Name the Tongass rainforest a Forest Carbon Reserve to save it

Designating the Tongass a Forest Carbon Reserve would be a significant step toward ensuring protecting one of the Northern Hemisphere’s largest carbon sinks. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

The Times recommends: Michelle Sarju for Seattle School Board District 5

The trained social worker and former midwife knows what children and families need to thrive. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Heat wave timeline: Sunday already breaks heat record

Here’s what to expect as western Washington experiences a potentially historic heat wave with highs in some areas forecast in the triple digits.          Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

The Times recommends: Laura Marie Rivera for Seattle School Board District 4

Rivera will bring much-needed practicality to the board. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Dad Daze: Youngest daughter has found her own drummers to follow – Sun, 27 Jun 2021 PST

Nature or nurture is a question that’s been asked ad nauseum throughout the ages. The subject was bandied about when discussing the return of concerts and musical taste. My children and I were discussing what recording artists we’re looking forward to experiencing live. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags: – Washington News…

Average US gas price rises to $3.15 per gallon

In the U.S., the highest average price for regular-grade gas is in the San Francisco Bay Area at $4.33 per gallon. The lowest average was found in a Louisiana town.          Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Ask Dr. Universe: Why do we have to blink? – Sun, 27 Jun 2021 PST

With each blink, your eyelids help spread tears over the surface of your eyes, and you actually do this a lot. Humans blink an average of 15 to 20 times a minute, which adds up to somewhere around 5.2 million to 7.1 million blinks a year. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags:…

Families hold onto hope, Florida condo collapse death toll rises to 9

Officials say the death toll has reached nine, and late Saturday they identified four of those killed. More than 150 remain unaccounted for.          Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Post Falls police investigating Saturday evening shooting at Q’emlin Park – Sun, 27 Jun 2021 PST

No one was injured by the gunfire, which was reported at 7:22 p.m. Saturday at the park on the south bank of the Spokane River, according to a news release. Q’Emlin Park was closed overnight as police investigated, but was back open by 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags:…

Korda, Salas pull away and share the lead in Women’s PGA

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Lizette Salas relied on precision and big putts to make up for a big power gap against Nelly Korda, and they wound up tied for the lead Saturday going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Salas was practically flawless in delivering a 30 on the front…

Cool running: Sisson shines in heat to win 10,000 at trials

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nobody could blame Emily Sisson for wanting to get this over with as quickly as possible. On a sweltering Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, the 29-year-old runner borrowed her husband’s sunglasses, got out to the front early and set a meet record in the 10,000 meters. She…

Return of the Crawsover: Jamal Crawford’s prestigious Pro-Am returns to Seattle after one-year hiatus

The Crawsover, Jamal Crawford’s beloved Pro-Am, is back this summer after a one-year hiatus. Here’s how Seattle’s popular basketball event came together and what to expect from the return. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Short, Mize help Tigers snap Astros winning streak at 11

DETROIT (AP) — Zack Short’s first home run in the majors broke a fifth-inning tie and helped the Detroit Tigers snap the Houston Astros’ 11-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Astros could have broken their franchise-record 12-game winning streak with a sweep of the doubleheader. Casey…

Louisiana pilot killed after helicopter crashes in Alabama

ALPINE, Ala. (AP) — An agricultural pilot was killed in Alabama when the helicopter he was flying crashed in an unincorporated community near Sylacauga, authorities said. Zachary Warren Pourciau, 30, of Ventress, Louisiana, was spraying pesticides in the Town of Alpine when the Bell Helicopter OH-58A crashed about 6:15 p.m. Friday, according to the Federal…

Prosecutors try to revive plea deal with child porn purveyor

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Less than two months after a judge rejected a plea deal, federal prosecutors say they have an agreement to resolve a case against a man whom they have described as the world’s largest purveyor of child pornography. In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors notified U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang that they…

Heat wave timeline: Western Washington breaks high-temperature record for June 26

Here’s what to expect as western Washington experiences a potentially historic heat wave with highs in some areas forecast in the triple digits.          Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

Currently Hawaii is the only state enforcing some version of a vaccine passport.          Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Gymnast Kayla DiCello navigates the stress – and hope – of an Olympic summer – Sat, 26 Jun 2021 PST

Kayla DiCello doesn’t pay much attention. She has trained at Hill’s Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md., nearly her entire life, so by now, the rings blend into the wall. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

A quarter-century after bursting onto the Olympic scene, Amanda Beard is teaching kids in Gig Harbor how to swim – Sat, 26 Jun 2021 PST

On March 7, 1996, a 14-year-old phenom put down Harold — her lucky teddy bear — adjusted her cap, swung her arms like petite propellers and stepped up to the blocks. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

A bubble of hot air is causing temperatures to soar over Washington

Washington is under a big dome or bubble of hot air and will likely set all-time record highs Sunday and/or Monday in places like Bellingham, Sea-Tac and Olympia.          Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Larry Stone: Yes, you can be cynical about the Mariners’ past and skeptical about the future. But you should savor the present – Sat, 26 Jun 2021 PST

This space is a no-grump zone today. I’ve come to praise the Mariners, not to bury them. For now, I don’t want to hear griping about the long-term misery behind them, or speculation of the long-term downfalls that might be ahead. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release…

Astros-Tigers rained out, split doubleheader Saturday

DETROIT (AP) — The game between the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of inclement weather. The teams will make it up as part of a day-night doubleheader Saturday, with the first seven-game starting at 1:10 p.m. and the nightcap at 6:10 p.m. Heavy rain was forecast for Comerica…

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