AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoI-405 Closure Safety Update: WSDOT says drivers are taking wrong-way turns on southbound I-405 near Kirkland during a fish-passage project, so it’s closed key entrance ramps from NE 124th and 116th Streets; the southbound freeway closure runs from the I-405/NE 85th Street interchange to N 70th Place until about 4 a.m. Monday, with signed detours. Longview Paper Mill Tragedy: After the final recoveries, 11 workers are confirmed dead in the Nippon Dynawave Packaging chemical tank disaster; Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered flags lowered statewide, while the workers’ union is calling for a “complete, thorough, and uncompromising” investigation. Puget Sound Crime Conviction: A Kent man, Shannon Hartfield, was convicted of 17 federal felonies tied to an armed robbery spree targeting marijuana dispensaries, banks, and credit unions across the region. Tribal Fisheries Fight: Federal and tribal officials met to discuss the Quinault push to expand fishery boundaries toward Cape Disappointment and up the Columbia, a move the Chinook Nation says threatens long-held treaty waters. World Cup in Washington: Qatar’s team arrived in the U.S., and its group-stage finale is set for Seattle on June 24. Local Economy Watch: Pacific County’s unemployment rate dipped to 6.8% in April, while the statewide rate held at 5.1%.
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