I was shocked to read a new study conducted a Seattle-based insurance company on "How easy it is to make new friendships with people from the Pacific Northwest"
Although alcohol related fatalities have dropped in our state, due in part to more enforcement and the Target Zero program the number of pot related accidents, fatalities and infractions has grown significantly. Impaired driving is down overall, but pot is pushing it's way towards being level with alcohol...
While stopping short of directly blaming legal weed for a noticeable increase in impaired driving car crashes, the study says there's enough of a correlation to cause them to believe pot is a factor. Before you go off disputing, consider this study came from the respected Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).
As thousands of people across the Mid-Columbia and millions across the nation begin the annual January trudge to the gym, or take up exercise programs and try to cut back on eating, a new report suggests perhaps not ALL forms of diet nutrition are helpful.
The Regional Public Facilities District has approved a new study that will re-examine and modify the failed 2013 Regional Aquatic Center plan that was approved by voters in Pasco and Franklin County, but rejected in Richland, Kennewick and Benton County. The measure failed to pass. (Pictured is the original 2013 project).