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Vancouver man sentenced to a year and a day for WSU robbery

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April 15, 2024, 9:34am Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced to just over a year in prison for a robbery on Washington State University’s campus in July. Read story

Man sentenced to life in prison for 1994 murder could be released in 2 1/2 years after second resentencing

April 15, 2024, 8:24am Latest News

A 47-year-old man who has been incarcerated his entire adult life for the killing of 22-year-old Felicia Reese could be released in two-and-a-half years after a judge’s ruling last week. Read story

SPS to investigate declining enrollment using new grant

April 15, 2024, 7:43am Northwest

The Seattle school system lost nearly 4,000 students in about five school years, and the district’s most optimistic projections do not forecast a significant rebound in the next decade. Read story

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Trump just made a 2024 endorsement in this Eastern WA congressional grudge match

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April 15, 2024, 7:41am Northwest

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a MAGA challenger to U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse in a notch against the Sunnyside, Wash., Republican who voted to impeach Trump follow the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.+ Read story

The new law allows patrons to sue libraries if they do not relocate books they deem to be &ldquo;harmful.&rdquo; (Sarah A.

No veto this year: Little signs Idaho library bill to allow lawsuits over ‘harmful’ books

The new law allows patrons to sue libraries if they do not relocate books they deem to be &ldquo;harmful.&rdquo; (Sarah A.

April 15, 2024, 7:35am Northwest

Librarians in Idaho could soon face lawsuits over books on the shelves deemed “harmful” to children after Gov. Brad Little signed a controversial bill into law Wednesday. Read story

This chart provides a comparison between Washington&rsquo;s standards for PFAS in drinking water and the newly approved federal standard. Ppt refers to parts per trillion of the chemicals in drinking water.

Washington will move to tougher federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water

This chart provides a comparison between Washington&rsquo;s standards for PFAS in drinking water and the newly approved federal standard. Ppt refers to parts per trillion of the chemicals in drinking water.

April 15, 2024, 7:34am Health

Washington regulators will adopt a drinking water standard the federal government issued Wednesday that’s meant to limit people’s exposure to a class of harmful chemicals used for decades in firefighting foam and manufacturing. Read story

WSU partners in study finding Type 1 diabetes glucose fluctuations hamper brain function

April 15, 2024, 7:32am Health

Type 1 diabetes patients showed slower and less accurate cognitive responses when their blood sugar levels were too low or high, according to a study that gives another reason for diabetics to avoid extremes in their daily lives. Read story

Diana Tomback studies whitebark pine across the West in places like the Custer-Gallatin National Forest outside Yellowstone. (E.R.

Whitebark pines are in trouble. That means our water supply is, too

Diana Tomback studies whitebark pine across the West in places like the Custer-Gallatin National Forest outside Yellowstone. (E.R.

April 15, 2024, 6:03am Latest News

At the Dorena Genetic Resource Center near Cottage Grove, Ore., scientists are collecting whitebark pine cones, growing seedlings, examining them for resilience to disease and then gathering cones from the strongest survivors. Read story

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

WA has one of the highest workplace injury rates in the U.S. But is that really a problem?

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

April 15, 2024, 6:00am Business

At first glance, Washington’s workplace injury numbers are alarming. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the state saw 3.9 injuries and illnesses for every 100 full-time workers, tied for the second highest rate of any state in the country. When you factor in government workers, that number rises to… Read story

A supervisor looks up at a worker pulling honey crisp apples off trees during a thinning operation June 16 at an orchard in Yakima.

‘Gone for good.’ U.S. workers flee farms, leaving WA growers struggling under old rules

A supervisor looks up at a worker pulling honey crisp apples off trees during a thinning operation June 16 at an orchard in Yakima.

April 15, 2024, 6:00am Business

The beating heart of Washington’s agriculture industry is in danger, but a central Washington lawmaker has a plan to help shore up the most critical issue farmers are facing — a disappearing workforce dependent on migrant labor. Read story