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
Kenneth fire quickly grows to 960 acres, threatening homes near Calabasas A fire broke out at the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Thursday afternoon and was spreading rapidly, threatening numerous hillside homes in the Calabasas and Hidden Hills areas. The ... 01/9/2025 - 2:50 pm | View Link
General Daily Insight for January 23, 2025
When the going gets tough, the tough get going! First, ambitious Mars supports innovative Uranus at 10:08 am EST, putting a fire behind us to make the changes that we truly need to make. Conversely, when nervous Mercury pushes back against Mars, this can set off mental tension and cause irritated or rushed communication that throws a wrench in the gears.
The U. S. Coast Guard is increasing its presence in the waters off South Florida in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aiming to curb illegal immigration.
Adm. Kevin Lunday, Coast Guard acting commandant, said in a news release Wednesday that he ordered all operational commanders to “immediately surge assets,” including cutters, boats, helicopters and planes and specialized teams beginning with “key areas.”
Among the areas are the southeast maritime border approaching Florida; the maritime borders between the Bahamas and South Florida and between Texas and Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico; the southwest maritime border between the U.
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.