SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The Nordstrom store in downtown Spokane was closed Friday after a worker fell off a ladder and died.Details in the case were not immediately available.Spokane police were called to the store Friday morning and pronounced the…
Guadalupe Montejano's omnibus hearing has been continued until April 1st. Montejano is being charged with Murder in the First Degree in the death of Tamie Clark-Acevedo. On January 3rd Pasco police received a call that Tamie Clark-Acevedo was dead in…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon courts could get more discretion in which drunken drivers are required to use breath alcohol monitoring devices before getting behind the wheel.The law now requires their use by drivers arrested on drunken driving charges who…
The Ellensburg School District (ESD) is conducting research to gage perceptions on their communication efforts. Following a series of focus groups in the Fall of 2013, the ESD is continuing their outreach efforts through a survey that the Central Communication…
A residential fire starts last night in a three-plex in Pendleton while all of the tenants are home. Luckily everyone was able to make it out of the residence. The Pendleton Fire Department received the 911 call about the fire…
Gordon Trucking, in partnership with IMagic and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) highlight the Homeward Bound Program this morning with the addition of a missing child to their fleet that includes posters of missing children from Washington and Oregon. 17-year-old…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Senate says the state should look into the possibility of letting Oregonians vote online.Lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday that would order the secretary of state to name a work group to examine the…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon's attorney general will not defend the state's ban on gay marriage, arguing it cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge.Ellen Rosenblum joins fellow Democratic attorneys general in at least five other states who have pledged not…
It is day four of the trial of a 19-year-old murder suspect in Benton County today. The state called a number of witnesses today who testifed that they were with Josh Hunt and Joshua Snapp the night before Snapp was…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Two bills that would restrict the use of drones and government surveillance in Washington state have been passed by the House.House Bill 2178 passed by a vote of 92-6 Monday. It would ban the unauthorized use…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The requirement that car owners periodically replace license plates would go away under a measure approved unanimously by the Senate.Senate Bill 5785 passed the chamber late Monday night and now heads to the House for consideration.…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The House has passed a measure that would overhaul the state's current medical marijuana system in an effort to bring it into line with the still-developing legal recreational market.House Bill 2149 passed on a 67-29 vote…
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Boeing says that it has picked Everett, Wash., as the site to build wings for its new 777x aircraft.The company said Tuesday that the wing center will be located north of its Everett factory and sustain…
Ellensburg, Wash. - The Board of Fire Commissioners for Kittitas County Fire District 2 (serving the community as Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue) passed a resolution asking voters to approve a bond on the April 22 nd Special Election ballot…
GEORGE, Wash. (AP) -- Four masked gunman forced two clerks at Sandoval's Market in George to hand over the store's cash.The Grant County sheriff's office says the robbers tied up the clerks and a customer who entered the store during…
We have just received this important information regarding an abducted child in Everett, WA Snohomish County. Everett PD (Snohomish Co.) is looking for a child who was last seen at Everett, WA and is believed to be in danger. The…
All school district levy proposals have passed in our area as has a levy funding emergency services in Walla Walla County through 2020.A $22.8 million bond in the Naches Valley school district to build a new elementary school and make…
School Schedule changes for Monday February 10th: Milton-Freewater SD - Closed -- Mount Adams Sch. Dist. - 2 Hours Late. -- Goldendale Sch. Dist. - Closed -- North Franklin Sch. Dist. - 2 hour late Touchet: 2 Hour Delay Dayton:…
Several school districts are closed on Friday February 6th due to winter weather. The following districts are affected. Waitsburg School District is on a 2 hr delay. Classes start at 10:30. There is no morning basketball. -- Prescott Sch. Dist.…
Here's a list of some of the local high school athletes who have signed latters of intent to compete at the next level. If you know of any other athletes let us know via our email addresses kappnews@kapptv.com and kvewnews@kvewtv.com…
WALLA WALLA - All four West Complex units at the Washington State Penitentiary are on lockdown after an assault resulted in one offender receiving stab wounds Tuesday morning. The assault occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in a common area of…
The Board of Fire Commissioners for Kittitas County Fire District 2 will vote on a resolution to place a bond for a fire station on the April 22 nd Special Election ballot. The meeting will take place on Thursday, February…
Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputies respond to an injury snowmobile accident about 5 miles east of Snoqualmie Pass Saturday afternoon. The accident involved 40-year-old Eveleen Promise of Granite Falls and her 13-year-old daughter who was a passenger. The snowmobilers went off…
An explosion at a garage injures a woman this morning in Cle Elum. Firefighters say the responded to a fully involved garage and lean-to on White Road around 11:30 this morning. Multiple explosions continued to occur when firefighters arrived. The…
