Another Republican is poised to enter the race for Oregon governor. Former NBA player Chris Dudley plans an announcement in Portland tomorrow. But Dudley's already been introducing himself to voters online.

Boeing's 787 take off wasn't the only big news in aviation today. A different company announced plans to make renewable aviation fuel at a new refinery near Anacortes, Washington.

Tens of thousands of Boeing workers turned out this morning to see the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner. They lined the taxiway of Paine Field, right next to Boeing's Everett assembly plant.

Washington State University officials are looking at various budget options now that a $13.55 million budget cut has been proposed by the governor.

Oregonians will be casting votes this January on two tax measures that would help ease state budgetary shortfalls. Measures 66 and 67 would raise taxes on corporations and families with incomes of over $250,000.

Washington state employers continued to cut jobs last month, but the state's overall unemployment rate barely changed.

Washington state Monday sued satellite T-V provider Direct T-V, for allegedly violating the state's consumer protection act.

China's 1st-ever amateur radio satelite XW-1 is in space now! AMSAT China reports it was launched at about around 0230 UTC on December 15, 2009. The beacon was received in Sanya soon after launch

On 3 February 2006, cosmonaut Valery Ivanovich Tokarev hand launched the Amateur Radio satellite SuitSat-1 from the International Space Station during an EVA. In 2010, an Amateur Radio satellite will once again be hand launched from the International Space Station.

South Yorkshire Repeater Group would like to congratulate M6CBD, M6LUE and M6BFC on passing their Foundation Licence exams

Reports suggest that radio amateurs in Bahrain can now operate on 6 meters, plus several additional frequencies

The Irish Radio Transmitters Society radio news is now available live via the EI8WDT, ATV (television) repeater from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

A simulated ARISS contact took place on Tuesday, December 8 between Deer Creek Elementary School in Bailey, Colorado and astronaut Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF at Johnson Space Center

takes place today, Tuesday the 15th of December

Monday December 14 saw the launch of Pegasus High Altitude Balloon (HAB) from Cambridge

Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Fredy, DE0MST of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

ElectroArmy.com, a new Web site that sells computers, computer parts and computer services, has recently launched. (PRWeb Dec 15, 2009) Read the full story at

What do Kanye West and Hanukkah share in common? Fans of Kanye, The Borenstein Boys of Fairfax, Virginia. Benjamin, Jacob and Max Borenstein, who formed a Jewish Hip-Hop group called 'The B-Boyz", are spreading the e-word about the coolness of

Nominees and Winners for Best in Global Online Entertainment Will Be Honored by The International Academy of Web Television at the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards Ceremony on April 11, 2010 in Los Angeles (PRWeb Dec 15, 2009) Read the full

The Beat the Traffic (www.beatthetraffic.com)® iPhone App is now available as a free download on Apple's App Store providing users with a new "crowd-sourced" software that helps travelers get where they are going at faster. (PRWeb Dec 15, 2009) Read