Opportunity News

Some retail stores are stocking up on employees to prepare for the holiday shopping season which officially kicks off Friday.

The 23-year-old Sedro-Woolley man who died Thursday after a tree fell on him was identified Friday as David L. Crouter, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner.

Just combine hard work with a bit of talent and you'll climb the ladder -- or so we've told ourselves for generations.

Planners gave their nod Nov. 12 to a property tax incentive for multi-family housing units in Anacortes' downtown aimed at creating a more vibrant "urban center." City officials are considering adding the new chapter to the city's Municipal Code.

The Washington Times is denying a religious discrimination claim by the paper's former opinion editor.

Whatcom Educational Credit Union recently donated $14,150 to several local non-profits. Those non-profits were Alderwood Elementary School Library, American Museum of Radio and Electricity, Assistance League of Bellingham, Bellingham Bay Community Boating Center, Catholic Community Services/Hope House, Computers for Kids in Need, Domestic Violence ...

I suspect that this column may provoke some comments about racism, but I believe it has to be said, so here goes! At the September 22nd Federal Way School Board meeting during public comments Ms.

The state is gathering more than 75 agencies, commissions and colleges Tuesday for a "reverse trade fair" at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.

Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist and author of "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," speaks at The Overlake School, 20301 NE 108th St., Redmond, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec.

A former north Spokane elementary school PTO treasurer pleaded innocent Monday to stealing nearly $20,000, more than a year after police say she sat in the principal's office as the group's volunteer president exclaimed, "We have no money; it's all gone." Theresa L. Dewitt, 49, is charged with six felony counts, including first-degree theft and ...

Big storm-blown waves are crashing on the Washington coast. Grays Harbor Deputy Emergency Manager Chuck Wallace told KXRO that 25-foot waves are expected Saturday at 15- to 20-second intervals.

Posted by: Mount Vernon High School Choirs Phone: 428-6100 Email: Website: Outstanding music students from across Washington have received top honors by being selected to participate in one of the WMEA performing groups.

A woman in her 50s with no underlying health problems is the latest victim of the swine flu in Spokane County.

A fallen power pole blocked part of Highway 9 near Lake McMurray for much of the day Tuesday.

Yellow Hawk Cellar is a Walla Walla winery with a difference. First, most of the wines are priced in the $20 and under range.

Posted by: Sedro Woolley School District Phone: 360-855-1694 Email: Website: Cascade Middle School 8th Grade student, Isaac Swenson, finished his cross country season by setting a new record for his school.

The state fire marshal's office reminds Washington residents that the end of Daylight Savings Time on Sunday is a good time to remember to change smoke alarm batteries.

A young woman with possible amnesia found outside a Manhattan youth shelter near Times Square may soon be reunited with her father.

Jayne Singleton looks over the contents of a box found in the cornerstone of the Odd Fellows Building demolished this summer.

Central Kitsap School District Superintendent Greg Lynch is getting back to his military roots.