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Seattle capital gains tax proposal falls short again

November 22, 2024, 10:52am Cartoon

A proposal for a Seattle tax on capital gains fell short Thursday for the second time this week, failing to secure majority support from the City Council. Read story

Hundreds of destructive Japanese beetles found in Tri-Cities. WA officials are worried

November 22, 2024, 9:46am Life

A year after a few Japanese beetles were found in Pasco, the infestation of the highly destructive insects appears to have grown significantly. Read story

Oregon&rsquo;s new economic forecast predicts more money available to spend in the 2025-27 budget cycle.

New Oregon economic forecaster predicts higher revenue, higher kicker

Oregon&rsquo;s new economic forecast predicts more money available to spend in the 2025-27 budget cycle.

November 21, 2024, 12:11pm Latest News Free

Oregon’s new chief economist estimates the state will have about $37.8 billion available to spend in the next two-year budget cycle after reworking how the state calculates its economic forecast. Read story

Daniel Sandoval tries to dig out his truck that got stuck in snow after dropping off his daughter at work in Weed, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Rain and snow pummel Northern California in latest wave of damaging weather to strike West Coast

Daniel Sandoval tries to dig out his truck that got stuck in snow after dropping off his daughter at work in Weed, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

November 21, 2024, 12:10pm Latest News

A major storm pummeled Northern California with rain and snow Thursday and threatened to cause flash flooding and rockslides in the latest wave of damaging weather to wash over the West Coast. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (seated) prepares to sign the 2024 supplemental budget on March 29, 2024. He was joined by several Democratic state lawmakers, including, to his right, Sen. June Robinson, the lead Senate budget writer.

WA lawmakers wrestle with declining tax receipts and looming deficit

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (seated) prepares to sign the 2024 supplemental budget on March 29, 2024. He was joined by several Democratic state lawmakers, including, to his right, Sen. June Robinson, the lead Senate budget writer.

November 21, 2024, 11:06am Latest News Free

A state revenue forecast released Wednesday shows a drop in tax collections, sobering news for Washington state lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee, who were already weighing options for spending cuts and raising new revenue to erase a projected $12 billion budget shortfall. Read story

FILE - Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing, Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.

Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can get death penalty if convicted, judge rules

FILE - Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing, Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.

November 21, 2024, 8:06am Northwest

University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted in the four students’ deaths, an Ada County judge ruled Wednesday. Read story

Health officials announce highly contagious bird flu detected in Whatcom County flock

November 21, 2024, 7:37am Northwest

A backyard chicken flock in Whatcom County has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a Nov. 20 news release from the Whatcom County Health and Community Services. Read story

Washington confirms second case of chronic wasting disease

November 21, 2024, 7:36am Northwest

The state’s second case of chronic wasting disease was confirmed recently in an adult male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter near Spokane. Read story

FILE - A sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is posted near Richland, Wash., on Aug. 14, 2019. Three tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral lands in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation's nuclear weapons complex. But the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Nez Perce Tribe have been left out of negotiations on a major decision affecting the future cleanup of millions of gallons of radioactive waste stored in underground tanks on the reservation.

Deal reached on what to do about 3rd tank leaking radioactive waste in Eastern WA

FILE - A sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is posted near Richland, Wash., on Aug. 14, 2019. Three tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral lands in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation's nuclear weapons complex. But the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Nez Perce Tribe have been left out of negotiations on a major decision affecting the future cleanup of millions of gallons of radioactive waste stored in underground tanks on the reservation.

November 21, 2024, 7:35am Northwest

The Department of Energy and Washington state have reached an agreement on steps to address radioactive waste suspected of leaking into the ground from a third storage tank at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington. Read story

National retailer closing dozens of stores nationwide. 8 in Washington and Oregon

November 21, 2024, 7:34am Business

Virginia-based LL Flooring Holdings is closing its Lumber Liquidators stores nationwide after filing for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in August. Read story