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Birds fly around and perch on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River as one of two dredging ships passes through the channel in 2009. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer&rsquo;s project to repair the river jetties is expected to be completed in October 2025.

Does Trump want to turn ‘giant faucet’ to send Columbia River water to CA?

Birds fly around and perch on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River as one of two dredging ships passes through the channel in 2009. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer&rsquo;s project to repair the river jetties is expected to be completed in October 2025.

September 26, 2024, 9:40am Latest News

The Columbia River could be the answer to California’s water problems, former President Donald Trump hinted at during a news conference in California. Read story

12,000-square-foot storage building collapses in Hayden

September 26, 2024, 8:56am Northwest

A 12,000-square-foot pole barn under construction at a full-service boat shop in Hayden collapsed Tuesday. Read story

Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Emmons, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation technical advisor, center right, speaks with board members, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the June 2023 loss of the Titan submersible, in North Charleston, S.C. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy/U.S.

NASA downplays role in development of Titan submersible that imploded

Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Emmons, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation technical advisor, center right, speaks with board members, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the June 2023 loss of the Titan submersible, in North Charleston, S.C. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy/U.S.

September 26, 2024, 8:33am Business

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official testified Thursday that the space agency actually had little involvement at all. Read story

Macklemore clarifies controversial remarks at Seattle pro-Palestinian concert

September 26, 2024, 7:39am Northwest

Macklemore has landed in hot water over comments he made at the Palestine Will Live Forever benefit concert held in Seattle last Saturday. Read story

Two cases of whooping cough diagnosed in WSU students

September 26, 2024, 7:39am Health

Highly contagious whooping cough is spreading among Washington State University students. Read story

Dust storm hits Spokane, leaving thousands without power

September 26, 2024, 7:38am Northwest

A dust storm that rolled into Spokane on Wednesday afternoon knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses and caused a fire along a busy South Hill road during the evening commute. Read story

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker prepares to testify before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing on the FAA&#039;s oversight of Boeing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Facing skeptical Senate committee, FAA chief defends Boeing oversight

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker prepares to testify before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing on the FAA&#039;s oversight of Boeing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

September 26, 2024, 7:38am Business

As Boeing’s focus shifts to an ongoing Machinists strike, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker testified at a Senate hearing Wednesday, defending the federal agency’s oversight of the aviation company and outlining progress in improving its safety culture — in face of harsh questioning from senators. Read story

Say goodbye to 1986 Mount St. Helens exhibits Sunday

September 26, 2024, 7:38am Northwest

Sunday is the last day to view the 38-year-old exhibits at Castle Rock’s Mount St. Helens Visitor Center before Washington State Parks updates the museum. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee addresses officials and media at a ceremony for the closure of the death chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Gov. Jay Inslee named on Forbes’ first-ever list of worldwide leaders in sustainability

Gov. Jay Inslee addresses officials and media at a ceremony for the closure of the death chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

September 26, 2024, 7:37am Latest News

Last week, Forbes published its first-ever list of the 50 preeminent leaders across the globe in environmental sustainability, in an effort to highlight some of the latest and most important work done in the fight against climate change. The list included government officials, CEOs and nonprofit directors, and for Washingtonians,… Read story

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talk to reporters before votes on a Democratic resolution stating that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care, regardless of where they live, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Northwest lawmakers help Congress pass short-term spending bill, averting government shutdown

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talk to reporters before votes on a Democratic resolution stating that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care, regardless of where they live, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

September 26, 2024, 7:36am Latest News

The House and Senate passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday to fund the government until just before Christmas, despite opposition from some Northwest Republicans to the short-term spending bill that averts a potential government shutdown at the end of the month. Read story