Federal gov. approves $50 million to plan PNW high speed rail. Here’s what it means for WA
The Cascadia High Speed Rail project, which promises travel between Seattle and Portland in under an hour, took a step ...
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The D Brief: Troops’ pay in jeopardy; CENTCOM’s Syria surge; Army to cut 5% of generals; USAF may trim F-35 buy; And a bit more.
Update: The U.S. military has some 2,000 troops in Syria, which is more than twice the figure of 900 that the Pentagon has ...
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Portland-Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail idea lands $49.7 million federal grant
The Washington Legislature is also set to kick in $5.5 million in matching funds. The concept of a Cascadia high-speed rail ...
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Regulators Battle Oregon and Washington Farmers Over Limits to Farm Contamination
An effort to extricate Pacific Northwest states from mammoth pollution.  B, Circle of Blue SUNNYSIDE, Washington – Waters ...
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Big roles in Washington state for two Native leaders
Native Americans comprise 4.5 percent of the state’s population ... May 2022 as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ...
‘Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say
The hornet was discovered in a corner of Washington State. Five years later, a massive mobilization has eliminated the ...
Washington awarded grant to begin planning Cascadia High-Speed Rail project
The high-speed rail project would connect major cities like Vancouver, Seattle and Portland with regular train service ...
Mountain snow continues, gusty winds felt around western Washington
An atmospheric river is bringing snow and ice to the passes and potential flooding to parts of western Washington and the Olympic Peninsula.
A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces
A senior U.S. military official says a couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine ...
Ukraine and US say some North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russian forces
North Korean troops have suffered casualties in combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, marking a new phase ...
US Energy Department identifies three priority regions for electric transmission boost
The U.S. Department of Energy has zeroed in on three regions of the country it has determined are in major need of new ...
Election uncertainty aside, Greater Washington's economy remains resilient
Our last look at CBRE's REVIVE index for 2024 shows an underlying economic strength in Greater Washington despite a host of ...