The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned to Israel after Hamas sent back the wrong human remains.

Washington Legislature considers allowing local elections in even years as secretaries of state voice concerns  The Spokesman Review

Column | Carolyn Hax: Dad blows up fishing trip to fit his new girlfriend and her family  The Washington Post

Historically, access to geothermal energy has hinged on real estate's famously three most important factors: location, location, and location. Because conventional geothermal power plants require hot, permeable rocks and plenty of underground fluid, use of the technology has been limited mostly to places with recent volcanism, such as Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Kenya, El Salvador, Iceland, and the western United States.

This narrow home in San Francisco is a modern take on treehouse living  Wallpaper*

Santa Clara vs. Washington State Time, TV & Stream – Feb. 22  sportsradiokjr.iheart.com

Russia has yet to receive agreement for new ambassador to US, senior diplomat says  Reuters

United States Cellular Corp (USM) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Moves and ...  Yahoo Finance

Leaders from Egypt, Jordan and other Arab states met in Saudi Arabia to discuss alternative plans for Gaza's future than the one laid out by President Trump, which calls for displacing Palestinians.

The body of a woman who was presumed to have been one of four dead hostages Hamas handed over to Israel was positively identified Saturday morning.

Dealers feel justified in forging ahead with Los Angeles art week  Art Newspaper

Washington State ramps up unemployment aid for federal workers amid layoffs  NBC Right Now

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Harrisburg boys get another ranked win, Washington girls crush crosstown rival  Dakota News Now

UFC Seattle live updates: Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong results, play-by-play and highlights  Yahoo Sports

California governor requests $40 billion for fire aid, Washington Post reports  Reuters

Alaska resident shares frustrations with bizarre winter weather: 'Florida has more snow than we do'  The Cool Down

After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine  The Associated Press

The legal onslaught on Moscow’s second-largest airport has been seen as part of the Kremlin’s wartime drive to seize control of key assets still in private hands.

The uncertain reaction to Xi Jinping’s display of warmth made sense: Executives are eager for a reset after years in the cold but ever wary of meddling.

Nanooks Take Down Nationally Ranked Augustana in South Dakota  Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

Photographer offers free headshots to laid off federal employees  NBC Washington

Washington veterans speak out after being fired in federal cuts  KIRO Seattle

Frieze Los Angeles Diary: Lizzo be reading, good eggs and funny porn  Art Newspaper

DUI Checkpoints To Take Place All Weekend Around Los Angeles  Patch

On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the proposal of using some DOGE savings to send checks to people. After playing video of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) criticizing the proposal, Marlow stated, “[W]e kept The post Alex Marlow: New Democrat Star Rep. Jasmine Crockett Thinks Americans Don’t Want $5K DOGE Savings Checks appeared first on Breitbart.

At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

Alaska governor introduces bill to legalize finfish farming in enclosed systems  Undercurrent News

Highlights: Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks | 2.21.25  NBA.Com

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup  Reuters

Alaska governor proposes lifting state’s longtime ban on fish farms  Alaska Beacon

Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired  Alaska Beacon

The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change.

Senate approves $350 billion plan for Trump border and defense spending  The Washington Post

Courts rule on Trump administration initiatives including DOGE, DEI  The Washington Post

At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

SF public school leaders announce 837 layoffs. It’s just the beginning  The San Francisco Standard

Booker T. Washington girls basketball falls to Gainesville in Region 1-5A final  Pensacola News Journal

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” President Donald Trump responded to a question on when the economy will become his and we’ll get to see if his economic policies are working by stating that “it takes The post Trump on When He Owns Economy: ‘Takes a Period of Six Months to a Year’ appeared first on Breitbart.

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” President Donald Trump said that he’s okay with whatever decision Israel makes regarding hostages and the ceasefire and also stated that he thinks that the remaining hostages are in even The post Trump: I’m Okay with Whatever Israel Does on Ceasefire, Hostages appeared first on Breitbart.

President Trump on Friday said his administration is close to finalizing a deal with Ukraine to access its natural resources as its war with Russia continues.

Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up  The Washington Post

The general made an impression on the president in 2018 when he said the Islamic State could be defeated in a week, according to the president.

Seattle Pacific runner finds joy, gratitude in bonus season success  KING5.com

California governor requests nearly $40 billion from Congress for fire aid  The Washington Post

Washington Senate panel advances mental health benefits for pilots  FOX 13 Seattle

San Francisco named 4th 'rattiest' city in America, according to 2024 Orkin report  ABC7 Bay Area

U.S., Ukraine near deal to grant mineral rights to Washington  The Washington Post

SF public school leaders announce 559 layoffs. It’s just the beginning  The San Francisco Standard

San Francisco artist gets retrospective exhibit at Main Library  CBS News

A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from terminating or changing federal contracts they consider equity-related.

