June 20, 2024, 7:35am Business
Stemilt Growers was fined more than $350,000 for safety violations after a worker in September 2023 was buried alive in a trench collapse last fall in Othello. Read story
June 19, 2024, 4:14pm Northwest
A “catastrophic failure” of an electric bicycle lithium-ion battery pack being charged caused a fire last week that destroyed a Coeur d’Alene Police Department equipment storage building, according to the Idaho Department of Insurance. Read story
June 19, 2024, 3:47pm Northwest
Over the summer, the Children’s Discovery Museum plans to move from its current location on Commerce Avenue to a new home in Kelso’s Catlin Elementary School, where the nonprofit will have more space, and possibly lower rent. Read story
June 19, 2024, 3:16pm Health
More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals spent a second day on the picket lines Wednesday carrying signs that say, “Patients over profits” and “We're out to ensure it's safe in there,” as they continued to demand fair wages and better staffing levels. Read story
June 19, 2024, 3:15pm Latest News
Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with limited political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79. Read story
June 19, 2024, 10:05am Latest News
A new report from Seattle’s independent Civil Service Commission undercuts a key goal of legislation recently passed by the Seattle City Council aimed at improving the process for hiring new police officers. Read story
June 19, 2024, 10:02am Northwest
At least five railcars on a Puget Sound and Pacific train derailed several miles east of Oakville early Monday morning. Read story
June 19, 2024, 10:02am Northwest
King County will soon begin the biggest expansion of its mental health system in decades, creating five centers meant to support people in a crisis. Read story
June 19, 2024, 9:43am Latest News
Feet up on his desk, leaning back in his chair in this small Palouse farm town, Rusty McGuire said he has a “boring office practice.” Read story
June 18, 2024, 7:37pm Northwest
The judge overseeing an Open Public Meetings Act lawsuit against a group of Longview City Council members reversed his decision to include the city of Longview as one of the defendants. Read story
