MOSCOW, Idaho — The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in an attack that garnered international attention declined to enter a plea at a hearing Monday, forcing the judge …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/23/23
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The federal government has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a young Washington girl was sexually abused for years by a convicted murderer and child abuser who parole agents …
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Mike Carter The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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5/23/23
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Less than an hour before REI made public its plans to close its Pearl District store, the outdoor retail giant gave a courtesy notice to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office, saying that operating a …
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Kristine de Leon / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/22/23
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State Rep. Michelle Caldier has returned to the Washington State House Republican Caucus.
Documents obtained by the Gateway through a public records request indicate that Caldier left the caucus …
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Aspen Shumpert / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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5/22/23
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As the temperature dropped overnight and ushered in a chilled, gray morning, four University of Washington students awoke chained to the campus's power plant. Sunday marked nearly 36 hours and …
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Rebecca Moss / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/22/23
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A man was found dead Friday morning under the south end of the Boulevard Road overpass near Wheeler Avenue, according to Washington State Patrol.
Troopers were dispatched to the scene about 8:15 …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/22/23
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A Moxee Police Department officer shot and killed a brown bear Saturday night. The officer acted in collaboration with officers from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, according to …
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Vanessa Ontiveros / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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5/22/23
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Olivia and Oliver — both names derived from the Latin word for "olive tree" — were Washington's top names for baby girls and boys in 2022.
New data from the Social Security …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/22/23
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WHIDBEY ISLAND — As Michael Metzger pressed his thumb against a ridged shell, the clam split in two. It was dead.
Metzger and his research team in late April scoured the mucky sand for …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/22/23
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A King County child has been diagnosed with measles, a highly contagious disease characterized by rash, fever and other potentially serious symptoms. This is at least the second case of measles in …
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Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/21/23
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A 33-year-old man died skydiving in Shelton on Saturday afternoon after his parachute clipped a tree, according to the Mason County Sheriff's Office.
The man was diving with other people through …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/21/23
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State Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office and the Department of Social and Health Services have been ordered to pay $122,555 in attorney's fees — on top of an earlier $200,000 sanction …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/20/23
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The Quinault Indian Nation has received approval to transfer about 500 acres of tribally-owned land near Hogan’s Corner north of Ocean Shores into the trust of the federal government, and plans …
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By Clayton Franke / The Daily World
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5/19/23
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Oregon and Washington will reopen spring chinook fishing on most of the jointly managed Columbia River on Friday.
Managers met by telephone Wednesday and opted for a cautious reopening of sport …
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/23
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Proponents of the Greater Idaho movement appear to have notched a narrow win in northeastern Oregon’s Wallowa County, with partial returns showing 50.3% of its voters saying yes to further …
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Lisa Moreno / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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5/19/23
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A teenage driver caught going 176 mph on Interstate 5 south of Portland has been slapped with a $1,100 fine and a license suspension after spending the night in jail, authorities said Wednesday.
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/23
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President Joe Biden's administration wants to accelerate efforts to get unsheltered people in Seattle into permanent housing as part of a federal initiative to reduce homelessness by 25% in two …
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By Anna Patrick / The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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5/19/23
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A commission studying sites for Washington's next potential major airport still could recommend which location it prefers despite passage of a bill this week handing off examination of the state's …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/19/23
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An Arlington man incarcerated at the Snohomish County Jail faces new charges after seven people in the jail were treated Wednesday after showing signs of an overdose.
The Snohomish County …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/19/23
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A 33-year-old man who was killed Wednesday died two blocks north of where his brother was killed in a shooting six years ago.
Yakima police say this week's death of Ramiro Mosqueda Camacho III …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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5/19/23
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