tuesday as vaccinations entered a second day in an effort to contain the deadly virus...
View ArticleWorker dies after fall in Sound Transit East Link extension construction site
A male worker died after falling in a construction site while working on the East Link light rail extension project from Bellevue to Redmond overnight.
View ArticleAs Boy Scouts allow girls, Seattle-area Girl Scouts flourish
“I should have sent them a thank-you note,” said Megan Ferland, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington, as Boy Scouts of America — newly renamed Scouts BSA — announced it would invite girls into...
View ArticleLawsuit seeks more review of projects that ‘armor’ Puget Sound shoreline
Restoring the natural shoreline at the Elwha River where it meets the sea is part of an ongoing battle to heal Puget Sound — along with a lawsuit to achieve better environmental review of new shoreline...
View ArticleMarysville schools chief, hailed for leadership after 2014 shooting, resigns
Marysville School District Superintendent Becky Berg's decision comes after she underwent surgery in January to remove a non-cancerous tumor from her brain.
View ArticleSeattle takes first steps toward assessing nearby property owners for...
While a proposed park, promenade and walkway would boost property values, some residents call a local improvement district unfair.
View ArticleThose grand plans for Seattle waterfront? Time for property owners to pay up,...
While a proposed park, promenade and walkway would boost property values, some residents call a local improvement district unfair.
View ArticleFather indicted after authorities find baby in Oregon woods
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The father of a 1-year-old boy who was left in the woods of Central Oregon has been indicted on six criminal charges. The Bulletin reports 26-year-old Brandon Blouin was indicted...
View ArticleWorker dies in fall at Sound Transit light-rail construction site in Bellevue
The man was working on a column when he fell 30 feet, according to Sound Transit.
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