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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2019. President Joe Biden said in 2020 that he would treat the crown prince as a "pariah." (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Biden Likely to Meet Saudi Crown Prince, Reversing Campaign Vow

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia in July, where he is expected to break with his campaign-trail rhetoric by holding a face-to-face meeting with the kingdom’s … more

Rachel Oswald / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/15/22

A woman shops for baby formula at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as a nationwide shortage of baby formula continues due to supply chain crunches tied to the coronavirus pandemic that have already strained the country's formula stock, an issue that was further exacerbated by a major product recall in February. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Price Gouging on Baby Formula? Washington Senators Murray and Cantwell Demand Investigation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to investigate whether national retail chains and online sellers have raised specialized infant formula prices during the current shortage, says Sen. Patty … more

Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald | 6/15/22

Eastern Washington Man's Family Beats Him Up After He Allegedly Steals a Relative's Car

A man wanted for a string of car thefts was caught after he was beaten up for taking a car from a family member. Kennewick police were looking for Jose Luis "Big Bird" Torres, 26, in connection … more

Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald | 6/15/22

Brady Calkins poses with his U.S. Open qualifying letter at Pronghorn Resort in Bend, Oregon, after finishing tied for first in a 36-hole tournament qualifier.

Brady Calkins Carves Unique Path to the U.S. Open

There are 156 players in the U.S. Open, but some of the best storylines come from the 65 who made it through local and/or final qualifying out of roughly 9,000 hopefuls. Brady Calkins is one of … more

Jim Meehan / The Spokesman-Review | 6/15/22

A group of 31 men with the white supremacy group Patriot Front were removed from the back of a U-Haul rental truck and arrested after a traffic stop by multiple law enforcement agencies on Northwest Boulevard in Coeur d’ Alene. The stop was made just a few blocks from where the “Pride in the Park” event was being held in Coeur d’Alene City Park, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Police say the men, dressed similarly, had shields and other gear and were intending to riot in downtown Coeur d’Alene. (COLIN MULVANY/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)

Police: Patriot Front Had Detailed Plans to Antagonize Pride in the Park Event in Coeur d'Alene

Court documents allege white nationalist group Patriot Front had strategic plans to disrupt Coeur d'Alene's Pride in the Park event, force a confrontation, then regroup and leave. … more

Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review | 6/15/22

Seattle-Based Redfin to Lay Off Hundreds as Housing Market Cools

The cooling housing market is catching up with Seattle's real-estate tech companies. With fewer people buying homes, the listing site and brokerage Redfin said Tuesday it would lay off nearly 500 … more

Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times | 6/15/22

Kirkland Student Faces Felony Charges After Posting Social Media Threats, Prosecutors Say

King County prosecutors Tuesday charged an 18-year-old Kirkland student with two counts of felony harassment for allegedly threatening to kill two classmates. Prosecutors say the student, a … more

Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times | 6/15/22

Washington Gun Shops Report Increased Sales Ahead of State Ban on High-Capacity Magazines

Washington gun shops are reporting record sales in the final weeks leading up to the state's ban on firearm magazines with more than 10 rounds. The uptick in sales comes as recent mass shootings … more

Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times | 6/15/22

Pop-up Food Vendors Allowed Under New Thurston County Permit Policy

Patrick Jansen sold his own brand of smash burgers at local breweries every week for the last two years without much trouble. But that changed in March, when county officials reviewed his unique … more

Martín Bilbao / The Olympian | 6/15/22

One More Thurston County Resident Dies of COVID Amid 702 Cases in Last Week

Thurston County confirmed 702 COVID-19 cases and one death the week of June 6-12. The person who died was a woman in her 70s, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services. This … more

Martín Bilbao / The Olympian | 6/15/22

News Dump Ep. 102: Finally a Commission Puts the Commission’s Commissions Out of Commission

On the 102nd episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Eric Schwartz, Franklin Taylor and Isabel Vander Stoep discuss the county commissioners not being granted raises by the salary commission, a canoeist … more

6/14/22

Kent School District Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Student

A Kentwood High School JROTC program instructor was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student, records show. Joseph A. Byrd, 45, used his position of authority to "invite" … more

Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times | 6/14/22

Two men were recorded smashing a window and throwing a lit flare into the Olympia-based office of state Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Lacey, in the early morning hours of Monday, June 13.

Suspects Toss Flare Into Lawmaker's Business; Was It a Diversion for Later Burglary?

The same suspects who tossed a flare into a state lawmaker's business on Fourth Avenue early Monday morning later burglarized an antique business about a mile away, police said Tuesday. At 4:05 … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian | 6/14/22

Republican Lawmaker’s Olympia Office Vandalized by Two Suspects

Two men were recorded smashing a window and throwing a lit flare into the Olympia-based office of state Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Lacey, in the early morning hours of Monday, June 13. The two … more

By Nisqually Valley News staff | 6/14/22

Offices of Republican Lawmaker, House Republican Election Campaign Vandalized in Olympia

Two men smashed a window before tossing a lit flare into the Olympia office of state Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Lacey, early Monday morning. The House Republican campaign offices are also in … more

Shauna Sowersby / The Olympian | 6/14/22

Visitors walk to the Tunnel View lookout in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California on July 8, 2020. (Apu Gomes/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Yosemite Undergoes Forest Thinning Due to Wildfire Risk; Environmentalists Want It Stopped

For more than a century, Yosemite National Park was viewed as a refuge where nature prevails unmolested by man-made forces amid picturesque vistas of granite cliffs, waterfalls and giant sequoias. … more

Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/14/22

A view of a mountain range at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Dreamstime/TNS)

350-Pound Bear Rips Into Sleeping Family’s Tent in Smoky Mountains, Claws Mom and Child

A 350-pound bear ripped into a sleeping family’s tent inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park before clawing a mother and 3-year-old girl, according to the National Park Service. The two … more

Mark Price / The Charlotte Observer / (TNS) | 6/14/22

Ellensburg Man Sentenced for Child Sex Trafficking

YAKIMA — A Yakima County Superior Court Judge has sentenced an Ellenburg man netted in a nationwide child sex trafficking sting to nearly six years in prison, according to an announcement from … more

Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald | 6/14/22

Massive Flooding in Yellowstone National Park Forces Closure

Historic flooding caused by torrential rains have forced the closure of all Yellowstone National Park entrances Monday. "Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the … more

Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review | 6/14/22

Coeur d'Alene Police Receive Threats After Arresting Patriot Front Members

Coeur d'Alene police received numerous death threats and warnings that officers would be doxed in the aftermath of the department's Saturday arrest of 31 men suspected of being members of the white … more

Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review | 6/14/22