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This image provided by Sam Peterson shows Sam Peterson posing for a photo at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, near Astoria, Ore., Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Sam Peterson via AP)

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Fired federal workers face choices now that a judge wants them rehired
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Mon,03/24/25-11:01PM , 31 Reads
Sam Peterson is one of thousands of fired federal workers who was offered his job back under a judge’s order, but he didn’t jump at the chance to go back to his park ranger position at Washington state’s Lake Roosevelt Nati
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Former Grand Coulee Dam worker, Stephanie Duclos, sits in front of the Grand Coulee Dam on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 in Coulee Dam, Wash., explaining how she was terminated from her job under the Trump administration’s federal workforce reduction plan. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)

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Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Fri,03/14/25-11:13PM , 86 Reads
COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and industry experts warn.
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A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Fri,03/07/25-1:56PM , 94 Reads
After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled from the Columbia River a Ford station wagon that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago to find Christmas greenery.
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An EA-18G Growler takes off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during an exercise, March 10, 2016. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)

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2 Navy aviators are declared dead after a fighter jet crashed in Washington state
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Sun,10/20/24-2:15PM , 47 Reads
Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the U.S. Navy said Sunday.
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