WSDOT files $17M suit in bridge collapse

Four contributing entities named OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Transportation has filed a $17 million lawsuit to recoup the costs of response and repair from the 2013 ...

Pete’s Auto Repair honored

  Pete and Nita Harksell, owners of Pete’s Auto Repair on Portal Way, celebrate being recognized as the Automotive Service Association (ASA) Northwest Member of the Year. The ...

Ericksen touts his oil-rail safety bill

It’s the only one that stays ‘on track,’ he says OLYMPIA — Among some competing oil-train safety bills in the state Legislature, Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, believes his ...

When sacred and secular meet in the public square

by Jon Mutchler The first hybrid beast I remember was the cartoon centaur Newton— the half boy/half horse creature from the 1960s cartoon series “The Mighty Hercules.” We’re ...