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Distrito Escolar de Pasco acuerda cerca de $2 millones por demanda de discriminación
El Distrito Escolar de Pasco llegó a un acuerdo por casi $2 millones de dólares en una demanda por discriminación presentada por un ex empleado.
Pasco School District settles for nearly $2M in discrimination lawsuit
The Pasco School District has reached a settlement for nearly $2 million in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee.
58 laid off Boeing employees return to work
A number of Boeing employees who were wrongfully let go, according to their union contract, are returning to their jobs and getting compensated for the time they were laid off.
In Washington, health care workers at acute care hospitals report almost 80% flu vaccination rate
A report has details about flu vaccination rates for health care employees.
After federal layoffs, a ranger’s creative exhibit brings joy back to the forest
One ranger at the Lolo Pass Visitor Center has created a ground squirrel “high school” exhibit this year.
Condado de Chelan dejará de compartir fechas de corte con ICE tras arresto en el tribunal
Los fiscales del condado de Chelan dijeron que ya no compartirán información sobre los procesos judiciales que involucran a inmigrantes con las autoridades federales de inmigración, tras un incidente ocurrido frente a la Corte del condado el mes pasado.
A night at the ballpark
On any given summer night in Tacoma, you can find a community of like-minded people. That is, if you like baseball.
Everytime I go to a baseball game, I get caught up in all the sounds.From the announcers calling plays, to the crack of the ball against a wooden bat, to fans cheering and screaming after a home run. For me, the sounds of baseball are the sounds of summer.
Meet the regenerative farmer growing produce off-the-grid in rural Idaho
In a small Idaho community, one farmer has carved out a truly different way of living. He’s growing produce off-the-grid for local buyers.
After a month, the search for Travis Decker continues
Search teams continue to look for Decker using resources including K9s, volunteers and drones. Crews are looking for patterns over land and water.
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murders of four University of Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in an Ada County courtroom on Wednesday to the killings of four students in Moscow, Idaho in 2022. (Credit: Jamie Geary / Boise State Public Radio)
Goldendale microgrid project loses FEMA grant funding
For the past seven years, people in Goldendale have worked to build what’s called a microgrid. It could serve as backup power at the local hospital and school district.
Then, the Trump administration pulled millions of dollars – all the construction money. FEMA leaders say the grants didn’t lessen hazards nationwide.
Blood drives will honor two firefighters killed near Coeur d’Alene
Two blood drives will honor the firefighters killed while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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