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Judge rejects bid to block $400M ballroom project

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.


Nisqually quake anniversary spurs fresh calls for URM retrofits

By LISA LANNIGAN

On the morning of Feb. 28, 2001, the Puget Sound area was rocked by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake. While the epicenter was just northeast of Olympia, the shock rippled through much of the Pacific Northwest.



King County's new transfer station to open this summer

By SHAWNA GAMACHE

Solar panels catch the sun, and a new channel and habitat supporting salmon and other wildlife cross the 10-acre site of a very different recycling and solid waste transfer station in South King County.


Multiple sites readied for World Cup

By EMMA LAPWORTH

The matches may be slated to take place at Lumen Field, but the excitement and impact of this summer's FIFA World Cup is going to reach far beyond the stadium.



WOHESC 2026 starts March 2

By JOURNAL STAFF

The 2026 Washington Oregon Cascadia Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) will take place March 2–4 at the University of Washington's Husky Union Building in Seattle.


Zahilay eyes REET funds for road fixes

By JOURNAL STAFF

King County Exec. Girmay Zahilay proposed legislation on Wednesday to fund urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged during December flooding.


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