Saturday, May 30, 2026

USACE forecasts significantly increased flows for Lake Pend Oreille and Albeni Falls Dam

Washington - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District Water Management officials forecast significantly increased inflows into Lake Pend Oreille and outflows from Albeni Falls Dam (AFD) due to heavy precipitation from the recent late spring storm combined with the continued melting of snowpack. Increased inflows have begun and peak inflow is forecast to occur on Tuesday, June 2.

Water levels in the lake or Pend Oreille River may be noticeably higher but are not expected

Madigan Army Medical Center's Graduate Medical Education Program honors Graduating Class of 2026

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Madigan Army Medical Center will honor the Graduate Medical Education Class of 2026 during a graduation ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. June 12, 2026 at the American Lake Conference Center.

The ceremony will recognize graduating residents and interns who have completed rigorous

JBLM’s Home-Based Business program benefits spouses, families

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army spouse Gina Henry’s dream is to open her own bistro. And thanks to JBLM’s Home-Based Business Program, she’s working toward making that dream a reality.

Henry opened Gina’s Bakery, one of about 25 HBBs on JBLM, in 2025, after moving to the

Dry Dock 4 project capitalizes on early finish to prevent future fleet downtime

Puget Sound, Washington - Initial seismic work on Dry Dock 4 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) finished five months ahead of schedule in April. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest project underscores the importance of seismic resilience in the area, and its early completion paved the way for additional work.

Together with Program Management Office 555 (PMO 555), NAVFAC Northwest will

Washington National Guard responds to Longview paper mill incident

Longview, Washington - Following a tank implosion and chemical spill at the Nippon Plant in Longview, Washington, the Washington National Guard mobilized Soldiers and Airmen to support first responders with air monitoring, decontamination, and facility search and recovery operations.

On May 26, 2026, at approximately 7:15 a.m., a tank implosion at the facility released an

Stellis AI CEO Trent Gillespie Expands Operational AI Keynote Partnerships Nationwide Following Amazon AI Leadership Career

SEATTLE, WA, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trent Gillespie, founder and CEO of Stellis AI and one of a small number of AI keynote speakers with direct enterprise AI operating experience, is expanding Operational AI keynote partnerships across association and SMB conference markets in the United States. Gillespie's flagship session

Statement from Mayor Wilson on Sound Transit Board Vote

“When I came into office, Sound Transit was eliminating projects, searching for billions of dollars of savings, and there was not a clear pathway to keep things moving on key Seattle projects.  

After six months of public mobilization and hard work by my team and many others, today we finally have a plan to deliver Graham Street, we’re moving West Seattle forward, and the