July 10, 2024, 5:58pm Northwest
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources issued a burn ban on all the forest land it controls across the state, effective Wednesday, July 10. The ban, which runs through Sept. 30, was enacted in response to the heat wave that’s hit much of Washington over the past week, according to Commissioner… Read story
July 10, 2024, 5:15pm Business
Costco bargain hunters are going to have to pay an additional $5 to $10 annually as the popular warehouse chain prepares to raise its membership fees for the first time in seven years. Read story
July 10, 2024, 4:18pm Latest News
A man charged in the death of Dennis Day, an original cast member on Walt Disney's “Mickey Mouse Club” television program in the 1950s, has been sentenced to just over four years in prison after entering a modified guilty plea this week. Read story
July 10, 2024, 3:12pm Latest News Free
Complaints from people who say they are being discriminated against in the housing market declined in Washington last year, but remained at an all-time high nationwide. Read story
July 10, 2024, 8:13am Business
Federal regulators announced Tuesday that Clearwater Paper Corp., based in Lewiston, has agreed to pay a fine for failing to properly report chlorine releases in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Read story
July 10, 2024, 8:12am Business
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to cut red tape and slash costs for developers who convert commercial buildings into housing, a bid to address the city’s glut of unused office space and shortage of housing. Read story
July 10, 2024, 7:57am Business
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. and two senior executives violated federal securities laws as the frozen potato giant implemented a software system, according to a class action lawsuit filed last month. Read story
July 10, 2024, 7:55am Northwest
A fire near Coulee City closed down State Route 17 briefly Sunday. Read story
July 10, 2024, 7:55am Northwest
A major radioactive contamination threat to the Columbia River should be removed at the Hanford nuclear site before the end of summer. Read story
July 10, 2024, 7:52am Business
The Pacific Northwest’s power grid could be pushed beyond its limits in just five years by the staggering electricity demands of the booming data center industry, regional power planners recently reported. Read story
