Everett
School District may schedule high school classes to begin at 7:10
a.m. this year, 20 minutes earlier than usual.
  The switch aims to save $163,000 on transportation
costs.
  Some parents are voicing concern, noting their kids
already struggle to stay awake in 1st-period class. Experts in...
One
year after a record-setting cherry harvest, a recent cold snap has
slashed Washington’s expected yield by almost one-third.
  Washington ranks No. 1 in the country for sweet cherry
production, and it accounts for 80% of the cherries grown in the
Northwest states. In 2012, Washington growers...
Soaring
Northwest gasoline prices may wane soon, now that a dormant
refinery module is coming back online.
  While the rest of the country enjoys relatively stable
gas prices, a gallon of regular approached $4 per gallon in
Washington and Oregon this week. National media reports suggest
unplanned...
Union
Gap’s police chief is warning motorists to beware of wild-peacock
attacks.
  That’s right. It’s mating season, and the feisty fowl
are competing for the affections of peahens.
  About a dozen wild peacocks live near Third Avenue and
Ahtanum Road, where drivers who swerve to avoid the...
Seven
firefighting airplanes are on their way to supplement the U.S.
Forest Service’s aging air tanker fleet.
  The existing airplanes, mainly twin-prop PV2s built in
the 1950s, carry 2,000 gallons of fire retardant. The new planes
will carry at least 3,000 gallons each, and one – a converted...
A
1950 Mercury convertible awaiting restoration in a Post Falls shop
may have been customized long ago by renowned craftsman George
Barris or his protégé Dick Dean.
  If closer inspection reveals Barris’s or Dean’s
handiwork, the car’s value could soar well into six
figures.
  Classic car buffs who...
Marvin
and Doris Wyman of Portland have resumed their marriage after 57
years.
  The couple married during World War II, but after two
years apart with Marvin stationed in Japan and Doris feeling
trapped at home, they divorced.
  Each found and married someone else. Doris had three
children with...
Pro
basketball fans have been moping around Seattle since an NBA
committee voted April 29 to deny relocation of the Sacramento
Kings.
  Yet would-be-owner Chris Hanson posted a spirited
online response vowing he’ll press forward, which caused some to
speculate he may be pondering legal options.
...
Northwest
trivia: In 1957 the annual Apple Cup was held on May 5. Who won?
And why was it held in the spring?
  The answer is, neither the Huskies or Cougars won. The
annual UW-WSU football game still was called the Governor’s Trophy
back in 1957. It didn’t become the Apple Cup until 1962, when...
The
Apple Blossom festival is underway in Wenatchee with the star
attraction – the blossoms – already past their peak.
  It’s a bit unusual, but not rare. Wenatchee’s apple
trees reached full bloom on Saturday, April 20,seven days ahead of
the 30-year average, according to Washington State...
