News Talk KIT » Northwest News http://newstalkkit.com Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Big Driving Weekend Just Around The Corner http://newstalkkit.com/big-driving-weekend-just-around-the-corner/ http://newstalkkit.com/big-driving-weekend-just-around-the-corner/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:36 +0000 News Talk KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230752 Thousands of people are expected to take a drive this upcoming holiday weekend. The Memorial weekend marks the first big drive weekend of the spring and summer. The State Department of Transportation says drivers should check the WSDOT website for traffic congestion on all key weekend travel routes, including Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, US 2 over Stevens Pass, I-5 through Thurston and Pierce counties and I-5 between Bellingham and the US/Canadian border

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/big-driving-weekend-just-around-the-corner/feed/ 0 getty image Clickit Or Ticket Campaign Underway through June 2nd. http://newstalkkit.com/clickit-or-ticket-campaign-underway-through-june-2nd/ http://newstalkkit.com/clickit-or-ticket-campaign-underway-through-june-2nd/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:30 +0000 News Talk KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230747 Stay off that phone and drive. The best advice at any time say authorities but especially this week when extra patrols are out during the State Click-it or Ticket campaign. Police officers and sheriff's deputies from up and down the county are looking for people who don’t buckle up

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/clickit-or-ticket-campaign-underway-through-june-2nd/feed/ 0 Chinook Pass Opens in Time for Weekend Travel http://newstalkkit.com/chinook-pass-opens-in-time-for-weekend-travel/ http://newstalkkit.com/chinook-pass-opens-in-time-for-weekend-travel/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:05 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230535 Crews opened Chinook Pass at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17. It’s safe to say drivers can make travel plans over State Route 410 this weekend.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/chinook-pass-opens-in-time-for-weekend-travel/feed/ 0 WSDOT Image Do You Remember The Big Blast 33 Years Ago? http://newstalkkit.com/do-you-remember-the-big-blast-33-years-ago/ http://newstalkkit.com/do-you-remember-the-big-blast-33-years-ago/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:25 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230471 Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the Mount Saint Helens eruption.

Seismologists say ever since the big eruption the volcano has been relatively quiet. Seismologist Seth Moran at the Cascades Volcano Observatory says that’s not an indication that something isn’t happening below the mountain

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/do-you-remember-the-big-blast-33-years-ago/feed/ 0 getty images Rep. Hastings Says IRS Scandal Is More Than Just Someone Breaking a Rule http://newstalkkit.com/rep-hastings-says-irs-scandal-is-more-than-just-someone-breaking-a-rule/ http://newstalkkit.com/rep-hastings-says-irs-scandal-is-more-than-just-someone-breaking-a-rule/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:28:04 +0000 Mike Bastinelli http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230277 Fourth District Congressman Doc Hastings says the I.R.S. scandal may lead to more people being fired or thrown in jail .  He's referring to the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/rep-hastings-says-irs-scandal-is-more-than-just-someone-breaking-a-rule/feed/ 0 Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $475 Million http://newstalkkit.com/powerball-jackpot-climbs-to-475-million/ http://newstalkkit.com/powerball-jackpot-climbs-to-475-million/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:05 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230253 No winners in last night's $360 million drawing means that the potential winner of Saturday's drawing would be the second largest Powerball winner of all time.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/powerball-jackpot-climbs-to-475-million/feed/ 0 Getty Images DREAM Act Push For Passage http://newstalkkit.com/dream-act-push-for-passage/ http://newstalkkit.com/dream-act-push-for-passage/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:02:28 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230067 A major push to get state lawmakers to pass the DREAM Act is the aim of the immigrant rights group One America. Rep. Charles Ross of Naches supports the measure but he is not confident it will pass in the special session now underway in Olympia

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/dream-act-push-for-passage/feed/ 0 kit Air Ambulance Now in Yakima Permanently http://newstalkkit.com/air-ambulance-now-in-yakima-permanently/ http://newstalkkit.com/air-ambulance-now-in-yakima-permanently/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:46 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=229746 Airlift Northwest is now permanently based at the Yakima Airport. Regional Manager and Flight Nurse Julie Hoffman says since 2011 Airlift Northwest has been flying a plane into Yakima on a daily basis

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/air-ambulance-now-in-yakima-permanently/feed/ 0 uwashington.edu Moxee Lawmaker Says Budget Must be Focus of Session http://newstalkkit.com/moxee-lawmaker-says-budget-must-be-focus-of-session/ http://newstalkkit.com/moxee-lawmaker-says-budget-must-be-focus-of-session/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:17:26 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=229475 State Representative David Taylor of Moxee is not confident lawmakers will agree on a state budget in a special session that started Monday in Olympia.

