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Washington bill to legalize psychedelics stalls, but pilot program still possible

March 31, 2023, 7:33am Health

Washington psychonauts will have to wait at least another year before therapy using psychedelic mushrooms is broadly legalized in the Evergreen state, but legislators could still approve a small pilot… Read story

Captain’s error caused 2022 ferry crash in West Seattle, probe says

March 31, 2023, 7:31am Latest News

Washington State Ferries has concluded that a captain’s “loss of situational awareness,” and not any mechanical failures, caused the vessel Cathlamet to veer off course and crash near the Fauntleroy… Read story

Sex offender with a ‘pen pal’ arrested at Sandpoint High School, deputies say

March 31, 2023, 7:37am Northwest

The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is looking for more information about a registered sex offender who was attending a musical performance at Sandpoint High School and is suspected of passing notes to a child. Read story

Rally faults Meta’s treatment of nontech workers during cutbacks in Seattle

March 31, 2023, 7:36am Business

Dozens of food service employees working at Facebook parent company Meta’s Seattle offices took to the streets Thursday to protest threatened layoffs and lackluster severance payments. Read story

Lexington dam project heads into final phase to improve flood protection

March 31, 2023, 7:33am Northwest

A $15 million project is underway to improve flood protection in the growing neighborhood north of Kelso, after more than a decade of planning. Read story

Police say Washington drug laws are too lax. Tri-Cities took the issue into its own hands

March 31, 2023, 7:32am Northwest

KENNEWICK _ Tri-City leaders say law enforcement’s hands are tied when it comes to dealing with increasing drug use on public sidewalks, street corners and business doorways. Read story

Plans to restart the Intalco aluminum smelter were dashed in December 2022, when smelter restart proponents backed out of negotiations. Now, union officials say the parent company is shedding the skeleton crew staffing the plant and dismantling smelter infrastructure.

What’s next at the Intalco smelter?

Plans to restart the Intalco aluminum smelter were dashed in December 2022, when smelter restart proponents backed out of negotiations. Now, union officials say the parent company is shedding the skeleton crew staffing the plant and dismantling smelter infrastructure.

March 31, 2023, 6:04am Business

A new buyer has committed to use the land at Whatcom County’s Intalco aluminum smelter site near Cherry Point, which officially closed its doors last week after a prolonged struggle to reopen. Read story

Spring brings hummingbirds back to Washington

March 31, 2023, 6:00am Life

With spring coming into full swing, birds will be migrating to Washington, occupying residents’ bird feeders. One bird in particular to keep an eye out for is the hummingbird. Read story

Longview police chief graduates from the FBI National Academy

March 30, 2023, 6:10pm Northwest

Longview’s top cop Robert Huhta accomplished a career milestone as he recently graduated from the FBI National Academy — a program fewer than 1 percent of officers have the opportunity to attend, according to a city press release. Read story

Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes

March 30, 2023, 3:56pm Northwest

A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho’s legislature on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Brad Little. Read story