Details on a report of an endangered or missing person: Today at 3:08 PM, a man identifying himself as Max K Wood, born on 9-16-58 called Jefferson County dispatch on a non-emergency line and said he'd been stabbed overnight at…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington residents can expect to start seeing the state general election voters' pamphlet in the mailbox. The state Elections Division is putting them in the mail this week. They should arrive by Oct. 22. The pamphlets…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says Idaho's stay banning same-sex marriage dissolves 9 a.m. Wednesday. According to court documents filed Monday, the court's decision comes after Idaho's attorney general dropped its opposition to the stay.…
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) -- Eastern Washington University says its fall enrollment has set a record for the sixth consecutive year. The headcount for fall quarter is up 662 students, thanks mostly to a big jump in freshmen enrollment. School officials…
"We started searching and... We were just going to find him," said Kade Nierman On Sunday three-year-old Jayden Lovely took a stroll with his favorite companion Tori, his dog. Jayden was looking for dumptrucks he tells me "I was right…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state will receive more than $807,000 under a settlement with AT&T Mobility LLC over unauthorized phone charges. Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday that in addition to the fine paid to the state, more than…
SENACA, Ore. (AP) -- The little Eastern Oregon town of Seneca is shut down and cut off from the outside world as police search for a gunman. State police said no one was hurt by shots fired early Wednesday in…
A Benton County judge agrees to push back a consolidated trial of a local flower shop refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex couple's wedding. The couple, Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed are suing Arlene's Flowers owner Baronelle Stutzman for…
From the state Department of Labor and Industries: Washington's minimum wage will increase 15 cents to $9.47 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2015, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced today. L&I calculates the state's minimum wage each year…
SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington's statewide charter schools commission appears poised to approve two more proposals for charter schools to open in the state in 2015. According to an analysis by a team of independent evaluators, two of the four proposals…
GEORGE, Wash. (AP) -- On concert weekends, the Gorge Amphitheater becomes the largest community in rural Grant County in central Washington. Now owner Live Nation wants to improve and expand the scenic venue, upsetting residents who are tired of battling…
UPDATE: This amber alert has been canceled after the boy was found in Shoreline. The boy was OK and will be returned to his mother. PREVIOUS: Police have issued an amber alert for a 2-year-old Anacortes boy who may have…
Ellensburg Police investigate an assault that took place just after 9 last night in the area of 10th Avenue and Water Street. Police ssay a woman was approached by a man on the 300 block of East 10th Avenue and…
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) -- A body found by hunters 15 miles north of Leavenworth has been identified as a Utah man, 26-year-old Yannick Chancey Periou of St. George. The Chelan County sheriff's office said Tuesday there is still no indication…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The leadership of Oregon's largest agencies has quietly convened high-level meetings to discuss how to deal with an upcoming marijuana legalization measure. The legalization measure would touch every corner of state government, from the Oregon State…
OSO, Wash. (AP) -- Six months after a hillside gave way and buried 43 people in the town of Oso, the community is taking another step toward recovery with the return of normal traffic on Highway 530. The Transportation Department…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) -- Family and friends in central Washington are planning a rally to help bring home the remains of a U.S. Air Force major who was shot down while flying a mission in North Vietnam in 1968. San…
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle Children's Hospital says two children have tested positive for a severe respiratory illness.The hospital said Friday the children who contracted enterovirus D68 had preexisting health conditions. They were both stable enough to be discharged from the…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The state Bureau of Labor and Industries says more than 140,000 Oregon workers will get a pay raise when the minimum wage goes up the first of the year.It's a 15-cent an hour hike, from $9.10…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon's jobless rate has risen as workers join the labor force in greater numbers than employers create jobs. The state Employment Department reported Tuesday that as a result, the state employment rate rose last month to…
Children in our area could be at risk for a severe respiratory illness known at Enterovirus D68. Three children in Yakima were sent to Seattle Children's Hospital last week and are still awaiting test results. The only lab in the…
New H1 Unlimited interim chairman Steve David, appointed this weekend following the retirement of Sam Cole, has issued this message to hydros fans. Dear fans: With my first race behind me as interim chairman, I wanted to share with you…
PATEROS, Wash. (AP) -- The Okanogan County sheriff says four men were arrested for allegedly killing a man in a fight and dumping his body in the Columbia River near Pateros. Sheriff Frank Rogers said a man's body was found…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Washington State University is well-positioned to develop an accredited medical school in the near future with a relatively modest investment from the state. That's the conclusion of a feasibility study released Thursday and commissioned by Washington…
