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WA Current Conditions as of 09:00 PM PST Monday, February 19, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Clear;24;Calm;0;73% Bellingham;Clear;28;Calm;0;58% Bremerton;Clear;29;Calm;0;65% Chehalis;Clear;25;Calm;0;100% Deer Park;Mostly cloudy;1;Calm;0;79% Eastsound;Partly cloudy;28;Calm;0;59% Ellensburg;Clear;23;NW;7;62% Ephrata;Cloudy;23;N;5;48% Everett;Clear;31;Calm;0;41% Fort Lewis;Mostly cloudy;28;Calm;0;78% Friday Harbor;Clear;26;W;3;65%... Читать дальше...

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday after a U.S. holiday and attention turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.3 percent in early trading to 21,863.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.4 percent to 5,920.10. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.0 percent to 2,418.20. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.7 percent at 30,908.26, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.5 percent to 3,199.16. US HOLIDAY: American markets were closed Monday for Presidents' Day. Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican state senator who yelled at University of Idaho students affiliated with Planned Parenthood now faces an ethics complaint after he posted on social media Monday that the students should discuss "killing babies" with his Democratic colleague. A dozen students, who had traveled nearly 300 miles (483 kilometers) from the Moscow campus, were in Boise for a scheduled meeting with Sen. Dan Foreman to lobby for a birth control bill. But Foreman abruptly canceled that morning. Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Wednesday, February 21, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip.

BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire in rural central California threatened hundreds of buildings Monday, including a historic railroad station, but officials said they made some gains after the flames exploded in size. The blaze scorched 3½ square miles (9 square kilometers) of chaparral bush and shrub oak in the small town of Bishop on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada that is popular for hiking, fishing, climbing and hunting. Officials ended most evacuations that were ordered near... Читать дальше...

BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire burning in central California (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Most of the mandatory evacuations for a rural California area threatened by a wildfire have been lifted. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Cathey Mattingly says officials are allowing people to return home Monday. But she says the blaze near the small town of Bishop on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada is still burning and people need to stay vigilant. Mattingly... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — A Las Vegas pastor said witnessing a "big explosion and instant flames" when a sightseeing helicopter crashed at the Grand Canyon, killing three British tourists, has left him shaken. Pastor Lionel Douglass had just finished performing a wedding ceremony on Feb. 10 when he saw the helicopter go down on tribal land outside Grand Canyon National Park, The Arizona Republic reported . "You can't see something like that and not be shook up and know it could be you," said Douglas, who had... Читать дальше...

A "good news" budget, for a state flush with $1.3 billion in unanticipated revenue.  State Senate Democrats propose tax cut relief, and full funding for teacher and staff salaries at Washington's public schools.

Prosecutors filed charges last week against a woman they say ran over a security guard with a vehicle at the Northgate Mall last fall and was connected to another woman suspected of shoplifting.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Bold. Visionary. A spectacular success. The words in an online promotion for a new museum exhibit in Washington, D.C., describe an 1830 U.S. law that forced thousands of American Indians from their lands in the South to areas west of the Mississippi River. Provocative, yes, says the co-curator of the exhibit "Americans" that opened last month at the National Museum of the American Indian. Bold and visionary in imagining a country free of American Indians. A spectacular success... Читать дальше...

Is the coastal strip of Olympic National Park big enough to hold anti-oil drilling protest hikes led by both Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson and 2016 Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant?

White Center through the years

Seventy-six years ago, more than 125,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and forcibly interned following Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066.

Seventy-six years ago, more than 125,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and forcibly interned following Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066.

A recent study found that even as Seattle was booming with growth since 2010, the number of people driving along to work has decreased.

A recent study found that even as Seattle was booming with growth since 2010, the number of people driving along to work has decreased.