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
Shifting currents in salmon situation Snake River salmon and steelhead returns once numbered in the millions but declined dramatically following construction of eight dams between Lewiston and the Pacific Ocean. Most returning adult fish ... 11/23/2024 - 11:58 pm | View Link
Fish returning for the first time in decades: Sen. Merkley Updates With the removal of the Klamath River dams salmon are returning to places they haven’t been seen in decades. Last month the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Chinook salmon had returned ... 11/22/2024 - 12:08 pm | View Link
Glass fish honors ‘sacred fish of Klamath tribe’ “Shoal of Returning Hope” was created with dichroic glass that changes color with the light. “Everything is made in, basically, made in glass,” Tanaka said. “I incorporated the local sacred fish of ... 11/22/2024 - 5:42 am | View Link
Salmon Have Already Returned Far Upriver to Spawn in Historic Habitat After Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project This month the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recorded 115 spawning salmon arriving in a single day in the waters of Spencer Creek, above the J.C. Boyle Dam—the highest of the four removed. 11/20/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Dam Removals Succeed In Restoring Fish Runs Efforts to remove dams across the U.S. over the past two decades have borne fruit in the form of restored fish runs. 11/20/2024 - 9:27 am | View Link
By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U. S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign.
Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidance intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future.
Miami Hurricanes star quarterback Cam Ward capped his stellar regular season with the ACC’s top individual award.
In his one season with Miami, Ward earned ACC Player of the Year and offensive player of the year honors. The announcement comes a day after Ward and 16 other Miami players earned All-ACC honors.
Ward is the first Hurricane to be named the ACC Player of the Year.
By Rich Thomaselli, TravelPulse (TNS)
If you thought New York was just a concrete jungle, it’s clear you never got out of the city.
The entire state is a playground, especially in the winter.
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Books, like socks, give themselves away behind holiday wrapping. Nothing more so than a coffee table book. Or a beloved classic in hardcover. I’m not saying giving these are bad ideas. I’m saying the surprise is the gift itself. Choose well. Shock. Fascinate. Warm a cockle. It’s not easy, but what follows should ease the deliberation.
Belgian endive leaves are an inviting vessel to hold a wide assortment of flavorful fillings. I like to call these appetizers “boats,” and stuff them with a mix of parsley, green olives, toasted walnuts or pecans, and feta cheese.
Pomegranate molasses adds a lovely sweet-sour spark to the mix. It’s sold at Middle Eastern markets and in many natural food stores.
Amy Nicholson | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
Maria Callas seized fame as the voice of Tosca, Medea and Carmen, opera’s eternally doomed heroines. If opera still commands audiences a century from now, perhaps it will sing of Callas, a fighter who survived the Nazi occupation of Greece, a heckling at La Scala, a media hazing on multiple continents and a humiliating public affair only to be hobbled by her own coping tools: sedatives and starvation.
“Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie, is director Pablo Larraín’s latest effort to build his own canon of 20th-century tragediennes.