OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Profits on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000 would be subject to a new tax on capital gains under a bill narrowly approved Saturday by the Washington Senate. The measure passed on a 25-24…
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The man convicted of one of the most brutal crimes in Coeur d’Alene history now has terminal brain cancer, which will likely kill him before his federal death sentence is carried out. Joseph Duncan was…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - Washington State Patrol troopers are investigating a fatal DUI crash in Benton County. According to officials, on Friday night, 42-year-old Jesus Chavez of Walla Walla was driving on SR-14, just east of Paterson, when he crossed…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - Eight people have been displaced after a fire started at a Kennewick home on Sunday. Around 4 a.m., fire crews were dispatched to South Hawthorne Street where residents reported seeing smoke coming from the attic of their…
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SEATTLE - One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is a surge of new interest in the nursing profession. Nursing schools across the country are seeing a big jump in applications from those inspired by health care workers on the frontline. Shevone Shimabuku…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - It's been over two months since Governor Jay Inslee introduced phase one and two of reopening during the pandemic. Now that…
GRANT CO., Wash. — Health officials have reported the first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in a child in Grant County on Friday. The child — who is under 10 years old — spent several days in the Intensive…
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Health District (YHD) is alerting the public to a COVID-19 outbreak that impacted a significant portion of the staff and inmates at the Yakima County Jail in February. According to the release issued on Friday,…
SEATTLE (AP) — About 55,000 Washington residents may have to pay back thousands of dollars in jobless benefits. The Seattle Times reports Cami Feek, the state Employment Security Department’s new acting commissioner, updated state lawmakers Thursday Washington’s response to pandemic-related job losses.…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — A local woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Kittitas County on Tuesday evening. According to local authorities, the hit-and-run occurred in Downtown Kittitas near the 100-block of S Main St around 9:00 p.m. Local…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A lawsuit filed against Washington Governor Jay Inslee for fencing off the Olympia Capitol Building has been lifted by the plaintiff. Tyler Miller, of 'Liberty, At All Hazards', filed the suit against the Governor and the state's…
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A man from South Kitsap, Washington was charged Thursday with homicide by abuse for the death of his 5-month-old son. Michael Rivera, 35, was arrested Wednesday by Kitsap County sheriff’s detectives, the Kitsap Sun reported. The boy,…
HERMISTON, Ore. — Hundreds of Oregonians lined up at the Good Shepherd Healthcare System in Hermiston Thursday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Residents who were able to sign up for…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — While addressing the media on Thursday afternoon, Governor Jay Inslee and a panel from the Washington Department of Health (DOH) provided a glimpse at their potential timeline for COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. The Governor shared a…
SEATTLE, Wash. — The winter months aren’t stopping lawmakers and elected officials from bracing for this upcoming wildfire season. House Bill 1168 is currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature. Washington’s 2020 wildfire season was one of the most deadly and destructive…
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Are you a healthcare or childcare worker in the Lower Valley looking to receive your COVID-19 vaccination? This weekend, you can visit the COVID-19 vaccination clinic set up at Toppenish Middle School to inoculate yourself against coronavirus.…
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — Students in Coeur d’Alene will soon be walking school hallways five days a week. Last Thursday, the Coeur d’Alene school board voted to…
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of suburban Seattle man and prominent member of the Proud Boys far-right group, pending trial on charges filed in connection with the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. U.S.…
PASCO, Wash — After Governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that Washington educators are now included in Phase 1B, local childcare workers said they were excited but wish…
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state has surpassed 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a milestone that comes a few days after the one-year anniversary of the first known virus death in the U.S. The state reported 799 new COVID-19 cases and…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Officers at the Yakima Police Department (YPD) are currently searching for two runaway juveniles from the area. While their disappearances came within a short span of each other, the two incidents are expected to be separate. Be…
