While California is known for its high cost of living and elevated energy prices, the state of Washington now has the most expensive average gas price in the nation, according to data released June 20 by the American Automobile Association, better known as AAA. A gallon of regular-grade gasoline in California now averages $4.86 as…
California’s Gas Is No Longer the Most Expensive in the US, Washington’s Now Pricier
June 24, 2023
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With the Pandemic Over, House Panel Seeks Answers on Federal Agency Backlogs
June 21, 2023
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Some may consider it fitting, if not desirable, that a House subcommittee hearing focused on the reasons that federal government agencies, in a post-pandemic America, are still running behind and continuing to be tardy in delivering services started about a half hour late. But the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations…
2 Dead and 3 Hurt—Including Suspected Shooter—at Washington State Music Festival
June 18, 2023
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GEORGE, Wash.—Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said. Authorities received the first report of the shooting shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the camping area…
Pregnant Woman Shot and Killed Was Owner of Seattle Restaurant Near Famed Market
June 17, 2023
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SEATTLE—A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the family of Eina…
Disruptions at West Coast Ports Continue Amid Labor Negotiations
June 12, 2023
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Continuing labor disruptions at West Coast ports are causing concerns, as peak shipping season begins. Work slowdowns, due ongoing contract negotiations, have particularly affected cargo-processing operations at the two key California major ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Dockworkers belonging to the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have continued to “disrupt operations” at West Coast…
Female-Only Spa Forced to Accept ‘Transgender Women’ Reveals Next Move
June 12, 2023
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A female-only spa in Washington state that a judge said has to accept men if they identify as women says it will fight against the ruling. The Olympus Spa plans to enter a new complaint in the case, which centers around a state law that bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, a lawyer…
Female-Only Spa With Compulsory Nudity Must Admit ‘Transgender Women’ With Penises: Judge
A spa that for years has only served women must admit men with penises if they claim to be women, a judge has ruled. The constitutional rights of the owners, employees, and patrons of the Olympus Spa in Washington state were not infringed when officials in the state ordered the facility to provide services to…
Congressional Leaders Clash Over DC Election Reform, Statehood
June 9, 2023
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House Republicans don’t like how municipal officials run elections in the nation’s capital and aim to do something about it. The GOP-controlled House is pushing a reform bill called the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act which would ban Washington’s practice of automatically mailing actual ballots to every registered voter, the use of mail-in ballot…
Federal Judge Denies Attempt to Block Washington State’s New Gun Restrictions
On Tuesday, a federal judge denied an attempt to block Washington state’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles, one of three firearm control measures signed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Inslee signed the law in April, which went into immediate effect, prohibiting the sale, distribution, manufacture, and importation of thousands of guns, including AR- and AK-style…
Missing Mount Rainier Climber’s Body Found in Crevasse; He Was Celebrating 80th Birthday
June 7, 2023
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MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash.—Search crews on Mount Rainier have found and recovered the body of a man matching the description of an 80-year-old solo climber reported missing last week, Mount Rainier National Park officials said. Dawes Eddy of Spokane, Washington, embarked on a solo climb on May 30 and was last seen that night…
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