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SEATTLE — Even after multibillion-dollar investments in light rail and a floating highway, the state’s infrastructure as a whole deserves merely a C grade, says the latest report card released Wednesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

A Vancouver man is in hot water with a cruise line after leaping from the 11th floor of a ship into the sea.
In a video posted to his Instagram account, Nick Naydev, 27, is seen climbing onto a railing Friday on a Royal Caribbean Cruises ship docked in the Bahamas. With other men laughing behind him, Naydev then hops off the railing and begins flailing his arms and legs before the camera loses sight of him.

PG&E Corp. told investors repeatedly that weather-related disasters were a risk, but many didn’t pay enough attention until the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
The company included warnings in its regulatory filings and offering prospectuses citing how disasters like wildfires, droughts and floods, could weigh on its results or disrupt its operations. But until mid-November, the company’s bonds were trading above face value, even those due decades from now, implying that money managers thought those risks were manageable.

NEW YORK — Sinclair Broadcast Group is the latest entrant to join the budding streaming video war with Wednesday’s launch of its own direct-to-consumer platform, dubbed STIRR.
The rollout of the service begins with 20 networks, including Cheddar and the Dove Channel, with plans to grow to more than 50 channels by year end. Users can also access national and local news channels where Sinclair has existing stations. The introduction of STIRR underscores the growing necessity to catch up to changing viewer habits as digital and mobile media emerge as go-to options.