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Cleanup begins on the Jenny Creek Fire site near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023. The fire started at a residence and spread to wooded areas.

Update of Washington’s wildfire building code gets ditched

Cleanup begins on the Jenny Creek Fire site near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023. The fire started at a residence and spread to wooded areas.

March 20, 2024, 7:52am Latest News

State officials scrapped new wildfire protection rules for homes and other buildings on Friday, the day the suite of building codes was set to take effect. Read story

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Washington cherry growers to get federal loans after USDA declares 2023 harvest a disaster

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March 20, 2024, 7:44am Business

Harsh weather made 2023 a bad year for Washington state cherry growers, but help is on the way after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday granted Gov. Jay Inslee’s request for a federal disaster declaration. Read story

Sunnyside man charged with stealing cattle in borrowed Honda Accord to be arraigned

March 20, 2024, 7:43am Latest News

A Sunnyside man accused of using a Honda Accord to steal calves from a Mabton ranch is scheduled to be arraigned March 20. Read story

After an unusually warm weekend, the 29 cherry blossom trees in the Quad were expected to reach peak bloom — classified as when at least 70% of buds have emerged — on Tuesday, according to UW arborist Sara Shores. Peak bloom typically begins during the third full week of March and goes into the fourth week of March.

UW cherry blossoms are reaching peak bloom. Here’s what to know

After an unusually warm weekend, the 29 cherry blossom trees in the Quad were expected to reach peak bloom — classified as when at least 70% of buds have emerged — on Tuesday, according to UW arborist Sara Shores. Peak bloom typically begins during the third full week of March and goes into the fourth week of March.

March 20, 2024, 7:41am Latest News

The University of Washington’s cherry blossoms have burst into bunches of pale pink and white. Read story

‘Justice was served’: Former Idaho State Police trooper found guilty of wife’s murder, staging suicide

March 20, 2024, 7:40am Northwest

A Coeur d’Alene jury convicted a former Idaho State Police trooper Tuesday of murdering his wife and staging it to look like a suicide. Read story

Fred Hutch researchers unveil new blood test that detects colon cancer

March 20, 2024, 7:35am Health

Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have unveiled a new type of blood test used to detect colorectal cancer, with high hopes not only in its ability to reduce barriers to testing for this particular disease, but also potentially pave the way for many other types of cancer screenings. Read story

This drone photo taken Jan. 29 shows the site of a salmon restoration project at Prairie Creek, which runs from Redwood National and State Parks, Calif., and flows through land that will be returned to the Yurok Tribe.

California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush gets piece back

This drone photo taken Jan. 29 shows the site of a salmon restoration project at Prairie Creek, which runs from Redwood National and State Parks, Calif., and flows through land that will be returned to the Yurok Tribe.

March 20, 2024, 6:02am Northwest

California’s Yurok Tribe, which had 90 percent of its territory taken from it during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, will be getting a slice of its land back to serve as a new gateway to Redwood National and State Parks visited by 1 million people a year. Read story

Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing in Moscow, Idaho, on Oct. 26, 2023. Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students.

Kohberger attorney against Idaho death penalty expansion

Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing in Moscow, Idaho, on Oct. 26, 2023. Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students.

March 19, 2024, 7:43pm Northwest

The lead attorney for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students, urged state lawmakers to oppose a bill that proposed expanding the defendants who would qualify for the death penalty. Read story

4 killed, 4 hurt in multiple vehicle crash in suburban Seattle

March 19, 2024, 4:41pm Northwest

Four people were killed and four others were hurt in a multiple vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in suburban Seattle, fire officials said. Read story

Teen facing charges after police say he was caught going 160+ mph on Interstate 82

March 19, 2024, 7:55am Latest News

A teenage speedster was caught going 161 mph on Interstate 82 Monday morning. Read story