Conrad Swanson

1 week ago | tri-cityherald.com | Conrad Swanson

A story can come from anywhere. A question, a curious news tip or hints of intrigue just below the surface. This particular story started with a press release. To be more precise, it started with a piece of information that wasn't in a press release, and it ballooned into a gripping tale of modern day America. Late last year officials with the state's Department of Ecology announced a great success.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Conrad Swanson

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation.

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Shauna Sowersby |Conrad Swanson

OLYMPIA — Escalating tensions around cuts for Washington’s budget and potential furloughs boiled over Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of workers stormed into the state Capitol building to pick a fight. Early in the afternoon, members of the Washington State Federation of State Employees — who had been protesting on the Capitol lawn in Olympia — began making their way into the Statehouse. The group is at loggerheads with Gov.

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Shauna Sowersby |Conrad Swanson

OLYMPIA — Escalating tensions around cuts for Washington’s budget and potential furloughs boiled over Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of workers stormed into the state Capitol building to pick a fight. Early in the afternoon, members of the Washington State Federation of State Employees — who had been protesting on the Capitol lawn in Olympia — began making their way into the Statehouse. The group is at loggerheads with Gov.

2 weeks ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Conrad Swanson

El estado de Washington está nuevamente bajo emergencia por sequía, anunciaron funcionarios estatales el martes, marcando la tercera declaración de este tipo y resaltando el daño causado por sequías consecutivas. Generalmente, el inicio de abril marca el pico de la temporada de acumulación de nieve en Washington, pero  en el oeste de las motañas Cascade y el centro de Washington presentan niveles por debajo de lo normal, lo que augura problemas para el resto del año.