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Kindness Prevails: Family Reunites with Responder After I-5 Crash
A recent reunion shows the impact of kindness after a scary accident involving a young new driver on I-5. WSDOT Incident Response Team Offers Comfort After Lacey Crash. One August afternoon, Ida van Schalkwyk and her 15-year-old daughter, Charlize, experienced a traumatic event when their 2006 Ford Explorer was rear-ended by a semi-truck on southbound I-5 near Pacific Avenue. Charlize had recently obtained her driving permit and was slowing for traffic when the unexpected collision totaled their SUV but luckily resulted in only minor injuries.
Why TGI Fridays Are Closing and What it Means For the Chain’s Future
TGI Fridays has already closed a handful of stores this year, with several more currently up for sale. Here is what that means for the restaurant chain and what will likely happen next. TGI Fridays Closes Locations During Rough Year For Chain Restaurants. We could use up nearly all of...
Moses Lake Police Seeking Leads in Drive-By Shooting
Moses Lake Police are now turning to the public for leads related to a drive-by shooting. The MLPD says officers responded to the area of N Buell Dr and W Gary St. around 3:11 AM that Sunday morning, after getting calls about gunfire in the area. A home and vehicle...
The Most Expensive Cookie in Washington: Is It Worth the Hype?
Don't you just love going down TikTok rabbit holes? Even if you don't use TikTok, it's easy to go down a YouTube rabbit hole, too. My latest rabbit hole led me to find out there's a such thing as $12,000 cookies!. @capedbaldysensei Shoukd i review them? @Last Crumb what do...
Multiple Carjackings on I-5 Prompt WSP to Increase Patrols
Washington State Patrol is on high alert after a series of carjackings in recent days. A press release was issued Tuesday by WSP promising to increase patrol presence on I-5 in response to the incidents. Three carjackings took place on I-5 involving a white SUV and several young people. The incidents are being investigated by WSP’s Criminal Investigation Division.
Organic U-Pick Pumpkins and More Coming to Washington State University
When: September 28 (10 am to 4 pm) - U-Pick and Harvest Festival; October 5 (10 am to 4 pm) - U-Pick Only. Cost: Festival is free. Pumpkins are pre-priced at farm. Fall means pumpkins, cider, and festivals. Halloween and other fall festivities are right around the corner. I know,...
WSDOT Shares 2nd Funny Traffic Map for Seattle Game Day Weekend
WSDOT is warning drivers about this weekend's expected traffic issues with another hard-to-read hand-drawn map, but I have the translation. Seattle Road Closures This Weekend: Prepare for Game Day Gridlock. This weekend, Seattle is gearing up for a football frenzy as both the Seattle Seahawks and the University of Washington...
Washington Parents: New Trend Could Send Your Kids To The ER
TikTok trends posing a threat to kids is almost becoming run of the mill. Even so, they still need attention paid to them as children tend to be less discerning than adults. The latest trend on the app has sent a number of kids to emergency rooms with severe burns.
Boeing Says Layoffs “Are Coming,” Could Begin in Days
After announcing Monday a long list of preemptive measures intended to cut costs at Boeing for the time being, now the words Layoff and Furlough are looming. Boeing officials say layoffs "are coming" 33,000 machinists from two labor unions rejected a 25 percent wage hike, they wanted 40 and have...
Melania Trump Defends Her Nude Modeling Work, Sorta Compares Herself to Michelangelo’s David Masterpiece
Melania Trump is defending herself from critics when it comes to her past nude modeling work. In a post to her official Twitter account, Trump promoted her upcoming memoir by hitting back at critics. "Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work? The more pressing question is: Why...
Tri-Cities Airport Increasing Opportunities to Fly Direct to Southern California
One of the benefits about flying out of Tri-Cities is their airport has so many more options for flying direct to somewhere other than Seattle. I fly out of Yakima's airport (YKM) every chance I get for convenience but if you don't like layovers and are just trying to get to one of the many places Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) has to offer like Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Burbank, a quick trip to Pasco isn't terrible. Especially if you don't have a preferred airline you always use.
Coast Guard Releases Video Of Titan Submersible Wreckage
The US Coast Guard has released a video clip of the tail cone of the ill-fated Titan Submersible that imploded in the Atlantic Ocean last June, killing five people on board including the Founder and CEO of Oceangate, Stockton Rush. The video is part of a series of hearings held...
OR Facing Worsening Roads, Less Plowing, Without Legislative Action
According to officials around the state, unless Oregon's legislature puts together a transportation funding package, there will be increased road issues. The issues are especially needy in Central and Southern Oregon. According to The Bend Bulletin, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT is facing budgetary issues:. "Declining gas tax revenue,...
Earth Is Getting a Second Moon; Here’s What’s Causing This Odd Phenomenon
Earth is about to get a "second moon," but it's not staying around forever. There's a scene in Star Wars: A New Hope, the first released film in the franchise, when we see Luke Skywalker look across the dessert sands of Tatooine as gazes at a binary sunset. For anyone...
Driver Assaulted by Family After Crash with ATV Near Moses Lake
There are still a number of unanswered questions surrounding this crash. Around 7:40 PM Tuesday evening, the 2 girls were hurt when the four-wheel Honda TRX ATV they were riding on was struck from behind by a car, about 3 miles northeast of Moses Lake. According to the Grant County...
Most People Feel Completely ‘Overwhelmed’ A LOT!
New research says most people on average feel stressed out or overwhelmed at least 156 times per year or every 2.5 times per week. You are not alone if you feel stressed or overwhelmed often. This is not surprising but it is sad. We weren't meant to feel so much...
78 year old ‘Tupperware’ Going Bankrupt
"It's a Tupperware Party a Tupperware Party..." Am I imagining this or was there a song that aired on TV or radio about Tupperware when we were kids?. I remember being in awe of the fabulous Tupperware available for storing leftovers. What food storage containers are your favorite?. When I...
It’s not blue light that’s keeping Washington State up all night
Do you sleep with your cell phone? Now I don't mean like it's under your pillow or you snuggle up to it at night and say “goodnight”. I mean, it's near to you somewhere that you can reach, like on your nightstand, something like that. Night time addict...
Food poisoning sucks. What to look out for?
If you have been unlucky enough to Suffer from food poisoning, you know that there's few things less enjoyable. What can make it even worse is if you do it to yourself. ‘About 1 in 6 Americans get sick from foodborne illness every year, according to the CDC. Of those 48 million people, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die’
Washington Forecast Suggests Snow Will Be Here Sooner Than Later
Just as football season arrives, it seems that Mother Nature took a hint and obliged with cooler temperatures. We've had everything from extreme heat, to snow already, in the higher elevations like the Cascades. That's one of the issues I love about the West Coast. Living in southern California, I was able to drive to the beach for a swim, and I cold get to the mountains to go sledding in the same day. It was really pretty amazing.
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