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Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

March 18, 2024, 6:41pm Northwest

Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health… Read story

New trees honor heat wave victims

March 18, 2024, 5:38pm Northwest

Family members of some of the people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor… Read story

2 men presumed drowned after falling in river at Eagle Falls

March 18, 2024, 6:02pm Northwest

The dangerous waters at Eagle Falls likely claimed the lives of two men who fell into the water and did not resurface on Saturday, said Snohomish County sheriff’s Lt. Glenn DeWitt. Read story

Environmental concerns grow over Drax air quality permit for Longview plant

March 18, 2024, 8:23am Business

Environmental and public health concerns over the proposed Drax wood pellet factory are prompting the Southwest Clean Air Agency to hold a public hearing before approving the company’s air discharge permit. Read story

Former Idaho trooper on trial for wife’s murder arrested Friday night at Spokane airport

March 18, 2024, 8:04am Latest News

The former Idaho State Trooper on trial for the murder of his wife was arrested Friday night at the Spokane International Airport. Read story

Blobby creatures washed up on West Coast beaches during marine warming, sucking up energy

March 18, 2024, 8:01am Life

During recent marine heat waves, millions of gelatinous, pickle-like filter feeders washed up on West Coast beaches. Read story

Feds plan for 14,000-acre ‘clean energy’ park in Eastern WA called shortsighted

March 18, 2024, 8:00am Business

The federal government has a new plan for land it has controlled in the Tri-Cities area since World War II. Read story

Active-duty Navy sailor charged with murder in Seattle shooting

March 18, 2024, 7:58am Northwest

An active-duty member of the U.S. Navy is accused of shooting three strangers last month after a night out in Pioneer Square, killing one man and injuring two other people, according to King County prosecutors. Read story

This satellite image captured on April 1, 2014, shows the area of the Oso landslide, which happened on March 22, 2014.

After 2014 Oso landslide, what did we learn about preventing disaster?

This satellite image captured on April 1, 2014, shows the area of the Oso landslide, which happened on March 22, 2014.

March 18, 2024, 7:50am Latest News

In the decade since the Oso landslide, technicians have meticulously mapped the state of Washington, scanning thousands of square miles of terrain, precise nearly to the inch, part of efforts to forestall another tragedy like the one that killed 43 people when the hillside above Steelhead Haven collapsed 10 years… Read story

Senate Minority Caucus Chair Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Senate Deputy Minority Floor Leader Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, sit with colleagues while providing the Republicans&rsquo; response to Gov. Jay Inslee&rsquo;s State of the State address on the second day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Redistricting map meant to fix ‘systematic racism’ ousts 1st Latina senator in Central WA

Senate Minority Caucus Chair Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Senate Deputy Minority Floor Leader Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, sit with colleagues while providing the Republicans&rsquo; response to Gov. Jay Inslee&rsquo;s State of the State address on the second day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

March 18, 2024, 7:49am Latest News

An order issued Friday by a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle will unseat one of the most productive freshman lawmakers in the Washington Legislature. Read story