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
Which Michigan communities had the most births, deaths in 2023 The Detroit and Grand Rapids metropolitan areas had considerably more Michiganders born than died in 2023, bucking the statewide trend. 01/18/2025 - 1:01 am | View Link
Longmont hospital records baby boom in 2024, more than 1,000 births The UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital in Longmont set a new record for how many babies were delivered at the hospital in a year, surpassing 1,000 deliveries in 2024, according to a press release. 01/7/2025 - 2:45 pm | View Link
Rates of triplet births and higher dropped 62 percent from 1998 to 2023 The period that preceded the current study, 1980 to 1998, saw an extraordinary five-fold increase in births of triplets and higher-order multiple births — from 37 per 100,000 births in 1980 to 194 ... 01/5/2025 - 8:31 pm | View Link
Mid-Columbia births published July 11 MARTINEZ — Rosio and Juan, Kennewick, boy, June 22. PEARSON — Gabrielle and Dallas Jones, Richland, girl, June 23. RAMIREZ — Chelsea and Juan, Pasco, boy, June ... 07/10/2017 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Mid-Columbia births for March 20 KANIA — Kelli and Brandon, Pasco, girl, March 1. HEDDEN — Jennifer and Dave, Pasco, girl, March 1. MATTIODA — Brittany and Daniel, Richland, girl, March 2 ... 03/19/2017 - 3:19 pm | View Link
By DAN GREENSPAN
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Samuel Helenius and Adrian Kempe scored in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 shots for Los Angeles, which was held to two goals or fewer for the seventh time in eight games and snapped a two-game skid.
Evan Rodrigues scored a power-play goal and Spencer Knight made 26 saves for the Panthers, who were coming off a 5-2 win at Anaheim on Tuesday night.
8212; Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Florida — down 14 points in the the second half — past South Carolina, 70-69 on Wednesday night.
Richard finished with 22 points for the Gators (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference). He drove left from the top of the key and banked in the go-ahead layup.
Jacobi Wright’s desperation 3-pointer was off the mark as South Carolina (10-9, 0-6) continued its worst start in SEC play since the 2013-14 season.
Walter Clayton Jr.
The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers ended Wednesday with a tentative contract between the union and a casino where hundreds of employees had walked off the job in November.
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Nearly every day someone or other on my social media feeds will share the same quote by Hannah Arendt. It reads:
“This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong.
Within hours of her release from captivity in Gaza, Emily Damari’s hand had become a new Israeli icon.
Damari was injured on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists shot her and took her hostage. It became clear after she was released on the first day of the ceasefire that she had lost the ring and middle finger on her left hand.
The clearest evidence came in a photograph released by the Israeli government, and later confirmed by pictures her family shared, showing Damari video chatting with her brother and father.