Northwest

The Daily News sells building to Fibre Federal

May 22, 2024, 7:43am Northwest

After more than 50 years on the corner of Douglas Street and 11th Avenue, The Daily News has sold its building to Fibre Federal Credit Union. Read story

Chelan cherries hang on a tree in 2015 at Lyall Farms in Mattawa.

Normal season ahead? After 3 difficult years, Northwest cherry growers see cause for optimism

May 22, 2024, 5:58am Business

This year’s cherry harvest forecast has many Northwest growers hopeful for a return to normal, after extreme weather and poor market conditions have led to lackluster crops every year since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Chelan County, former deputy settle discrimination suit for $1.5M

May 21, 2024, 8:08pm Northwest

Chelan County has agreed to settle a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by former deputy Jennifer Tyler for $1.5 million. Read story

FILE - Defendant Timothy Rankine talks on Sept. 18, 2023, in Tacoma, Wash., to codefendant Matthew Collins and an attorney during the pre-trial motion in the trial at Pierce County Superior Court of Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Collins and Rankine in the killing of Manny Ellis. Rankine, one of the Washington state police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — is taking steps to sue local and state officials for $94 million over alleged defamation.

Ex-Tacoma police officer acquitted in Black man’s death files claims alleging defamation

May 21, 2024, 5:54pm Northwest

One of the Washington state police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and held facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — has filed multimillion-dollar claims against local and state officials alleging defamation. Read story

Mount St. Helens trails close through 2027 as work to update Spirit Lake tunnel starts

May 21, 2024, 4:23pm Northwest

A number of trails in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument will be closed on weekdays through 2027 now that crews are starting to update the tunnel at Spirit Lake near the site of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. Read story

Did Bob Ferguson go too far responding to fellow Fergusons?

State Sen. Mark Mullet, left, and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, right, are both running as Democrats for governor in 2024.

May 21, 2024, 2:23pm Election Free

Democratic candidate Bob Ferguson pursued various hardball political and legal tactics to get two opponents who share his name out of the governor’s race — including an option the secretary of state said Washington election law doesn’t allow. Read story

How much has Washington state spent on housing in the past decade?

Construction continues Thursday morning at Laurel Manor, a low-income senior apartment building in Vancouver. The four-story, 82-unit building is midway through construction, and officials hope to be ready to open the doors around the end of the year.

May 21, 2024, 2:21pm Latest News Free

For much of the past decade, the amount of money Washington lawmakers dedicated to housing and homelessness programs grew gradually, climbing from around $200 million to $400 million in each two-year budget between 2013 and 2021. Read story