July 11, 2024, 3:04pm Latest News
In a long awaited breakthrough, the U.S. and Canada have reached an agreement in principal renewing the Columbia River Treaty, which governs the use of the most important river flowing through the two nations. Read story
July 11, 2024, 2:02pm Latest News
Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires amid a protracted heat wave that has dried out the landscape while setting temperature records and putting lives at risk. Forecasters, meanwhile, said Thursday that some relief was due by the weekend. Read story
July 11, 2024, 7:47am Northwest
Spokane Public Schools will ban cellphone use in classrooms next year. Read story
July 11, 2024, 7:45am Latest News
Congressional Democrats emerged from caucus meetings on Tuesday with a mostly muted message of support for President Joe Biden, despite signs that many in the party still quietly harbor doubts about Biden’s ability to win and serve a second term in office. Read story
July 11, 2024, 7:42am Northwest
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Wednesday after being arrested at a Spokane Valley motel in March 2023 with approximately 24 pounds of fentanyl. Read story
July 11, 2024, 7:41am Election
State Sen. Manka Dhingra, a Democrat from Redmond who is running for state attorney general, first faced questions earlier this summer for claiming in campaign materials that she was still working for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Read story
July 11, 2024, 7:41am Northwest
Daniel Pajas had a busy day last week that ended with him hitting a police officer with a rake during his arrest, according to court documents. Read story
July 11, 2024, 7:40am Northwest
Citing an ongoing investigation, Chelan County prosecutors aren’t filing charges against the 16-year-old Quincy teenager arrested in connection with the Balsam Root Fire in Wenatchee. Read story
July 10, 2024, 7:05pm Clark County News
A Vancouver woman accused of raping a child under the age of 5 is scheduled to appear in a Cowlitz County courtroom Thursday to determine if the case heads to trial. Read story
July 10, 2024, 6:02pm Northwest
Washington’s Supreme Court dealt a blow earlier this month to a lawsuit seeking to protect people living in their vehicles. The court ruled the city of Lacey did not violate the state constitutional right to travel by passing laws limiting recreational vehicle and trailer parking on public land. Read story
