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Western State Hospital CEO ordered to jail for keeping dementia patient on waitlist

A court commissioner says Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange must report to jail Wednesday if she doesn’t admit the patient. [Western State Hospital is located just southwest of Tacoma, WA]. Strange says she will not skip over other, possibly more ill patients on the hospital’s long waitlist. Via the Seattle Times: Western State Hospital’s

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ISIS Officially Claims Responsibility For Orlando Massacre

Via Vocative: ISIS Amaq News Agency has officially claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting in Orlando, saying that “a soldier of the Islamic State has carried out the attack.” Suspected gunman Omar Mateen killed 50 people inside a gay nightclub early Sunday morning; shortly beforehand, he called 911 to pledge his allegiance to the Islamic

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The states people really want to move to — and those they don’t

From the Washington Post:  When the U.S. economy slowed during the recession, so did one of the major demographic shifts of the last several decades. For a brief respite, the Northeast and Midwest stopped shedding quite so many residents to the burgeoning Sun Belt. That trend, though — which has big consequences for politics, among

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Lawsuit challenges Wyoming grizzly delisting effort

Via the Associated Press:  Groups are challenging the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission over its recently adopted grizzly bear management rules. The Humane Society of the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity and Jackson, Wyoming-based filmmaker James Laybourn filed a lawsuit against the commission Friday in state court in Cheyenne. The lawsuit claims the

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Judge tosses firearms charges against eight involved in occupation

Via ABC News:  A federal judge has tossed a charge of using and carrying a firearm in the course of a crime of violence for eight people involved in the occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/25U2SiT) that David Fry’s defense lawyer Per C. Olson argued that the charge be dismissed for

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Oregon races to finalize rules for marijuana, issue licenses

Via the Associated Press:  After months of public hearings with pot growers, lawmen, public health officials and others, an Oregon commission is racing to finalize recreational marijuana regulations and issue licenses to hundreds of businesses within a few months. But those who aim to produce souped-up coffee and other niche products might have to wait

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Idaho’s growing Hispanic population a factor in education, economy

Details from Spokesman Review Betsy Russell’s blog An Eye on Boise. Hispanics accounted for 42 percent of the enrollment growth in Idaho’s public schools in the last five years, according to a new report from the University of Idaho’s McClure Center for Public Policy Research. In fact, 10 Idaho school districts – and eight Idaho counties, including

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Orlando Nightclub Shooting: Mass Casualties After Gunman Opens Fire in Gay Club

From NBC News:  Approximately 20 people are dead and scores wounded after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police said. Officials said a hostage situation developed after the gunman stormed the Pulse Nightclub about 2 a.m Sunday. The assailant was shot dead about three hours later when

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High School Boy Wins All-State Honors In Girls Track And Field

Via The Daily Caller:  High school girls in Alaska are crying foul after a male sprinter took home all-state honors in girls’ track and field. According to local reports, it was the first time in Alaskan history that a male athlete competed in the girls’ state championships. Haines senior Nattaphon Wangyot–who self-identifies as a girl–advanced

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