Northwest

Semi Bird, left, and Dave Reichert, right, are running for governor this year as Republicans.

Washington Republicans get ready to rumble in Spokane

April 19, 2024, 6:05am Election Free

Thousands of Republican activists are gathering for their party convention in Spokane this week – a three-day fete to organize and energize the grassroots heading into election season. Read story

North Cascades Highway reopens

April 18, 2024, 8:45pm Northwest

You’ll be able to get your dose of Eastern Washington sunshine this weekend, when the North Cascades Highway opens this morning after its winter closure. Read story

Officials ID body found while clearing North Cascades Highway

April 18, 2024, 8:28pm Northwest

Officials released the identity of a man whose body was found as crews worked to clear the North Cascades Highway in late March. Read story

Seattle mayor seeks to act on ‘public nuisance’ buildings

April 18, 2024, 8:25pm Northwest

In 2023, emergency crews responded to 130 fires in vacant buildings in Seattle. That was an increase from 91 the year before and 77 the year before that. Most were small, but several were catastrophic, killing three people and forcing evacuations and street closures. Read story

WA high-capacity magazine ban in court once more, with ruling to come

April 18, 2024, 6:20pm Latest News

Washington’s state Supreme Court commissioner, who handles procedural matters for the high court, will decide next week whether the state’s ban on high-capacity magazines will remain in effect while the Supreme Court considers an appeal. Read story

Man charged in University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys say

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, was out for a drive the night they were killed, his attorneys said in a new court filing Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that lays out more details of the alibi defense he intends to use at his trial. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 18, 2024, 2:11pm Nation & World

Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, was out for a drive the night they were killed, his attorneys said in a new court filing that lays out more details of the alibi defense he intends to use at his… Read story

WSU professor warns of fire blight antibiotic resistance

April 18, 2024, 8:41am Northwest

Frank Zhao, a professor of plant pathology at Washington State University, spoke at the April 4 Fire Blight Webinar hosted by Michigan State University, providing an update on current research and results of fire blight antibiotics and resistances at WSU. Read story