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
Lincoln man gets 70-90 years in prison for sexually assaulting girl who had his child Terence Conner was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl who was 13 and 14 when the assaults occurred. She later gave birth to his child. 01/23/2025 - 10:00 am | View Link
Registered sex offender sentenced to life in prison A Lubbock jury sentenced to life in prison a 56-year-old habitual offender who prosecutors described as an irredeemable sex predator who preyed on family members and even his jailers. 01/22/2025 - 7:50 pm | View Link
Riverside Man Who Engaged in Sex Acts with Girls Sentenced A 21-year-old man who engaged in sex acts with two teenage girls in Lake Elsinore was sentenced Wednesday to four years in state prison. Emilio Esteban Ronquillo of Riverside pleaded guilty in ... 01/22/2025 - 7:43 am | View Link
Broadalbin man pleads guilty to federal child sex abuse image charges A Broadalbin man pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse image charges Wednesday. Damian Quillinan, 50, was under probation for a previous child sex abuse image case when he received new charges. 01/22/2025 - 7:01 am | View Link
German man sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for coming to US to have sex with a minor A German man was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for traveling to Lancaster County to have sex with a 15-year-old girl last February. 01/22/2025 - 6:48 am | View Link
General Daily Insight for January 24, 2025
Our heads and hearts are coming into alignment. During the emotional Moon’s collaboration with transformational Pluto, internal transformations lead to external elevation in a big way. As the Moon then supports the confident Sun, these changes harmonize our minds and souls, providing us with the clarity that we need to maintain them going forward.
A Coral Springs Charter School student was arrested Tuesday after allegedly making a threat on Snapchat that she would “shoot up” the school, police said.
Rachell Varela Gomez, 18, is facing one count of written threats to kill or do bodily injury, a second-degree felony. She was arrested while still on the school’s campus Tuesday, a probable cause affidavit said.
An FBI research specialist contacted Coral Springs Police shortly before 1 p.m.
In the aftermath of two recent crashes that killed Road Rangers on the side of Florida’s highways, state officials are again urging drivers to follow the state’s “Move Over” law, which requires them to move one lane over or slow down when passing a first responder or disabled vehicle.
Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation officials, Road Rangers and police officers came together for a Thursday news conference at the Davie headquarters to highlight the importance of the law and the consequences of violating it.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that about 1,500 troops were being sent to the border this week, as the department scrambles to put in motion President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding an immediate crackdown on immigration.
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United States.
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