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Joe Kent gives his final remarks during a Washington 3rd Congressional District debate at Lower Columbia College in Longview on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Trump names Washington’s Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism agency
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for a congressional seat in southwest Washington, to be director of the … more
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A sign and fence at the Green Hill School for juvenile offenders, in Chehalis, Washington. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
Washington state lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis
Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year. A slew of bills in Olympia look to chip away at the problem. Some measures set … more
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, hosted her first town hall of the 119th Congress on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Three Creeks Community Library in Vancouver.
‘Upholding my beliefs’: MGP addresses criticism over Bible study participation during first town hall of 2025
A small venue was filled with hundreds of constituents looking to have their questions answered by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, during her first town hall meeting of the new year on … more
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Donald Trump is sworn into office by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images)
President Trump: ‘The Golden Age of America begins right now’
President-elect Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Capitol Rotunda Monday as his first act as president. Trump was sworn in to the office about noon eastern as the 47th president and … more
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The Washington state Capitol building is pictured in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Legislature prepares to convene for 2025 session
While the start of a new year brings eternal optimism, it also means that the state’s lawmakers will soon return to Olympia to address the concerns of Washington residents. In Washington, … more
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Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a press conference for a budget preview at Green Hill School in Chehalis on Monday, Nov. 25.
Inslee proposes taxing wealthy residents and businesses to close Washington’s budget gap
Inslee proposes taxing wealthy residents and businesses to close Washington’s budget gap His final two-year spending plan calls for raising about $13 billion over four years from … more
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Skiers and snowboarders walk up to the base lift to enjoy opening day at White Pass Ski Area on Friday, Nov. 22.
Maintaining small mountain feel crucial amidst growth at White Pass Ski Area 
Significant November snowfall and a La Niña forecast offer potential for continued growth at ski areas throughout the Cascades this season. White Pass marketing director Andy Mahre said … more
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Gov. Jay Inslee walks into a room full of media for a press conference for a budget preview at Green Hill School in Chehalis on Monday, Nov. 25.
Parents, youth advocates call out Gov. Jay Inslee’s planned juvenile rehab facility
Families of incarcerated youth and juvenile justice advocates are speaking out against Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent announcement regarding plans for a new juvenile rehabilitation … more
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Kody Christen and Mitchell Roland carry a Christmas tree to a car in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Sunday, Nov. 24.
On the hunt for a perfect Christmas tree in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Following a relatively slow day, a collection of potential options brought a flurry of activity roughly 15 feet down an embankment on an offshoot of U.S. Forest Road 21 deep in the Gifford Pinchot … more
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A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm in Idaho in this 2009 file photo. The highly pathogenic avian influenza is spreading rapidly through dairies and poultry farms in the region, and health experts say states could be doing more to test workers — many of whom are migrants — in order to prevent the disease among humans. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)
Bird flu is racing through farms, but Pacific Northwest states are rarely testing workers
On a recent Monday morning, workers began their week on a large poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, home to over 800,000 chickens. By the end of the day, avian flu had been discovered … more
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Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.
With $10 billion state budget deficit looming, Gov. Inslee calls on state agencies to make cuts
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is warning of a budget deficit in excess of $10 billion and calling on state agencies to pare spending now to deal with it. A Nov. 8 memo from Inslee’s budget … more
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fields questions from audience members at her “Mocha with Marie” event, held at the Lewis County Coffee Co. The Station in Centralia, on Friday, Oct. 25.
MGP declares victory over Joe Kent in Third District, builds on margins from 2022 race
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, declared victory in her reelection bid for Congress Thursday evening. She did so following a projection by The Columbian. As of Friday morning, the … more
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Joe Kent, left, speaks at a recent chamber event in Woodland. At right, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks at an event in Centralia.
In Third District, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent are in a nationally watched rematch
NAPAVINE — With the whole country seemingly freaking out over the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez … more
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A barred owl rests in a tree in the Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington. Federal wildlife managers have decided to kill invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest that threaten native spotted owls with extinction. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Animal welfare groups challenge plan to kill up to half a million barred owls in PNW to help spotted owls 
Animal welfare advocates have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to kill up to nearly half a million barred owls in Pacific Northwest forests. Barred owls, … more
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The entrance of Green Hill School is pictured in Chehalis on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Legislators, educators seek fixes for Washington state’s struggling system to educate incarcerated youth
When Sean Hadaller gets a new student, he has no idea what curriculum they’ve already covered.  “I’ve had times where a student enrolled in class and we haven’t … more
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to Fran Walling, left, and Homer Terry in the patio of the Fat Moose Bar & Grill in Woodland. The first-term congresswoman is in a tough re-election fight in 2024 for the 3rd Congressional District and won’t say which presidential candidate she voted for.
Congresswoman sees a political toll if she reveals her vote for president
Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won’t answer the most asked political question in America this year: Who will you vote for, for president? On Monday, after a couple slugs from a pint … more
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Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, 31, left, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, a naval aviator, were killed Oct. 15 when their EA-18G Growler crashed near Mount Rainier.
Navy Growler aviators killed in crash near Mount Rainier described as 'trailblazers'
Two 31-year-old Navy veterans from California were identified Monday as the aviators killed when their EA-18G Growler crashed last week east of Mount Rainier. Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, a naval … more
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Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, 31, left, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, a naval aviator, were killed Oct. 15 when their EA-18G Growler crashed near Mount Rainier.
Crash victims identified as 31-year-old Navy pilots
Two 31-year-old Navy pilots from California were identified Monday as the victims in the Growler crash east of Mount Rainier last week. Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, a naval flight officer, and … more
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From the left, Doug Lee Gardner, Max Stanaford and Steve Avalon Gardner celebrate winning the audience choice Orbie during the 2nd annual Northwest Flying Saucer Film Fest at McFiler's Chehalis Theater on Friday, Sept. 13 for the short film titled Regoob.
In Washington state, a hot spot for UFO sightings, people still want to believe
In Washington, Bigfoot rules the forest. But the skies? That's for the little green men. In 2007, Yakima resident Troy Hampton-Peterson was looking at the stars outside Moses Lake when he and a … more
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Washington airports have applied for federal grant funding to install electric aircraft charging stations, like this one in Vermont near the headquarters of manufacturer Beta Technologies.
Chehalis-Centralia among Washington airports preparing for electric aircraft
The managers of half a dozen Washington airports see a future where you could hop across Puget Sound or the Cascade Mountains in minutes on a non-polluting electric commuter plane or air taxi. They … more
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