A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked shipment of garbage from Hawaii to the Roosevelt Landfill site not far from the Columbia River in Klickitat County.
Judge Edward F. Shea issued a temporary restraining order sought by the Yakama Nation, several environmental groups and some individual plaintiffs.
Together they had argued the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Forest Service had not done an adequate job of addressing the potential impacts of shipping the garbage from Hawaii to Roosevelt for disposal.
Shea's ruling blocks the federal agencies from authorizing any shipment and from authorizing the shipper to export any garbage to the mainland. A hearing is scheduled Aug. 30.
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A nearly 2 1/2-year-old federal lawsuit between two railroad companies wanting to use some Richland railroad tracks is over.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Shea issued a ruling Wednesday in favor of the BNSF Railway Co., which was at odds with the Tri-City & Olympia Railroad Co.
At issue was whether BNSF could operate its cars on a portion of the rail line, referred to in the lawsuit as the Richland Trackage, that runs north of Richland to the Hanford site.
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
A 46-year-old burglary suspect is in jail on $50,000 bail, which his defense attorney said seems too high for the alleged crime.
David Joseph Kurtz pleaded innocent in Franklin County Superior Court to second-degree burglary and had his trial set for Feb. 8.
Deputy Prosecutor Brian Hultgren said Kurtz's criminal history supports the high bail. He said Kurtz has nine felony convictions, 35 misdemeanor convictions and had seven warrants issued for his arrest from 2006-09 for failing to appear in court.
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
A 46-year-old burglary suspect is in jail on $50,000 bail, which his defense attorney said seems too high for the alleged crime.
David Joseph Kurtz pleaded innocent in Franklin County Superior Court to second-degree burglary and had his trial set for Feb. 8.
Deputy Prosecutor Brian Hultgren said Kurtz's criminal history supports the high bail. He said Kurtz has nine felony convictions, 35 misdemeanor convictions and had seven warrants issued for his arrest from 2006-09 for failing to appear in court.
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
A 46-year-old burglary suspect is in jail on $50,000 bail, which his defense attorney said seems too high for the alleged crime.
David Joseph Kurtz pleaded innocent in Franklin County Superior Court to second-degree burglary and had his trial set for Feb. 8.
Deputy Prosecutor Brian Hultgren said Kurtz's criminal history supports the high bail. He said Kurtz has nine felony convictions, 35 misdemeanor convictions and had seven warrants issued for his arrest from 2006-09 for failing to appear in court.
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
Attorney says bail too high for burglary suspect
A 46-year-old burglary suspect is in jail on $50,000 bail, which his defense attorney said seems too high for the alleged crime.
David Joseph Kurtz pleaded innocent in Franklin County Superior Court to second-degree burglary and had his trial set for Feb. 8.
Deputy Prosecutor Brian Hultgren said Kurtz's criminal history supports the high bail. He said Kurtz has nine felony convictions, 35 misdemeanor convictions and had seven warrants issued for his arrest from 2006-09 for failing to appear in court.
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