Sep. 30—The Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension construction project hit another hiccup this month. The project to lengthen the Tacoma Link to Stadium District and Hilltop has been delayed twice previously. Sound Transit's expansion construction shut down several blocks of Commerce Street starting Aug. 1. The intersection at South 9th and Commerce streets reopened on schedule Sept. 17, but the South ... Read More

Sep. 20—Nome Storm NOME — Up and down Alaska's Bering Sea coast, the scope of destruction left by a historic storm is becoming clear. The remnants of a Pacific typhoon pummeled roughly 1,000 miles of Western Alaska coastline over the weekend, damaging infrastructure and homes. The storm shredded sea walls, compromised drinking water systems, ripped homes from their foundation, deluged streets ... Read More

Darigold Inc. broke ground on Sept. 8 at the site of its future Pasco, Wash., production facility, slated to open in early 2024. The $600 million facility will process roughly 8 million pounds of milk per day when fully operational. The milk will come from more than 100 dairy farms in surrounding communities, the company said in a press release. "The Pasco project represents our third major ... Read More

Sep. 12—Seattle-area concrete-mixer drivers reached a deal with their companies over the weekend, finally ending a series of negotiations that led to a monthslong strike and slowed construction across the region earlier this year. The drivers, represented by Teamsters Local 174, approved a deal covering 225 workers. The deal includes changes to medical coverage, pensions and "work rules that ... Read More

Sep. 8—Over the last year, state and local leaders have voiced their support for turning Capitol Lake back into an estuary. The decision has been met with mixed reviews from the public, some raising concerns about recreation, smell and aesthetics. The State Department of Enterprise Services released its draft Environmental Impact Statement for long-term management of the lake in June 2021, and ... Read More

Sep. 8—ANCSA, Ambler Metals, Ambler Mining District, Bornite, Bornite Mine, mine, mining This spring, a small Australian prospecting company sent geologists to a state warehouse to scour old rock collections. The geologists leveled handheld scanners over samples of rock pulled from shelves at the Alaska Geologic Materials Center in Anchorage, drilled in the Cantwell area decades earlier by ... Read More

King County Medical Examiner's office ruled the man's death was an accident. Read More

An Oregon group working to produce affordable housing and boost the state’s timber industry will get a big infusion of federal funds, the White House announced Friday. The Mass Timber Coalition, a group that’s helmed by the Port of Portland and includes several Oregon state agencies, will get $41.4 million from the “Build Back Better Regional Challenge,” an economic development competition ... Read More