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
Franklin County Sheriff's Office launches new app to notify residents of major crimes, threats The smartphone app will also notify users of snow emergencies, public safety threats and traffic accidents. What merits a notification will ultimately be left up to Sheriff Dallas Baldwin. 01/14/2025 - 7:34 am | View Link
Corrections Division | Franklin County, WA The Franklin County Corrections Center is a 320-bed holding facility with an actual rated holding capacity of 300 offenders. The majority of the offender population is offenders being held on local charges, but there are also offenders being held for other counties, the Department of Corrections, and U.S. Marshalls Office. 01/17/2025 - 4:20 am | View Website
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Franklin County Sheriff The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has implemented a new online inmate information search. The following information is now available through this search. Please be advised that any bond information should still be obtained through the Clerk of Courts office. Current Inmates; Current Charges; Current Case Numbers; Current Location for visitation 01/17/2025 - 12:59 am | View Website
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ALL INMATES POSITIONS OPEN! Click Here FMI. To access mug shots, click on the inmate image which will open in a new window for downloading. 01/16/2025 - 8:13 pm | View Website
It was a funeral where people were laughing, not crying.
A big crowd filled a big church in Ocala Wednesday to celebrate the life of Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who briefly served as Florida’s 42nd governor under trying circumstances in 1998.
Weeks earlier, MacKay had lost a governor’s race to Jeb Bush. It marked a turning point in the rise of conservatism and the Republican Party in Florida.
Forced to steer an orderly transition to the man who had just beaten him, MacKay served gracefully as governor for three weeks after Gov.
MIAMI — Friday night was not the end, even with Jimmy Butler’s seven-game unpaid Miami Heat suspension drawing to a close.
Instead, based on Butler’s postgame comments, as the Heat turned from Friday night’s loss to the Denver Nuggets to Sunday’s visit by the San Antonio Spurs, the page has merely turned to the next chapter in the saga of a player who wants out and a team that publicly remains on record as being amenable to moving him out.
So, no, nothing close to resolution, even with Butler scoring 18 points in his return.
“I guess it’s basketball, at this point,” Butler said as he dressed in a Michael Jordan No.
By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAM MEDNICK, Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid.
But in a national address 12 hours before the ceasefire was to start, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was treating the ceasefire as temporary and retained the right to continue fighting if necessary.
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U. S. Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Four years later, some of them are allowed to return to the nation’s capital so they can celebrate Trump’s return to the White House.
At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of joining the Jan.
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG
WASHINGTON (AP) — During hearings on Merrick Garland’s nomination to be President Joe Biden’s attorney general, the longtime federal appeals court judge told senators in 2021 that he hoped to “turn down the volume” on the public discourse about the Justice Department and return to the days when the agency was not the “center of partisan disagreement.”
It didn’t go as planned.
Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters and restore the department’s reputation for independence after four turbulent years under Republican President Donald Trump, who fired one attorney general and feuded with another.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
As of Friday, officials said they had not yet heard who will become the acting defense secretary. Officials said the military chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force were getting ready to step in as acting service secretaries — a rare move — because no civilians had been named or, in some cases, had turned down the opportunity.
As is customary, all current political appointees will step down as of noon EST on Inauguration Day, leaving hundreds of key defense posts open, including dozens that require Senate confirmation.