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Snoqualmie Pass ski area to reopen Friday
SEATTLE (AP) - After a failure in the public water system at Snoqualmie Pass closed the Summit at Snoqualmie Thursday, the ski resort says it will reopen to skiers and snowboarders Friday.
The ski area posted on its website Thursday that crews had located and isolated the water leak and were working to restore water to their facilities as well as local business and residences...
Oregon graduation rate climbs; still below national average
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's high school graduation rate improved in 2017, largely driven by gains from Latino students.
Figures released by state education officials Thursday show 77 percent of students earned a diploma in four years, a two percentage point increase from the year before and almost 10 percentage points higher than the class of 2012...
New tests show Hanford workers exposed to radiation
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - New test results show that monitoring for airborne radioactive contamination has not protected some Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers demolishing the Plutonium Finishing Plant.
The U.S. Department of Energy says two more Hanford workers have inhaled or ingested small amounts of airborne radioactive material, with tests for 180 workers still pending...
WSU creates student financial services website in Spanish
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Washington State University has created a fully translated student financial services website in Spanish
Officials of the Pullman school say they believe they are the first to create such a fully translated website.
The Census Bureau says more than 40 million native Spanish speakers live in the United States, and another 11...
Director of state Fish and Wildlife Department resigns
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The head of the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife is resigning his position on Feb. 7.
Jim Unsworth told the state's Fish and Wildlife Commission in a resignation letter that it's time for him to pursue other professional and personal goals...
Engineer says he misjudged train location in fatal wreck
SEATTLE (AP) - The engineer operating the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state says he misjudged where he was along the new high-speed route before it hurtled into a curve at more than twice the speed limit.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday offered a summary of its interviews with the 55-year-old engineer and the 48-year-old conductor...
Washington state judges call for better courthouse security
SEATTLE (AP) - A new courthouse security report has Washington state judges calling for more training and security screenings.
KING-TV reported Tuesday that the Washington State Courthouse Security Report found more than half the state's courthouses do not conduct weapons screenings...
Oregon approves new taxes for Medicaid costs
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon voters have approved taxes on hospitals, health insurers and managed care companies to address rising Medicaid costs.
The single-issue election Tuesday drew national attention because it gave voters -- and not lawmakers -- the final say on how to fund increasing health care costs...
Oregon boy, 8, dies from flesh-eating bacteria
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - An 8-year-old Oregon boy died from rare, flesh-eating bacteria.
The East Oregonian newspaper reports Liam Ferguson of Pilot Rock wrecked his bike Jan. 13, with the end of the handlebar slicing through his jeans and cutting into his thigh...
House committee approves lower carbon fuels standard
SEATTLE (AP) - A House committee has approved a measure that would require fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with gasoline and other transportation fuels.
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, a Seattle Democrat who sponsored House Bill 2338, says it's an opportunity to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions while spurring change in fuel technologies...