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I thought this was called summer?
We’ve seen the comments. On social media. On news articles. A few via email. We hear you. When we talk about drought, there are thoughts. Questions. Opinions. Some of those… helpful. Others… mmmm. Among the most frequently repeated comments this...

RAVEL Expands Its Orchestrate AI Software and Launches New Turnkey AI Workload Solution Pre-Configured for Supermicro Systems to Accelerate AI Adoption
Seattle, WA, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAVEL, a leader in IT and workload orchestration software, today announced major updates to its flagship AI offering, RAVEL Orchestrate AI, as well as the launch of solutions leveraging Supermicro...

Orono High School Student’s Artwork to Be Featured During Wild Blueberry Weekend
The artistic talents of an Orono High School student will take center stage the weekend of August 2 and 3, 2025, as the State of Maine celebrates its fifth annual Wild Blueberry Weekend. On July 17, 2025, at Brodis Farm in Hope, Governor Janet...

AG Brown sues Trump administration for blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states in suing the Trump Administration over a provision in recent Congressional budget legislation that unlawfully targets Planned Parenthood. The provision specifically blocks...

Attorney General Brown joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s illegal demands that states hand over sensitive personal data of SNAP recipients
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today, as part of a coalition of 21 states, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of...

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. Q2 2025 Results
SEATTLE, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company for Sound Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, or...

Fifty 1 Labs, Inc. to Host Virtual Shareholder Teleconference Featuring World-Class Leadership Team, including Dr. James Orbinski, who received the Nobel Peace Prize on Behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières
SEATTLE, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifty 1 Labs, Inc. (OTC: FITY), a leader in AI-powered health and wellness solutions, today announced it will host a virtual shareholder teleconference on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST. The event...

Nautilus Biotechnology Announces Agreement with the Allen Institute, Further Validating its Approach to Single-Molecule Proteomics
• Allen Institute to employ Iterative Mapping, Nautilus’ single-molecule proteomics method, to investigate connection between tau protein and Alzheimer’s disease • Agreement links the organizations’ next-generation proteomics technology and...

Sign-on period for cities, counties to join recent opioid settlements has begun
SEATTLE — The Attorney General’s Office started today a sign-on process for city and county governments across Washington to join recent opioid settlements of up to $122.2 million with Purdue Pharma and eight generic opioid manufacturers....

Recognizing Scientific Leadership—Two Researchers Named PNNL Laboratory Fellows
The title of Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is one of the institution’s highest honors for scientific and engineering staff. It recognizes individuals with a sustained record of excellence, innovation, and...

Dana Christiansen of Tree Hill Learning Center Recently Featured on Close Up Radio
CAMAS, WA, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “We are the industry that enables all other people to work,” our guest declares. “Without us the economy would completely crumble. People don’t realize the importance of the work I...

Riverview Bancorp Reports Net Income of $1.2 Million in First Fiscal Quarter 2026
FISCAL Q1 2026 HIGHLIGHTS $1.2 Million $0.06 $6.43 0.01% Net Income Diluted Earnings per Common Share Tangible Book Value per Share NPAs to Total Assets Fiscal Quarter Comparison Highlights Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin $9.8 million...

Addressing Real Estate Market Fragmentation: How one start-up wants to help
Innovative PropTech Solution Delivers Institutional-Grade Analytics to Individual Investors Across United States Markets SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, July 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Real estate investors have long struggled with a fundamental...

Russia Bans Access to Speedtest Over Cybersecurity Threats
(MENAFN) Russia’s media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has officially banned access to the widely used internet speed-testing platform Speedtest, operated by US-based Ookla, citing significant risks to the nation’s digital infrastructure. The regulator...

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2025
Quarterly Comparable Hotel Total RevPAR Growth of 4.2% and Comparable Hotel RevPAR Growth of 3.0% Raises Full Year Guidance, Reflecting Outperformance in the First Half of the Year Completed Sale of The Westin Cincinnati BETHESDA, Md., July 30,...

A traveler’s best friend: New I-90/SR 18 diverging diamond interchange opens Friday, July 25
SNOQUALMIE – No longer a diamond in the rough, the newest jewel of the state highway system is ready to shine. The Washington State Department of Transportation opened the second diverging diamond interchange in the state early Friday, July 25,...

State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers (07-24-2025)
For immediate release: July 24, 2025 (25-093) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or...

State disciplines health care providers (07-24-2025)
For immediate release: July 24, 2025 (25-092) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges...

Attorney General’s Office releases report highlighting veterans’ legal support needs statewide
SEATTLE — The Washington state Attorney General’s Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance (OMVLA) released its Civil Legal Needs Survey report today, summarizing the met and unmet civil (non-criminal) legal needs of Washington's veterans,...

ASP Isotopes Inc. and IsoBio, Inc. Announce Series Seed Funding of IsoBio, Inc. to Advance Innovative Antibody-Isotope Conjugates (AICsTM) For Cancer Treatment
- IsoBio, Inc. (IsoBio) is a U.S.-based radiotherapeutic development company focused on developing a broad pipeline of mAb-based radioisotope therapeutics, known as antibody-isotope conjugates (AICsTM), targeting both derisked and novel tumor...