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Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

New federal bill aims to slow pace of work at Amazon, other warehouses

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

May 3, 2024, 7:45am Business

The fight to change warehouse working conditions that has been playing out in state legislatures is now headed to Washington, D.C. Read story

(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Demand for electricity in Northwest projected to grow 30% in decade, triple previous estimates

(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

May 3, 2024, 6:06am Business

Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30 percent in the next decade, or about 5 percent more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Homelessness on the rise among Washington’s K-12 students

(The Columbian files)

May 3, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

The number of students in Washington’s school system experiencing homelessness climbed last year, a new report finds. Read story

Wildfire burns 77 acres south of Kennewick; gunshots investigated

May 2, 2024, 7:50pm Northwest

A fire tore through about 77 acres of sagebrush and grass in rural Benton County south of Kennewick late, starting late Wednesday. Read story

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office: Woman killed boyfriend with a pellet rifle

May 2, 2024, 7:49pm Northwest

A 51-year-old man was shot to death with a pellet rifle in Graham on Wednesday. Read story

Schafer State Park gets ready for 100th birthday

May 2, 2024, 7:48pm Northwest

Schafer State Park has expanded its campground in preparation for its 100th anniversary as a state park, the state Parks Department has announced. Read story

A car that attempted to drive through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters on the Portland State University campus is seen parked and damaged on a campus walkway on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Portland, Ore. After the driver fled on foot the protesters damaged the car.

Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon

A car that attempted to drive through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters on the Portland State University campus is seen parked and damaged on a campus walkway on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Portland, Ore. After the driver fled on foot the protesters damaged the car.

May 2, 2024, 6:26pm Latest News

Police said Thursday they detained the driver of a white Toyota Camry who briefly accelerated toward a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Portland State University in Oregon and then ran off spraying what appeared to be pepper spray toward protesters who confronted him. Read story

Cannabis clones are displayed for customers at Home Grown Apothecary on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

‘Overcoming reefer madness’: Feds appear poised to ease restrictions on weed. Here’s how the change could impact Washington.

Cannabis clones are displayed for customers at Home Grown Apothecary on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

May 2, 2024, 8:40am Business

The U.S. government is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug, a federal spokesperson confirmed this week. Read story

FILE - In this photo taken with a fish-eye lens, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane sits on the assembly line during a brief media tour in Boeing&rsquo;s 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash., March 27, 2019. Boeing is in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for Boeing 737 Max jetliners including the one that suffered a door-panel blowout in January, according to a published report, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died

FILE - In this photo taken with a fish-eye lens, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane sits on the assembly line during a brief media tour in Boeing&rsquo;s 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash., March 27, 2019. Boeing is in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for Boeing 737 Max jetliners including the one that suffered a door-panel blowout in January, according to a published report, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

May 2, 2024, 7:44am Business

Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection. Read story

A map of the proposed project area for the Horse Heaven wind farm project.

Inslee has 60 days to decide on controversial Horse Heaven wind farm

A map of the proposed project area for the Horse Heaven wind farm project.

May 2, 2024, 7:43am Latest News

The fate of one the largest wind farms ever proposed in Washington now rests with Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story