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
2 men missing after apparent boat crash off coast of Palos Verdes Estates PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (KABC) -- Rescue crews are searching for two missing boaters off the coast of Palos Verdes Estates. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the two men were ... 12/24/2024 - 12:45 pm | View Link
Boat crashes on Palos Verdes coast, two fishermen missing after exhaustive search The 25-foot boat was found crashed and overturned in a rocky area at the base of the cliffs between Bluff Cove and Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates. 12/24/2024 - 4:32 am | View Link
Three days after ferry capsize off Mumbai, body of missing 7-year-old boy recovered Zohan was the last passenger to be traced since the tragedy that claimed the lives of 14 people, including Navy personnel. 12/21/2024 - 8:36 am | View Link
Coast Guard and rescue teams search for missing boater after vessel sinks near Whidbey Island Rescuers witnessed the vessel sink below the waterline, and the operator was seen flashing a light from the water. 12/19/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
Cruise ship finds missing 74-year-old man adrift in disabled boat off Cuba, USCG says A social media post reports the Stargazer was located about 30 miles off Cuba, and video shows a small boat was sent from the cruise ship to fetch Diehl. Havana, Cuba, is about a 245-mile trek ... 12/17/2024 - 6:12 am | View Link
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn saw his first start and offensive snaps of the 2024 season about 14 months after his 2023 season was cut short.
Wynn was the first right guard in last Sunday’s win over the San Francisco 49ers, but he was in a rotation with Liam Eichenberg, who started the first 14 games at that spot.
MIAMI — The sense of dread proved all too real Tuesday, with the Miami Heat announcing that guard Dru Smith sustained a season-ending torn left Achilles tendon in Monday night’s victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Having recently emerged as a prime rotation component in his comeback from his season-ending knee injury a year ago, Smith was helped off the court with 8:18 left in Monday night’s second quarter, a collective shudder enveloping Kaseya Center.
For his coach and teammates, this was more than a player on a two-way contract going down.
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CHICAGO — Shoplifting rates in the three largest U. S. cities — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — remain higher than they were before the pandemic, according to a report last month from the nonpartisan research group Council on Criminal Justice.
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TALLAHASSEE — Major publishing companies and authors have argued that a federal judge should deny Florida’s request to dismiss a lawsuit over the removal of school library books, saying a controversial state law violates First Amendment rights.
Attorneys for the publishing companies, authors and other plaintiffs filed a document Friday that, in part, disputed a state position that selection of school library books is “government speech” and, as a result, is not subject to the First Amendment.
“First, school libraries have not historically communicated messages from the state.
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