Sep. 15--A $21 million federal transportation grant will help pay for the cost of building a huge cold-storage facility at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, boosting the airport's value as an international shipping hub between the U.S. and Asia, Alaska's congressional delegation announced on Monday. The grant has been awarded to the Alaska Energy Authority, a state agency, to ... Read More

Sep. 3--Federal regulators have ordered the owners of Electron Dam on the Puyallup River to clean up its mess following a spill of rubber debris during unpermitted use of artificial turf in a construction project. The company must remove all remaining artificial turf from its site, clean up turf debris downriver, fix an inoperable fish ladder at the dam and shut down its construction project ... Read More

Sep. 1--Vandals slashed about 200 feet of murals in Federal Way depicting people of color in what appears to be a racially motivated attack, authorities say. The public art project at the Federal Way Link light rail station construction site at 320th Street and 23rd Street was only three days old when it was vandalized Aug. 20, Sound Transit said. The murals were attached to the outside of ... Read More

Aug. 14--The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday took a step toward development of the Willow oil prospect in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a large ConocoPhillips effort that could help revive Alaska's sagging economic fortunes, though critics say it endangers polar bears and the climate. The agency, releasing the final environmental review of the project, said the development could ... Read More

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would “listen to both sides” after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday agreed with a tweet from Nick Ayers, a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence and a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, expressing ... Read More

Jul. 30--A group of cleanup workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation who were provided faulty respirators and potentially exposed to harmful vapors would gain a pathway to federal benefits if they become sick under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday by two members of Washington's delegation in Congress. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Adam Smith, both Democrats, sponsored companion ... Read More

BREMERTON - The Navy is seeking developers to build power plants within its installations at Bangor and Bremerton, offering to lease the land in exchange for robust electricity backup when widespread outages occur. Up to 95 acres at Bangor and 10 at Bremerton could be leased under the proposal. The Navy, which bases 13 nuclear-powered submarines and 2 aircraft carriers here, says it will ... Read More