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At least one early assessment indicates that Washington’s fledgling charter school system is having the intended effect: Improving student outcomes.

The late Cretaceous, which ended 66 million years ago, was a rough-and-tumble time. Dinosaurs like Ankylosaurus left reminders of brutishness in their fossilized armor. Spikes sprouted from their shoulders. Row after row of bony plates covered their backs. With low and well-protected bulks, tipping the scales at a ton or more, they were built like battle tanks.

When you think of pollution, tailpipes and smokestacks are probably what come to mind — not your living room. But our homes are filled with noxious substances that can be harmful to your health.
Given the fact that we spend from 65 to 90 percent of our time inside, according to the Washington Department of Health, it’s important to keep indoor air clean.

PORTLAND — A driver who authorities say dragged a North Plains police officer about 10 feet and ran over the officer’s foot while fleeing a traffic stop last week along U.S. 26 was found and arrested Monday after another chase.
Washington County deputies responded to a home in Aloha around 1:40 p.m. to arrest William Callaway and were told sometime after arriving that he stole a relative’s wallet and ran from the house, the county sheriff’s office said.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue.