• Southwest updates policy plus-sized travelers months after tightening it
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    Southwest updates policy plus-sized travelers months after tightening it

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The policy change comes just months after Southwest tightened the policy for plus-sized passengers who may require an extra seat. WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines has updated its policy for plus-sized travelers to allow for gate agents to give customers extra seats free of charge if needed. “On flights where adjacent seats are available, our Agents at the airport are empowered to provide an additional seat at no extra cost to Customers who require one,” an airline spokesperson confirmed on Friday. “If another seat is not available, we will work to accommodate the Customer on a later flight. We continue to…

  • What you need to know about GLP-1 drugs, teen sleep and sun protection
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    What you need to know about GLP-1 drugs, teen sleep and sun protection

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    From a surprising eye health finding to screen-time sleep loss and sunscreen secrets, here’s what you need to know for today’s health headlines. CLEVELAND — Popular GLP-1 medications — already known for managing diabetes and supporting weight loss — may offer an unexpected benefit for your eyes. A Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute study tracked more than 430,000 patients and found those taking GLP-1 drugs developed dry age-related macular degeneration at rates up to sixty-three percent lower than patients on other diabetes medications. The study does not prove cause and effect, and more research is needed. It’s also worth noting…

  • Box of bees falls off truck in Burlington, triggering public safety alert
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    Box of bees falls off truck in Burlington, triggering public safety alert

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    An alert warned of bees from an overturned truck, but the Burlington fire chief said no truck had overturned. BURLINGTON, Wash. — A box of bees fell from a truck at a Burlington intersection early Friday morning, prompting a public safety alert despite no known stings, according to Burlington Fire Department Chief Rob Toth. The box fell off the truck around 6 a.m. at the corner of Burlington Boulevard and Fairhaven, Toth said. The incident led to a Skagit Ready Alert warning residents of a bee swarm at 100 N. Burlington Blvd. and telling people to avoid the area until…

  • Community rallies around families impacted by deadly Longview mill disaster: 'Everyone has come together'
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    Community rallies around families impacted by deadly Longview mill disaster: ‘Everyone has come together’

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    From farmer’s market stands, restaurants and coffee shops, Southwest Washington businesses are stepping up for impacted families. LONGVIEW, Wash. — The deadly mill implosion in Longview is sending shockwaves throughout Southwest Washington. On Thursday, the community was just beginning to grasp the full scope of the tragedy. Some people KGW crews talked with said some families were notified Thursday morning that their loved ones were killed in the blast. This story continues below. “I cried; my husband has worked there for 10 years… so he knew a lot of the guys that were involved and the families,…

  • Massive 300-foot U.S. flag draped over Hoover Dam for America's 250th anniversary
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    Massive 300-foot U.S. flag draped over Hoover Dam for America’s 250th anniversary

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depression, is one of the nation’s biggest infrastructure achievements. WASHINGTON — A massive 300-foot-wide, 150-foot-tall American flag has been draped over the Hoover Dam in Nevada as part of the celebration for America’s 250th anniversary. The installation went up on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country, and will light up each night until July 4. The display uses more than 550 automated LED lights and is completely powered by the dam’s hydroelectricity. According to officials, the American flag weighs about 2,000 pounds…

  • 100-year-old WWII veteran finally attends prom more than 80 years later
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    100-year-old WWII veteran finally attends prom more than 80 years later

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Illinois students surprised a 100-year-old veteran with a prom invitation after learning he missed the milestone when he left for military service in World War II. More than 80 years after missing his high school prom because he was called to military service during World War II, a 100-year-old Illinois veteran finally got his chance to dance. Ray Svejnoha attended prom this month with students from Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois, after members of the school’s Tech Connect club learned he never got to attend his own prom. Svejnoha customs Naperville Community Television that when prom season arrived…

  • Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
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    Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The government created the fund to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president’s allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation while litigation is pending to challenge it. This story continues below. The judge, who was nominated to the bench…

  • I-95 Virginia bus crash kills 5, injures 34
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    I-95 Virginia bus crash kills 5, injures 34

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Authorities say the bus failed to slow down and crashed into six vehicles on I-95 overnight. WASHINGTON — At least five people were killed and another 34 injured after a major bus crash early Friday morning on I-95 southbound in Stafford County, Virginia. WUSA reports that the Virginia State Police said traffic heading south slowed approaching a work zone, but the bus did not, crashing into six vehicles in front of it. All five people who have died were inside the vehicles hit by the bus, according to law enforcement. The crash happened around the 146-mile marker on I-95 southbound…

  • Mysterious rattling in South Carolina wasn't an earthquake — it was a sonic boom with an unknown cause
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    Mysterious rattling in South Carolina wasn’t an earthquake — it was a sonic boom with an unknown cause

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Thursday, residents of South Carolina felt a strong rumble and thought it was a powerful earthquake. But seismologists said it came from the air, not the ground. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The revelation that a mysterious rumble heard across South Carolina Thursday night was a sonic boom, rather than an earthquake, has left more questions than answers. Thursday evening, residents of the South Carolina Midlands felt a strong rumble and thought it was a powerful earthquake — which is already a rare occurrence in the state. South Carolina regularly gets small earthquakes, with about 10 to 15 recorded each year by…

  • Friends identify another victim in Longview chemical tank failure: 'One of the most selfless individuals you’ll ever meet'
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    Friends identify another victim in Longview chemical tank failure: ‘One of the most selfless individuals you’ll ever meet’

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Braydon Finkas was identified as one of the original nine people missing at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company after the deadly chemical tank rupture Tuesday. LONGVIEW, Wash. — As the days go by, the names of more victims of Tuesday’s deadly chemical tank rupture continue to circulate on social media, along with more fundraisers to try and help those victims’ families in the only way many know how. One of those victims has been identified by friends as 37-year-old Braydon Finkas. Javier Sanchez was friends with Finkas, who lived in Cathlamet. On Thursday, Sanchez described Finkas as “one of the…