Audrey McAvoy - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri July 08, 2016
Rebuilding of 'Blue Hawaii' Hotel Begins Decades After Storm
HONOLULU (AP) Work has finally begun on rebuilding the storied resort where Elvis Presley's character got married in the 1961 film “Blue Hawaii,” decades after a major hurricane heavily damaged its buildings and forced its closure....
Fri July 08, 2016
Officials to Appeal Judge's Ruling on Water Tunnel Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A Northern California judge's ruling could delay construction of two large tunnels to more easily move water from the state's central valley to the parched south. The Sacramento Bee reported that the judge invalidated a comprehensive environmental management plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta....
Kristin J. Bender - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri July 08, 2016
Vallejo Unveils Electric Car Plant Plans at Ex-Shipyard
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The city of Vallejo, which emerged from bankruptcy five years ago, is poised to get a big economic boost as plans to build a major plant for electric cars are rolling forward, officials said....
Fri July 08, 2016
USAF to Spend $500M for F-35 Prep at Eielson
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) The Air Force is planning about half a billion dollars in upgrades at Eielson Air Force Base in the next five years to make way for two new squadrons of F-35 fighter jets. Officials announced that the base 26 mi....
Fri July 08, 2016
Pumpkin Hollow Copper Project Receives Update
Nevada Copper Corp. announced an update on the potential to develop solar energy generation at its 100-percent owned Pumpkin Hollow Copper Development Property. On May 23, 2016, the Yerington City Council unanimously approved zoning for the majority of Nevada Copper Lands in a newly created industrial district, M-2 — Special Industrial District....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri July 08, 2016
CDOT Works on Permanent Fix for Glenwood Canyon
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is currently performing permanent mitigation measures in the Glenwood Canyon where a large rockfall incident occurred in February. Glenwood Canyon is located on I-70 in west central Colorado....
Kristena Hansen - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri July 08, 2016
Portlanders Blast EPA for Superfund Cleanup Plan
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A 10-mi. (16 km) stretch of the Willamette River — the iconic body of water flowing directly through one of America's most environmentally-conscious cities — could soon be teeming with massive equipment and crews tasked with cleaning up more than a century's-worth of hazardous contaminants from industrial use....
Adam Lynn - The News Tribune - Fri July 08, 2016
WSDOT Makes Plans to Sell 91-Year-Old Bridge ... As Is
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) Coming soon to a website near you: 91-year-old bridge for sale. As is. You haul. The state Department of Transportation is working up plans to begin advertising for the sale of the old steel-truss bridge that up until last year carried state Route 167 across the Puyallup River in the town of the same name....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu July 07, 2016
Workers Unearth Something Extra During OSU Expansion
A renovation and expansion project at the Valley Football Center at Oregon State University recently resulted in an unexpected discovery. “A construction worker digging in the north end zone of Reser Stadium discovered a large femur bone that appeared to be from a mammoth while moving dirt,” said Michelle Klampe of the news and research communications department....
Thu July 07, 2016
Study Makes Recommendations for Future SR-30 Needs
The Utah Department of Transportation has completed its study of the state Road 30 corridor, from I-15 in Riverside to 1000 West in Logan, which yielded several proposals meriting further study for this important transportation facility in northern Utah....
