Washington remained in the lower half of U.S. states in terms of economic outlook, according to a new report that faults the Evergreen State’s high tax burden and rising labor costs for the …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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4/12/24
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The owner of the Kelso gun shop behind the legal challenge to the state’s ban on "high-capacity" magazines says business was brisk for a short time on Monday.
They’re usually …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/12/24
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A feisty Idaho octogenarian is credited with killing a home invader who allegedly battered her, handcuffed her to a chair in the middle of the night and shot her multiple times.
According to new …
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News (TNS)
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4/11/24
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“Living life on one’s own terms” is the foundation of David’s Chair, a nonprofit organization founded in 2017 that’s bringing beach trips to those whose physical …
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By Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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4/11/24
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For 88 minutes Monday, high-capacity magazines flew off the shelves at Kelso’s Gator’s Custom Guns after a Cowlitz County judge ruled unconstitutional the state’s ban on selling …
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By Matt Esnayra and Hayley Day / The Daily News
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4/11/24
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A Northeast Portland man was found dead in his yard Wednesday morning after firefighters said a 1,200-pound tree stump he was trying to remove from the ground fell on him.
The man — who …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/11/24
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The 18-year-old who was arrested last week just hours before the FBI said he planned to attack a Coeur d'Alene church pleaded not guilty at a hearing Wednesday morning.
Alexander Mercurio was …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/11/24
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RIDGEFIELD — Researchers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will conduct drone surveys over known locations of sandhill cranes in Klickitat County to assess the technology's …
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Gabriel Davis / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/11/24
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A smaller faction of local Republicans held a Saturday fundraiser featuring opponents of the main local party's endorsed candidates.
For about nine years, the seven-board member Lower Columbia …
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By Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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4/10/24
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In accepting the first Thomas S. Foley Award for Distinguished Public Service, former Secretary of Defense and retired general James Mattis on Tuesday called on those in the audience to reject …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/10/24
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In 1974, working in the woods changed forever. Those who make that their livelihood, and others with a stake in Washington's forests, are looking back at the successes and failures of 50 years of …
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Clayton Franke / The Daily World (TNS)
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4/10/24
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Like countless students, Alexander Mercurio spent his time during COVID browsing online.
Unlike most students, the Coeur d'Alene teenager ended up in the dark corners of the internet. And for a …
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Emma Epperly Alexandra Duggan and Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review
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4/10/24
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OLYMPIA — When a judge ruled Washington's ban on high-capacity gun magazines to be unconstitutional Monday, the state sought and received an emergency order minutes later to keep the law on the …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/10/24
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A pair of colleges in the Inland Northwest whose sports teams are overseen by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics face a new reality: transgender athletes will soon be …
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Lauren Rendahl and Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/10/24
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The beating heart of Washington's agriculture industry is in danger, but a central Washington lawmaker has a plan to help shore up the most critical issue farmers are facing — a disappearing …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/10/24
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A 38-year-old man was arrested late last month on suspicion of smashing a vehicle with an ax at the Olympia Auto Mall, according to police.
About 5:45 p.m. March 28, police were dispatched to …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/10/24
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Police officer Steve O'Neal and his colleagues were having lunch Monday at a Tacoma Police Department substation when they heard over the radio that a teenager was drowning in Wapato Lake. Realizing …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/10/24
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A Boeing quality engineer went public Tuesday with damaging allegations that the jet-maker took manufacturing shortcuts to increase production rates that leave potentially serious structural flaws on …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/10/24
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Are you a resident of Camas or Eugene? If so, congratulations, you’re in one of the best places to live in America.
That’s according to a 2024 list by personal finance website Money, …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/10/24
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In-N-Out is officially coming to Southwest Washington.
The popular burger chain confirmed the Ridgefield location in an Instagram post on Tuesday. It will be the first In-N-Out restaurant in …
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Julie Evensen / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/10/24
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