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Oregon avalanche forecaster dies in snowslide he triggered while skiing

March 11, 2024, 4:39pm Northwest

An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Read story

Plane crash in remote central Oregon leaves ‘no survivors,’ authorities say

March 11, 2024, 3:29pm Northwest

A small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board, local authorities said Monday. Read story

Evergreen State College expects student death investigation to be released this week, president says

March 11, 2024, 7:39am Northwest

The Washington State Patrol’s report on its investigation into the carbon monoxide poisoning of a student at The Evergreen State College is expected to be released this week, the president of the Olympia college told the board of trustees on Friday. Read story

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

From controversial to life-saving, these WA school bills are headed to Inslee to sign

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

March 11, 2024, 7:38am Latest News

Washington lawmakers had a laundry list of K-12 public education priorities when they opened for the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 8. Read story

Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office following international guidelines

March 11, 2024, 7:36am Northwest

The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office is making sure they aren’t just following the local department’s policies, but the field’s international guidelines. Read story

SUV driven from Tacoma to Blaine central to border-crossing scheme, feds say

March 11, 2024, 7:35am Northwest

A 27-year-old man who drove an SUV from Tacoma to Blaine pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to transport a dozen people illegally across the Canadian border into the U.S. Read story

Lily Gladstone arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Despite Gladstone not winning Oscar, Indigenous people beam seeing representation in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Lily Gladstone arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

March 11, 2024, 7:34am Entertainment

When Misty Shipman-Ellingberg heard Lily Gladstone laughing in her role as Mollie in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” she heard the warm chuckles of her aunties. Read story

A cable car traveling along Powell Street passes Macy&rsquo;s near Union Square in San Francisco on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Macy&rsquo;s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years, including 50 by year-end, the department store operator said Tuesday after posting a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales.

Macy’s to close 150 stores through 2026; future of Vancouver and Washington locations uncertain

A cable car traveling along Powell Street passes Macy&rsquo;s near Union Square in San Francisco on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Macy&rsquo;s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years, including 50 by year-end, the department store operator said Tuesday after posting a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales.

March 11, 2024, 7:33am Business

Macy’s will close 150 “underproductive stores,” leaving the future of 22 Washington stores and their workers uncertain. Read story

Students board the bus to Hamilton International Middle School on the first day of school in this Sept. 14, 2022 file photo. A proposal to transition Washington&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s diesel-powered school buses to zero-emission alternatives has passed the Legislature.

WA Legislature revs up plan to electrify 10,000 school buses

Students board the bus to Hamilton International Middle School on the first day of school in this Sept. 14, 2022 file photo. A proposal to transition Washington&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s diesel-powered school buses to zero-emission alternatives has passed the Legislature.

March 11, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Washington is poised to start transitioning its more than 10,000 school buses from diesel to electric, to cut the carbon pollution getting into kids' lungs and our environment. Read story

Forest View Bellingham Washington Fairhaven Neighborhood

‘It’s like being stoned.’ How Bellingham got its nickname: The City of Subdued Excitement

Forest View Bellingham Washington Fairhaven Neighborhood

March 11, 2024, 6:04am Latest News

In the 29 years since its first use, Bellingham’s unique nickname, “The City of Subdued Excitement,” has become a key part of the city’s identity. Here’s how Bellingham got its unofficial slogan and what the now-ubiquitous phrase means. Read story