Rant and Rave: Reader prompts neighbors to put waste bins away  The Seattle Times

After 150 Years of Friendship, the U.S. and Canada Come to Blows  The Wall Street Journal

President Donald Trump on Friday evening fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, who was put in place by former President Joe Biden and pushed diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Air Force. The post Trump Fires Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman, Who Pushed DEI in Air Force appeared first on Breitbart.

‘Homes for Heroes Act’ would help public servants buy homes in Washington  KING5.com

Jackson Deals, Gauchos Surge Back into Win Column against Seattle  UC Santa Barbara

Google, Instagram, Facebook and weather apps can track your location and use that data to serve you ads; here's what you can do to protect your privacy.

Janet Mills responded to the Trump administration's investigation into her state for defying an executive order to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports.

President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

The general made an impression on the president in 2018 when he said the Islamic State could be defeated in a week, according to the president.

Los Angeles: 9 Museum Exhibitions Explore Alice Coltrane, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Ben Caldwell and KAOS Theory, 21st Century Black Diasporas & More  Culture Type

Seattle police investigating hate crime at popular LGBTQ+ bar in Capitol Hill  KING5.com

Battered and bruised after 3 years of war, Ukraine is up against the ropes as U.S. backing vanishes  CNBC

Galleries Together offers solidarity after the Los Angeles wildfires  Art Newspaper

Police conducting a welfare check have discovered five people dead inside a home in northwest Indiana

San Francisco's crackdown on drug crisis in target areas causing problem to spill into other neighborhoods  ABC7 Bay Area

Six girls, 11 to 14, arrested in assault outside Union Station  The Washington Post

'He's a real general': How Trump chose Dan Caine to be top US military officer  Reuters

Amid historic low King Salmon numbers Alaska Fish & Game issues emergency closures  Alaska's News Source

The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them  CNN

We've been watching one bizarre move after another from LA Mayor Karen Bass. But the low point came on Friday with her decision to oust the city's fire chief.

Trooper shoots and injures man while responding to Wasilla domestic violence call  Anchorage Daily News

The Department of Justice issued a complaint about the alleged "misconduct" of U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes while presiding over a case about trans people's service in the military.

The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

Judge orders ban on DOGE from access to sensitive Treasury data  The Washington Post

FBI managers are told 1,500 staff, agents will be moved from headquarters  The Washington Post

On Friday, a federal judge in Baltimore granted a preliminary injunction on parts of President Trump's executive orders dealing with diversity, equity and inclusion.

Hurricanes storm into Pensacola and tame Wildcats in 5A Regional Final girls basketball | PHOTOS  Pensacola News Journal

The NFL has reportedly been interviewing Justin Tucker's sexual misconduct accusers during its own investigation. Tucker has kicked for the Baltimore Ravens 13 seasons.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested outside U.S. Capitol  The Washington Post

The Supreme Court on Friday paused the Trump administration's effort to fire the head of a whistleblower protection agency, who is suing to keep his job.

EPA asks to miss key California deadline, blames ‘budget and staffing’  San Francisco Chronicle

Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award Recipients For 2025 Unveiled  Deadline

His coal-oven pizzeria in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge has drawn patrons from New York City and beyond.

Acting ICE director removed amid White House pressure to boost arrests  The Washington Post

Robbie Robinson, Castro barbershop owner and LGBTQ ‘unsung hero,’ dies at 89  San Francisco Chronicle

SFUSD budget crisis: District could lay off hundreds of teachers in worst-case scenario  San Francisco Chronicle

8 things to know about LA’s new Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva  Los Angeles Daily News

Yankees announcer Michael Kay said the team's facial hair policy change announced Friday was "seismic" and "shocked the baseball world"

3 pedestrians in crosswalk hit by car in Seattle's U District, driver in custody  KOMO News

3 pedestrians in crosswalk hit by car in Seattle's U District, suspect in custody  KOMO News

Los Angeles fire boss dismissed by mayor over response to city's deadliest wildfire  ABC News

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said on "The Breakfast Club" that she is "rooting" for Mexico and Canada amid their feud with President Donald Trump over tariffs.

Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke out in defense of transgender athletes in girls sports in an address Thursday.

The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on Thursday, officials said.

Betty White will be honored with a Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service. An event at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens on March 27 will mark the first day it’s available for purchase.

San Francisco Giants Would Pay Hefty Price to Pursue Future Free Agent Ace  Sports Illustrated

Lawsuit against Amazon provides first test of Washington state’s health data privacy law  Centralia Chronicle

Krewe of Oshun | Booker T. Washington High School Marching Band  WWLTV.com

Hundreds of S.F. teachers could lose jobs as district readies for worst-case scenario  San Francisco Chronicle