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The Klamath River flows unimpeded after dams were removed, revealing reservoir-bottom lands that have been underwater for decades, on Feb. 27, 2024, in Hornbrook, California.

‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal

The Klamath River flows unimpeded after dams were removed, revealing reservoir-bottom lands that have been underwater for decades, on Feb. 27, 2024, in Hornbrook, California.

October 27, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Less than two months after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century. Read story

Spokane elder refugee program helps them bust through language barriers, isolation

October 26, 2024, 6:06am Northwest

Mohammad Hossein Hashemi, 69, perked up when he heard a translator relay tips about healthy foods. Read story

Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large construction company in southwestern Washington as part of a school program that allowed him to earn class credit for hours on the job.

‘Beyond failure’: Battle Ground teen loses legs at school-based work program

Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large construction company in southwestern Washington as part of a school program that allowed him to earn class credit for hours on the job.

October 26, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Call Mom, thought Derrik as he lay alone in the tall grass, bleeding heavily from what remained of his legs. No answer on her phone. He dialed his boss, offsite at the time. The call cut out after a few seconds, so Derrik texted him a photo of the gruesome… Read story

A group on a RailCycle excursion returns after pedaling a little more than 1.5 miles uphill at a 2 percent grade, with guide Frank Amon in the orange reflective vest bringing up the rear to ensure everyone makes it back.

Explore Mount Rainier’s foothills by pedaling on historic railroad

A group on a RailCycle excursion returns after pedaling a little more than 1.5 miles uphill at a 2 percent grade, with guide Frank Amon in the orange reflective vest bringing up the rear to ensure everyone makes it back.

October 26, 2024, 6:04am Life

When my family pulled into a gravel lot next to abandoned train tracks on a crisp fall weekend, we were greeted by an unexpected sight next to a graffiti-covered boxcar: a row of blue-and-yellow Frankenstein bike contraptions. They had hard plastic seats like an amusement-park ride, pedals with a single-speed… Read story

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Kohberger’s defense takes aim at Idaho’s death penalty ahead of trial

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S.

October 26, 2024, 5:05am Northwest

Bryan Kohberger’s defense beat back at prosecutors’ plan to give an Ada County jury the option to hand the University of Idaho homicide suspect a death sentence in the latest court filings of the closely watched case. Read story

Son charged with murder after father killed by arrow

October 25, 2024, 5:56pm Northwest

A 54-year-old man who was killed during an alleged argument with his son has been officially identified, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Read story

Sources: Tacoma’s deputy police chief put on administrative leave

October 25, 2024, 3:57pm Northwest

Deputy Chief Paul Junger with the Tacoma Police Department has been placed on paid administrative leave, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter told The News Tribune on Thursday. Read story

The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia in 2018. The Legislature on Wednesday approved a supplemental budget that capital budget that includes money for projects in Southwest Washington.

WA paid family leave premiums are going up

The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia in 2018. The Legislature on Wednesday approved a supplemental budget that capital budget that includes money for projects in Southwest Washington.

October 25, 2024, 2:09pm Latest News

Washington workers could see a bigger chunk of their paychecks going toward Paid Family and Medical Leave next year as the increasingly popular state program remains under financial pressure. Read story

King County Superior Court Judge Joe Campagna, top left, speaks during a preliminary hearing for a suspect in the shooting deaths of five people at a home in Fall City, at the Clark Child and Family Justice Center, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Seattle.

How age of Washington state mass shooting suspect will complicate court process

King County Superior Court Judge Joe Campagna, top left, speaks during a preliminary hearing for a suspect in the shooting deaths of five people at a home in Fall City, at the Clark Child and Family Justice Center, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Seattle.

October 25, 2024, 1:33pm Latest News

Because of his age and nearly two decades of legal precedent that requires courts to treat children differently from adults, the 15-year-old boy accused in a mass shooting near Fall City will have a far more complicated court case than if he were even a year older. Read story

Washington students scored high on ACT — but few take the test

October 25, 2024, 8:38am Latest News

Washington high school students continue to test better on the ACT college admissions exam than their peers across the United States, according to data from the organization that administers the test. Read story