NATION & WORLD
Hospitals say union is using proposal as leverage
BY MOLLY CASTLE WORK, KFF HEALTH NEWS | August 16, 2023 at 4:55 a.m.
FIRE
Help Maui fire victims: Here are ways you can donate
Organizations are mobilizing to help fire victims in Lahaina.
FIRE
As death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning
Crews, cadaver dogs have covered 3% of search area
BUSINESS
Patty Murray tours Bellingham businesses, future Whatcom child care site
Owners tell senator relief funds helped retain workers and 'saved us'
EDUCATION
Federal affirmative action ruling has 'little impact' at WWU
Western struggles to diversity student population
TRANSPORTATION
Blaine gets $9.5M grant for railroad crossing improvements
Drivers can face long delays on Bell Road
TRANSPORTATION
WTA wins grant for hybrid buses
New buses to replace agency's original hybrids from 2012
BREAKING NEWS
5 OceanGate submersible passengers believed to be dead
Coast Guard: Debris discovered near Titanic wreck indicates vessel imploded
BUSINESS
Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon's safety practices
Injuries at Amazon typically higher compared to industry peers
BREAKING NEWS
5-person Titan crew identified; search continues
Coast Guard estimates Titan has approx. 40 hours of air left
BREAKING NEWS
Coast Guard: Search is on for missing submersible and 5-person crew
Everett-based company operated several Titanic voyages
INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
Lummi Nation: Canada failed to fulfill duties in B.C. terminal project
Tribe files legal challenge against environmental minister, port authority
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
PUD to build broadband in Point Roberts
$3.15M COVID-19 relief grant to pay for project
