Northwest

WSU student who was shot at by police will not face charges

April 10, 2024, 7:37am Northwest

The Whitman County Prosecutor’s Office declined to charge a 20-year-old Washington State University student who was shot at by a campus police officer after prosecutors say the student tried to “induce the police to kill him” last month in Pullman. Read story

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis accepts WSU’s inaugural Thomas S. Foley Award for Distinguished Public Service

April 10, 2024, 7:37am Northwest

In accepting the first Thomas S. Foley Award for Distinguished Public Service, former Secretary of Defense and retired general James Mattis on Tuesday called on those in the audience to reject political division and cynicism for this country. Read story

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has worked on increasing gun safety laws in Washington, making the state one of the top 10 in gun-law strength.

Washington state gun sales spike, then plummet as new laws take effect

April 10, 2024, 7:33am Latest News

Gun sales in Washington have fallen dramatically this year, according to federal background check data, as a suite of new state gun regulations took effect. Read story

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 22 in a case about homeless ordinances that started with the regulations in Grants Pass that prevented sleeping in public areas. A makeshift campsite for people experiencing homelessness in downtown Salem on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.

As Grants Pass case looms, Oregon advocates urge U.S. Supreme Court to protect homeless

April 10, 2024, 6:02am Northwest Free

Oregon advocates for marginalized communities are speaking out on behalf of the state’s homeless and downtrodden as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that started in Grants Pass and could set parameters for how cities nationwide can deal with homeless camps. Read story

Bellingham wastewater plant violates air quality standards

April 9, 2024, 7:26pm Northwest

Incinerators that burn sewage at Bellingham’s wastewater treatment plant are violating air quality standards, according to a notice from the Northwest Clean Air Agency. Read story

Two days after $1.3 billion Powerball drawing, the winning Oregon ticket holder remains unknown

Plaid Pantry President and CEO Jonathan Polonsky speaks during a news conference outside a Plaid Pantry convenience store on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday's $1.3 billion jackpot was sold at the store.

April 9, 2024, 4:11pm Northwest

The winner of the eighth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history won’t be announced for at least a couple more weeks until their ticket is verified and arrangements for the massive payment are made, Oregon lottery officials said Tuesday. Read story

Amanda Knox faces a new slander trial in Italy that could remove the last legal stain against her

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2008 Amanda Knox, center, is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers to Perugia’s court. Amanda Knox faces yet another trial for slander in a case that could remove the last remaining guilty verdict against her eight years after Italy’s highest court definitively threw out her conviction for the murder of her 21-year-old British roommate, Meredith Kercher.

April 9, 2024, 7:49am Latest News

Amanda Knox faces another trial for slander this week in Italy in a case that could remove the last legal stain against her eight years after Italy’s highest court threw out her conviction for the murder of her 21-year-old British roommate. Read story