Taylor says passing a budget is the number one priority

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Dozens of people turned out to Zillah High School for the event

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/governor-honors-national-teacher-of-the-year/feed/ 0 kndo Regional Fire Potential Forecast http://newstalkkit.com/regional-fire-potential-forecast/ http://newstalkkit.com/regional-fire-potential-forecast/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 20:08:18 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=229195 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell plan to offer a regional outlook next week for the upcoming fire season across the West.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/regional-fire-potential-forecast/feed/ 0 Flickr, matthewvenn Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $270 Million http://newstalkkit.com/powerball-jackpot-rolls-to-270-million/ http://newstalkkit.com/powerball-jackpot-rolls-to-270-million/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:33:37 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=228651 A single jackpot winner would get enough money to every Washingtonian's mother (6.9 million) a Mother's Day bouquet of flowers this weekend.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/powerball-jackpot-rolls-to-270-million/feed/ 0 Getty Images State Senator's Son Pleads Guilty to Sexual Child Abuse http://newstalkkit.com/state-senators-son-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-child-abuse/ http://newstalkkit.com/state-senators-son-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-child-abuse/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:45:38 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=228498 A State Senator did not call authorities after his wife had reportedly discovered his teenage son sexually abusing a younger child.

The Seattle Times reports Brian Hatfield’s son pleaded guilty in Lewis County juvenile court this week to a series of charges related to child molestation and rape

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With the end of the 2013 regular session in Olympia, Rep. Matt Manweller has opened a 13th District legislative office in Ellensburg.

Manweller’s new office will be located in the Sun Lake Business Park next to the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. It

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/rep-manweller-opens-district-office-in-ellensburg/feed/ 0 houserepresentive.wa.gov Gorton and McKenna Add Support for Immigration Reform http://newstalkkit.com/support-for-immigration-reform-growing/ http://newstalkkit.com/support-for-immigration-reform-growing/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 21:17:12 +0000 Mike Bastinelli http://newstalkkit.com/?p=227379 Add former United States Senator and Washington Attorney General Slade Gorton and former Attorney General Rob McKenna to the list of supporters of immigration reform. They recently joined 112 past and present Attorneys General in letters to congressional leaders urging passage of comprehensive immigration reform

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/support-for-immigration-reform-growing/feed/ 0 Lawmakers Look at New National Heritage Area http://newstalkkit.com/lawmakers-look-at-new-national-heritage-area/ http://newstalkkit.com/lawmakers-look-at-new-national-heritage-area/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:58 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=226608 ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — U.S. Representative Dave Reichert has introduced a bill that would designate a stretch of scenic landscape from Seattle to Ellensburg as a National Heritage Area.

The Mountains to Sound Greenway encompasses about 1

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/lawmakers-look-at-new-national-heritage-area/feed/ 0 mtsgreenway..org DREAM Act Still Alive In State http://newstalkkit.com/dream-act-still-alive-in-state/ http://newstalkkit.com/dream-act-still-alive-in-state/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:04:16 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=226247 One policy bill that could make a comeback during the Special Session is the state's DREAM Act.

A spokesperson for OneAmerica, a pro-immigration reform group said the bill is referenced in the House Budget, which essentially keeps it alive

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/dream-act-still-alive-in-state/feed/ 0 kndo Snoqualmie Pass Blasting Closure for Monday Night Canceled http://newstalkkit.com/snoqualmie-pass-blasting-closure-for-monday-night-canceled/ http://newstalkkit.com/snoqualmie-pass-blasting-closure-for-monday-night-canceled/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:40:37 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=226054 A longer closure scheduled for Wednesday night has been shortened by the WSDOT as well.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/snoqualmie-pass-blasting-closure-for-monday-night-canceled/feed/ 0 wsdot image Lawmakers Not Done Yet Back to Work Next Month http://newstalkkit.com/lawmakers-not-done-yet-back-to-work-next-month/ http://newstalkkit.com/lawmakers-not-done-yet-back-to-work-next-month/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:06:49 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=225837 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is calling a special session in Olympia so that lawmakers can complete their work on a new two-year budget.

After a 105-day regular legislative session, the Legislature adjourned Sunday evening without coming to an agreement on a new budget

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/lawmakers-not-done-yet-back-to-work-next-month/feed/ 0 facebook Fighting in Afghanistan Claims Life of Former Valley Man http://newstalkkit.com/fighting-in-afghanistan-claims-life-of-former-valley-man/ http://newstalkkit.com/fighting-in-afghanistan-claims-life-of-former-valley-man/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:57:21 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=225339 Family and friends are mourning the loss of a U.S. Army soldier born and raised in Selah, who was killed in action earlier this week.

Capt. Aaron Blanchard graduated from Selah High School in 1999 and grew up in the Yakima Valley

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