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Mavis Josephine McKay and her son, Gabriel Jonathan Selam, His Indian name was Tush. He was born Jan. 11, 1940, and died Nov. 23, 2009. Selam is buried at the Agency Indian Cemetery in Mission, Ore.

Old photo, private investigator keep focus on solving 1957 murder on Yakama Reservation

Mavis Josephine McKay and her son, Gabriel Jonathan Selam, His Indian name was Tush. He was born Jan. 11, 1940, and died Nov. 23, 2009. Selam is buried at the Agency Indian Cemetery in Mission, Ore.

September 7, 2024, 6:02am Northwest

Mildred Quaempts was going through some personal items in early August when she found a rare treasure — a photo of her mother. Read story

The Pacific Crest Trail takes hikers through Goat Rocks Wilderness to the footstep of Mount Rainier.

Volunteers maintain Pacific Crest Trail in central Washington

The Pacific Crest Trail takes hikers through Goat Rocks Wilderness to the footstep of Mount Rainier.

September 7, 2024, 5:55am Latest News

Every year thousands of hikers traverse the Pacific Crest Trail near White Pass, one of the renowned trail’s most popular sections. Read story

‘We found our people.’ WA’s rock hounds comb mountains and beaches for stony treasures

September 7, 2024, 5:54am Northwest

There’s treasure in Washington’s mountains, beaches and creeks. It comes in the form of crystals and agates, fossils and petrified wood. The state is rock hounding paradise, say those who pursue the hobby. Read story

Xian Zhang, center, on April 4 during a pre-concert performance at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

Zhang to head Seattle Symphony

Xian Zhang, center, on April 4 during a pre-concert performance at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

September 7, 2024, 5:38am Northwest

Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra and filling a post that had been vacant since Thomas Dausgaard quit abruptly in January 2022. Read story

In this photo provided by Portland Fire &amp; Rescue, firefighters use handlines to extinguish the fire adjacent to the primary structure involved after a small plane crashed Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Fairview, Ore.

Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland

In this photo provided by Portland Fire &amp; Rescue, firefighters use handlines to extinguish the fire adjacent to the primary structure involved after a small plane crashed Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Fairview, Ore.

September 6, 2024, 12:30pm Latest News

Oregon authorities on Friday identified the three victims of a small plane crash near Portland, releasing the names of the two people on board and the resident on the ground who were killed. Read story

Idahoans for Open Primaries, a coalition backing an initiative to create an open primary and ranked choice voting in Idaho, deliver boxes from every county filled with signatures to deliver to the Idaho Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office in July.

AG Raúl Labrador sued to keep ranked-choice voting off Idaho ballot. Here’s the judge’s ruling

Idahoans for Open Primaries, a coalition backing an initiative to create an open primary and ranked choice voting in Idaho, deliver boxes from every county filled with signatures to deliver to the Idaho Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office in July.

September 6, 2024, 11:19am Northwest

An initiative to create an open primary and switch to a ranked-choice voting system in Idaho will appear on the November ballot. Read story

A painting by Shepard Fairey, based on a photo taken by Ted Soqui during a Black Lives Matter protest, is projected onto a building near the Space Needle in Seattle in September. November's election for Seattle city attorney pits a Republican versus an extreme liberal candidate who wants to cease most prosecutions of misdemeanor cases, saying the existing system is racist.

Seattle keeps getting more liberal, survey data shows

A painting by Shepard Fairey, based on a photo taken by Ted Soqui during a Black Lives Matter protest, is projected onto a building near the Space Needle in Seattle in September. November's election for Seattle city attorney pits a Republican versus an extreme liberal candidate who wants to cease most prosecutions of misdemeanor cases, saying the existing system is racist.

September 6, 2024, 7:49am Northwest

As we draw closer to the November presidential election, nearly all focus is on seven or so swing states that are expected to end up deciding the winner. And that means there’s hardly any attention paid to reliably blue Washington, which is about as far from a swing state as… Read story

Echo Glen Children's Center in Snoqualmie (Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families)

Nearly 200 people sue WA, alleging sex abuse in juvenile detention

Echo Glen Children's Center in Snoqualmie (Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families)

September 6, 2024, 7:48am Courts & Crime

Dread fills the 60-year-old truck driver’s body whenever he has to drive past the Emerald Queen Casino off Interstate 5. Read story

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top two finishers will advance to the November general election.

WA GOP suing King County Elections over commissioner of public lands primary results

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top two finishers will advance to the November general election.

September 6, 2024, 7:47am Election

The state Republican Party says it has filed a lawsuit challenging King County’s use of an online tool to allow voters to fix their challenged ballots, mostly with signature issues. Read story

Firefighters watch for spot fires along Forest Service Road 40 in the Cougar Creek Fire.

Thousands of acres burning across Washington

Firefighters watch for spot fires along Forest Service Road 40 in the Cougar Creek Fire.

September 6, 2024, 7:42am Northwest

Fires throughout Washington continue to burn and one new fire began Wednesday, though they were relatively small as of press time. The Blewett Fire closed U.S. 97 Wednesday afternoon, despite being only 15 acres. The blaze started shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The highway reopened Thursday. Read story