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Ayub Mohamed, 7, gets help from volunteer tutor Esmeralda Jimenez, 13, while Olivia Elaydo, 7, and Eden Pollard, 6, work on math problems during a summer tutoring program with School Connect WA at Dearborn Park International Elementary School in Seattle on July 28, 2023.

72% of Washington eighth-graders not proficient in math, report shows

Ayub Mohamed, 7, gets help from volunteer tutor Esmeralda Jimenez, 13, while Olivia Elaydo, 7, and Eden Pollard, 6, work on math problems during a summer tutoring program with School Connect WA at Dearborn Park International Elementary School in Seattle on July 28, 2023.

June 11, 2024, 2:24pm Latest News Free

Most Washington K-12 students failed to meet basic math and reading proficiency standards in recent years, according to a new report. Read story

US Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, speaks during a news conference introducing the Equality Act, at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2023.

Oregon casino battle works its way into appropriations process

US Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, speaks during a news conference introducing the Equality Act, at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2023.

June 11, 2024, 1:32pm Latest News

A long-stalled southern Oregon casino project pitting competing Native American tribes against each other has caught the attention of congressional appropriators, as opponents push for language in the upcoming Interior-Environment spending bill that would bar the project from moving forward. Read story

500 people show up on 1st day of mobile Mexican Consulate services in Pasco

June 11, 2024, 7:46am Northwest

Hundreds of Mexican citizens and Mexican Americans with dual citizenship living in Washington were turned away this week at a mobile office in Pasco of the Mexican Consulate from Seattle. Read story

Black rockfish are among the species caught off the West Coast. They live over rocky reefs at about a 180-foot depth. They&rsquo;re also common along jetties in estuaries.

Oregon’s U.S. lawmakers seek federal help for West Coast seafood industry

Black rockfish are among the species caught off the West Coast. They live over rocky reefs at about a 180-foot depth. They&rsquo;re also common along jetties in estuaries.

June 11, 2024, 7:43am Business Free

Last year, Oregon’s seafood industry got a much-needed boost from the federal government. But it continues to struggle and still needs help. Read story

Firefighters from YTC Fire & Emergency Services are working to extinguish a wildland fire that has burned 3,500 acres in the east central area of the Training Center.

4,000-acre wildfire on Yakima Training Center grounds contained

Firefighters from YTC Fire & Emergency Services are working to extinguish a wildland fire that has burned 3,500 acres in the east central area of the Training Center.

June 11, 2024, 7:38am Northwest

Firefighters from Yakima and Kittitas counties are battling a wildfire on the Yakima Training Center’s grounds. Read story

Students take congressional candidates to task: Here are the teenagers who organized the North Central High School Fifth congressional debate

June 11, 2024, 7:34am Northwest

North Central High School sophomore Daisy Tuter is too young to vote, but last week she had a role that could help adults when they select a candidate to represent Eastern Washington in Congress. Read story

Company talks about huge Finley warehouse fire: What it’s doing, why it’s taking so long

June 11, 2024, 7:33am Business

The global owner of the cold storage warehouse that’s been burning east of Kennewick for more than 45 days says it could take six to eight weeks more to fully clear the site of an estimated 90,000 tons of debris. Read story

BLM shrinks proposed size of Idaho wind farm project

June 10, 2024, 9:13pm Northwest

The federal Bureau of Land Management’s preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink its size by nearly half and move it farther from a national historic site. Read story

A Washington State ferry travels into Elliott Bay in Seattle on Feb. 17. The ferry system announced a bidding process to build five new hybrid ferries.

Washington opens bidding to build its five new electric ferries

A Washington State ferry travels into Elliott Bay in Seattle on Feb. 17. The ferry system announced a bidding process to build five new hybrid ferries.

June 10, 2024, 8:31pm Latest News

Washington State Ferries are in line for an upgrade, and it will mean less pollution and fewer delays, according to state officials. In late May, the largest ferry system in the country announced a nationwide bidding process to build five new hybrid ferries. Read story

In this image provided by the Baker County Sheriff's Office, responders aid in rescue efforts after a vehicle went into an embankment on U.S. Forest Service Road 39 on June 3, 2024, in Oregon. A dog helped his owner get rescued after the crash by traveling nearly four miles to the campsite where the man was staying with family, which alerted them that something was wrong, authorities said.

A dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon

In this image provided by the Baker County Sheriff's Office, responders aid in rescue efforts after a vehicle went into an embankment on U.S. Forest Service Road 39 on June 3, 2024, in Oregon. A dog helped his owner get rescued after the crash by traveling nearly four miles to the campsite where the man was staying with family, which alerted them that something was wrong, authorities said.

June 10, 2024, 5:32pm Latest News

A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in mountainous northeastern Oregon, authorities said. Read story