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Suspect in fatal I-5 hit and run in Tacoma carjacked vehicle and fled the scene, says WSP

April 1, 2024, 7:49am Northwest

Immediately after a hit and run collision on Interstate 5 killed a 39-year-old man from Texas early Saturday morning, the driver carjacked a passerby’s vehicle and fled the scene, the Washington State Patrol told The News Tribune. Read story

Deputies shoot, kill suspected child rapist after long standoff near Deer Park

April 1, 2024, 7:49am Northwest

A man suspected of raping a child was shot by Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies after an hourslong standoff with law enforcement Friday night near Deer Park, according to Sheriff John Nowels. Read story

Court documents: Nanny charged with killing Airway Heights infant gave multiple stories to police

April 1, 2024, 7:37am Latest News

A 59-year-old nanny charged with killing an Airway Heights infant provided several explanations as to what led to the fatal injuries, which a doctor compared to someone being thrown from a moving vehicle. Read story

FILE - Packets of buprenorphine, a drug used to control heroin and opioid cravings, are shown in Greenfield, Mass., July 23, 2018. As the Oregon Legislature considers overhauling the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for more funding for medications used to treat opioid addiction in jails.

Fentanyl crisis descends on jail in a small WA town short on treatment

FILE - Packets of buprenorphine, a drug used to control heroin and opioid cravings, are shown in Greenfield, Mass., July 23, 2018. As the Oregon Legislature considers overhauling the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for more funding for medications used to treat opioid addiction in jails.

April 1, 2024, 6:07am Editor's Choice

When he was growing up, Ivan Howtopat dreamed of being a famous skateboarder. Playing college basketball. Buying his mom a house. Read story

Dakota Adams poses for a photograph during an interview, Feb. 21, 2024, in Kalispell, Montana. Adams, the estranged son of Oath Keepers founder and imprisoned seditionist Stewart Rhodes, is running for the legislature in Montana as a Democrat. He said the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection "as a whole" led to his decision to run for office. Adams is realistic about his chances of winning in the deep red northwestern corner of the state, but says he believes he can help some Republican voters see things differently.

Oath Keepers’ son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid

Dakota Adams poses for a photograph during an interview, Feb. 21, 2024, in Kalispell, Montana. Adams, the estranged son of Oath Keepers founder and imprisoned seditionist Stewart Rhodes, is running for the legislature in Montana as a Democrat. He said the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection "as a whole" led to his decision to run for office. Adams is realistic about his chances of winning in the deep red northwestern corner of the state, but says he believes he can help some Republican voters see things differently.

April 1, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father’s control — juggling work, college classes and volunteer firefighting. Read story

The Klamath River runs free through the former Iron Gate Reservoir, cutting through sediments to the river&rsquo;s original course on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Hornbrook, California.

The Klamath River’s dams are being removed. Inside the effort to restore a scarred watershed

The Klamath River runs free through the former Iron Gate Reservoir, cutting through sediments to the river&rsquo;s original course on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Hornbrook, California.

April 1, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Near the California-Oregon border, reservoirs that once submerged valleys have been drained, revealing a stark landscape that had been underwater for generations. Read story

A drone view of University of Washington, Portage Bay, I-520 Bridge and the Cascade Mountains.

UW’s $340 million finance upgrade is still struggling, despite progress

A drone view of University of Washington, Portage Bay, I-520 Bridge and the Cascade Mountains.

April 1, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

Nearly nine months after its rollout, the University of Washington’s $340 million finance system upgrade is still getting mixed reviews. Read story

Washington immigration rights activists say they faced harassment, intimidation in Tacoma

March 31, 2024, 5:22pm Northwest

Members of immigrant rights groups La Resistencia and Tsuru for Solidarity allege their encampment outside the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma was met with intimidation recently. Read story

Longview to tear down dilapidated Old West Side house

March 31, 2024, 5:11pm Northwest

LONGVIEW -- It's an eyesore and a severe health hazard. And after more than a decade of disrepair, there is finally a plan to demolish it. Read story

Award of 10-year, $45 billion Hanford contract challenged for a 2nd time by losing bidder

March 31, 2024, 5:02pm Northwest

The award of a contract worth up to an estimated $45 billion for environmental cleanup work at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington has been challenged for a second time. Read story