Real-time truck parking info: WSDOT has launched a new Truck Parking Information Management System along I-5, giving drivers real-time and predictive availability at rest areas and weigh stations — find out how to plan your next stop.
AI-powered strawberry harvester: WSU researchers have built a four-wheeled robot with 3-D vision, soft silicone grippers and a fan to part leaves and pick hidden berries with up to 74% efficiency in field tests — find out how it works.
Keeping pace with speeding drivers: In Washington, it’s illegal to exceed the posted limit even if others are speeding, and troopers can still pull you over — find out how to stay ticket-free.
Utility-scale solar breaks ground: Puget Sound Energy has kicked off phased construction on the 142 MW Appaloosa Solar Project in Garfield County—co-located with its Lower Snake River Wind Facility to power over 30,000 homes, support summer peak demand, and create about 300 construction jobs — find out what it means for Washington’s clean-energy goals.
West Coast Health Alliance: Govs. Ferguson, Newsom and Kotek will launch a unified regional response to keep health policy driven by science, not politics — learn what this means for you.
Other Washington headlines this week
- WalletHub names 4 Washington retirement hotspots
- Forbes names 11 Washington colleges top universities
- Washington workers could regain lost pay hikes
- Marquette advances brownfield plan, state review next
- Washingtonians named second-best budgeters nationwide
- Washington State Ferries now welcome leashed dogs
