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The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers. The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or ke ...

While specifics vary from agency to agency, this wave of rehiring is reportedly unfolding locally at the U.S. Army Corps of ...

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RIDGEFIELD, Wash. - Ridgefield is getting an In-N-Out. Construction has been moving forward at both locations there and in ...

SEATTLE — Rain totals through Monday could exceed 1 inch in some areas of western Washington thanks to ... north interior, Vancouver Island and B.C. However, the Puget Sound region could still ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NW. The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Partly cloudy today with a high ...

writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest. An earthquake struck the northwest part of Washington state ...

Nor was wind confined to certain parts of the Washington region. As of 4 p.m. for example, the average speed of the wind encountered Saturday at Dulles International Airport was a stiff 17.4 mph.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — During construction at Pearson Airfield, an archeologist found what could be unexploded Stokes Mortars dating back to World War 1. The Vancouver Police Mobile Explosive Device ...

a city of Vancouver memo from 2024 mentions accepting state and federal grants for the project, and Washington State Department of Transportation's Statewide Capital Improvement Plan describes it ...

As February comes to a close, Washington D.C. is experiencing a variety of weather conditions. The National Weather Service forecast that today will experience cloudy conditions and a high near 69 ...