August 9, 2024, 2:24pm Northwest
The Swawilla Fire, ignited by lightning at 11:30 p.m. on July 17, was Washington’s largest active blaze, having consumed approximately 53,500 acres. The fire is now 98 percent contained, as of Thursday according to InciWeb. Read story
August 9, 2024, 2:23pm Latest News
Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous situations, from spraying to kill illegal drug crops in Central America to navigating smoky skies to drop fire retardant as wildfires scorch the Western United States. Read story
August 9, 2024, 1:57pm Latest News
Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June, an Italian appeals court said Friday. Read story
August 9, 2024, 7:48am Northwest
The eastern side of the state has a gift for Western Washington: Heat and haze. Read story
August 9, 2024, 7:47am Northwest
An unusually crowded Medical Lake City Council meeting, animated by disputed and unfounded concerns that Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown was secretly planning to open a homeless shelter in the small neighboring community, was briefly derailed Tuesday night after a virtual attendee began streaming pornography and loud music over the council’s… Read story
August 9, 2024, 7:43am Latest News
Closing the second quarter of 2024, Americans are approaching a total of $1.62 trillion in outstanding college loans, according to the Department of Education. With 42.8 million borrowers, that averages almost $38,000 per person. Read story
August 9, 2024, 7:42am Latest News
On her way to Vancouver from Yelm on Sunday, Vicki Krumm’s Google Maps app suggested a route 25 minutes quicker than going through Interstate 5 construction in Woodland. Read story
August 8, 2024, 5:25pm Election
Two key primary races in Washington took further shape Wednesday evening when trailing candidates conceded their races. Read story
August 8, 2024, 1:11pm Election
When Rep. Dan Newhouse was first elected in 2014 to represent central Washington in Congress, he did it by beating fellow Republican Clint Didier by a single percentage point in the general election after a primary in which Didier won about 30% of votes and Newhouse won roughly a quarter. Read story
August 8, 2024, 8:30am Business
A new chief executive takes over at Boeing on Thursday, and he plans to walk the floor of the factory near Seattle that has become the heart of the aerospace giant’s troubles. Read story
