Idaho House committee OKs bill to end daylight saving time
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under legislation introduced Thursday. The House State Affairs Committee voted to introduce the measure brought forward by Republican Rep. Christy Zito. Arizona…
Teen sentenced to 4 years for raping 5-year-old in Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A 17-year-old boy was sentenced Wednesday to four years in juvenile detention for raping a 5-year-old girl last spring. The teen pleaded guilty as a juvenile to first-degree rape. He was originally charged as an adult with…
Seattle Police: 1 arrested, 2 still at large in downtown shooting that killed 1, injured 7 others
SEATTLE — Investigators have arrested one suspect and are searching for two others in Wednesday’s shooting in downtown Seattle that killed one person and injured seven others. Marquise Tolbert and William Ray Tolliver, both 24 years old, have a…
Washington bill would eliminate most elections in odd-numbered years
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A House panel is considering a measure that would eliminate elections in Washington state in odd-numbered years, with supporters arguing it would increase voter participation and opponents saying it would unfairly limit voters’ ability to file…
Seattle election offers experiment in online voting
SEATTLE (AP) — An election for a volunteer board in the Seattle area is so obscure that voter turnout is typically less than 1%. Officials are giving online voting a trial run this year to try to boost turnout and…
King Tut, cavemen, mermaids, oh my! Hanford High presents "My Favorite Year"
RICHLAND, Wash. -- Hanford High School is rehearsing for their upcoming musical comedy, "My Favorite Year". The show journeys through the memories of a washed up actor who joins a sketch comedy…
Washington unemployment rate for December was 4.3 %
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state’s December unemployment rate dipped to 4.3 %. According to numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department, December’s rate was down from November’s rate of 4.4 %. The state also saw a gain of…
Washington lawmakers consider severe restrictions on vaping products
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Middle and high-school students joined administrators, parents and doctors Wednesday in urging a state Senate committee to pass severe restrictions on nicotine vaping products, decrying how some of their peers leave class to vape in the…
People who had contact with man with virus to be monitored
SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) — Health officials said Wednesday they are actively monitoring 16 people who came into close contact with the traveler to China who became the first U.S. resident with a new and potentially deadly virus. The man, identified…
1 dead, 7 wounded in downtown Seattle shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Multiple people opened fire outside a McDonald’s in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the evening commute Wednesday, killing one person and wounding seven…
Nine-year-old boy drafted by CWU baseball team, shares about life with McCune-Albright syndrome
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jack Keeling is a pretty big deal for a nine-year-old: he’s well-traveled, he has a dedicated Facebook page and he’s the youngest player ever drafted by…
Kennewick Irrigation District: Tumbleweed-filled canals will be cleaned out
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Concerned customers have been contacting the Kennewick Irrigation District about tumbleweed-clogged canals, but KID has a plan in place. New Year’s Eve brought massive amounts of tumbleweeds into parts of Tri-Cities,…
At least 1 dead, several injured in downtown Seattle shooting
SEATTLE – A shooting in downtown Seattle left at least one person dead, several others injured Wednesday night. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. near 4th and Pine, less than half a mile from an officer-involved shooting that happened just…
Local foster care non-profit donating emergency kits to first responders
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Imagine a child with nothing. No food, diapers and clothing. This has been the reality for more than 10,000 kids in Washington state. To help those children, a Tri-Cities foster care…
Meet Kennewick's newest police officer -- K-9 Ivan
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Kennewick Police Department has welcomed a new four-legged member to the force. 2-year-old Ivan is a German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois mix from the Czech Republic who will work…
Pasco man allegedly attacks roommate who refused his sexual advances
PASCO, Wash. -- A Pasco man allegedly made aggressive sexual advances toward his female roommate before attacking her at their home on Jan. 16. The woman told police she'd recently been living with 61-year-old James Ray Danley in the 1500…
