SEATTLE — It’s getting harder to find a home for less than $500,000 and easier to find one with a price tag of more than $1 million.
SPOKANE — On Aug. 24, 2020, 68% of the western United States experienced extreme levels of air pollution caused by wildfire smoke and rising heat, according to a newly published study from Washington State University researchers that sheds light on the broad health impacts of fires and heat.
RICHLAND — Eleven Tri-Citians are accused of participating in a widespread fraud ring that amassed almost $1 million in insurance payouts from staged car crashes.
OLYMPIA — Washington state needs to look at the imbalance in where wind farms are based in the state and where the electricity is used, says a Walla Walla lawmaker.
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University police took a woman into custody after she allegedly chased a student through the Ellensburg campus, Chief Jason Berthon-Koch said.
BOISE, Idaho — As Idaho deals with the highest COVID-19 cases and positive test numbers seen so far, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has now activated crisis standards of care throughout Southern Idaho.
OLYMPIA — When Nikkole Hughes started working as a staffer for the House of Representatives in 2014, she was “pretty oblique” about what she was getting herself into.
SPOKANE — As COVID-19 cases surge to record levels and formal contract tracing becomes more difficult, Spokane Public Schools is giving families another option.
KENNEWICK — The latest COVID surge is hitting the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, according to numbers released by the state.
RICHLAND — A 71-year-old Richland man is accused of pocketing nearly $80,000 in coronavirus relief money by claiming he was the manager of a delinquent rental property.
SPOKANE — If evictions were a tidal wave, rental assistance and tenant protections may have been the seawall.
OLYMPIA — In early 2020, as the novel coronavirus reared its spiky head, Washington state was among the first in the nation to shut down schools as a precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Friday marked the grim two-year reminder that the first deadly case in the U.S. was diagnosed in…
OLYMPIA — Washington state has officially launched its website where people can order free, rapid COVID-19 tests to be sent to their homes, the state Department of Health said Friday morning.
OLYMPIA — Advocates hope mandatory conservation of key habitat areas will help salmon runs recover, but opponents worry farmers will pay a price.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former head of the Bonneville Power Administration and Chelan County PUD cautioned a House oversight panel Thursday about the effect of cryptocurrency operations that have flocked to the Northwest in recent years in search of cheap hydropower.
SEATTLE — The alluring Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks draw people from around the world. But both appear to be among the nation’s most dangerous parks.
TACOMA — Last weekend’s undersea volcanic explosion near Tonga devastated the island nation and sent small tsunami waves to Washington’s ocean coast. Those waves took about 12 hours to reach the state and gave residents plenty of time to prepare if they had been bigger.
SEATTLE — Costco's shareholders are pushing the retail superstore to address its impact on the climate.
KENNEWICK — The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment in Benton and Franklin County hospitals jumped to 91 on Thursday, according to the Benton Franklin Health District.
OLYMPIA — The Washington state Supreme Court has upheld a record $18 million fine against a national grocery industry group for violating state campaign finance laws during a 2013 battle against a food-labeling initiative.
SEATTLE — Think you had a frantic holiday season?
PASCO — A safe home for minor survivors of sex trafficking is moving closer to reality, two years after Tri-Cities residents pressured Franklin County to deny their permits at another site.
YAKIMA — The Yakima School District may adopt a modified calendar for the 2022-23 academic year that would include instruction from August to June and two inter-session weeks for enrichment classes in the spring.
YAKIMA — For years, parents of some children incarcerated Washington juvenile rehabilitation facilities have been required to pay a percentage of their gross income to the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
OLYMPIA — An 18-month delay of the long-term care payroll tax is one step closer to becoming a reality.
YAKIMA — A man convicted of running over a 17-year-old field worker on the Yakama reservation was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison.
YAKIMA — A group of Latino voters from the Yakima Valley has sued the state of Washington, alleging violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and an intentional dilution of Hispanic voters’ influence in new political maps.
OLYMPIA — About 53% of eligible people have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, according to Washington state health officials.
OLYMPIA — Washingtonians will soon be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests through a new state Department of Health website, health officials said Wednesday morning.
FAA clears most big jets to land at Sea-Tac; regional planes are not cleared of 5G interference risk
SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday added Seattle-Tacoma International to its list of airports where a designated set of large jets are now permitted to land in low visibility without risk of interference from the new 5G wireless networks. The list of cleared aircraft,…
OLYMPIA — On this, there’s no debate: The Washington State Department of Transportation is short on staff. But the explanation for it has transformed what may have once been a staid conversation about recruitment and retention into yet another ideological rift.
KENNEWICK — The Tri-Cities area has had a confirmed COVID-19 case in one of every 50 people in the last two weeks, according to data from the Benton Franklin Health District released Tuesday.
OLYMPIA — Washington state last year saw 1,300 complaints from consumers who said they noticed at-home coronavirus tests being sold at prices at nearly triple what they cost in a local pharmacy, according to the state attorney general.
KENNEWICK — A Tri-Cities judge has been charged with domestic violence for assaulting his ex-wife, according to newly filed court documents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year plan to treat and maintain millions of additional acres of forests in the western United States to reduce the severity of seasonal wildfires.
OLYMPIA — Last fall, hundreds of thousands of Washington state students took their first state exams since the pandemic began. Their scores took a hit.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee issued an executive order Monday to potentially restore some affirmative action policies to Washington state public contracting, education and hiring.
BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Air Force may soon bring 170 members of Qatar’s air force to live on the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. They would be coming to learn to fly the newest model of the F-15 fighter jet specially modified for the Persian Gulf state.
PROSSER — A Prosser food manufacturer is planning a major expansion. Tree Top Inc., known for juices and canned food products, is shifting its puree operations from Medford, Oregon, to Prosser in 2023.
SPOKANE — This winter has already proved to be an intense one for Washington’s mountain passes, as arctic cold in December dumped dozens of inches of snow and caused one of the longest closures of the Snoqualmie and Stevens passes.
OLYMPIA — Hypothetical scenario: A candidate for county executive loses an election, then claims there’s been fraud in the county’s election office and announces that something needs to be done about it.
OLYMPIA — The House Public Safety Committee heard testimony Friday on two bills that would address the current crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
SPOKANE — The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving, and more people are getting sick by the day, including those who have been fully vaccinated and received booster shots.
OLYMPIA — At Sacred Heart Medical Center, staffing has always been pretty thin, registered nurse Clint Wallace said.
SPOKANE — Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies began wearing body cameras at the beginning of 2022, after the Spokane County Commissioners approved the purchase last year.
SPOKANE — Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Spokane County's largest school district hit a record Friday, growing tenfold from the previous week as other districts also report their highest infection levels.
KENNEWICK — The dream of a year-round indoor market in the Tri-Cities is closer than ever to becoming a reality.
SEATTLE — Remy Olivier had gone with his neighbors daily to their Magnolia home that collapsed in a landslide last week, wading through the debris hoping to locate the presumed-dead body of their missing 3-year-old black Labrador mixed dog.
SEATTLE — In a blog post published Wednesday, Vail Resorts announced that Tom Fortune, general manager at Heavenly Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, will serve as the new interim general manager at Stevens Pass. He replaces Tom Pettigrew.
CORONA, Calif. — Energy drinks maker Monster Beverage Corp is entering the alcoholic drinks market through a $330 million deal for craft beer and hard seltzer producer CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC.
