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OLYMPIA — The Washington House of Representatives last week passed a bill to protect tenants from unreasonable damage claims, according to a statement from Rep. My-Linh Thai's (D-Bellevue) …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/8/23
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Washington State Patrol troopers tried four times to stop a speeding driver before he collided head on with a car near Sunnyside, killing two children, according to a court document.
Each time, …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic
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3/8/23
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A 25-year-old man hiking in Cape Kiwanda slipped and fell down a rocky bluff to the ocean’s edge and was swept out to sea Saturday.
Rescue teams recovered the body of California resident …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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3/7/23
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Amtrak announced this week it is again offering direct service from Portland, Oregon, all the way to Vancouver, B.C., as part of its Cascades route. The passenger train service hasn't offered these …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/7/23
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A Bellingham man will spend less than five years in prison for sexually exploiting an 8-year-old girl in 2018.
Daniel Jesus Llanos, 30, was sentenced Thursday, March 2, in Whatcom County …
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Denver Pratt / The Bellingham Herald
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3/7/23
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A Whatcom County man pleaded guilty to illegally misrepresenting his artwork as "Indian-produced."
Lewis Anthony Rath, 52, of Maple Falls plead guilty to violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts …
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Rachel Showalter / The Bellingham Herald
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — House Bill 1274, a bill to help prevent child malnutrition, passed the Washington House unanimously Saturday.
"While a child malnutrition field guide seems like a small step, …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — In a vote that split members of the same party, the state Senate late Friday passed a bill to make drug possession a gross misdemeanor in Washington and give the judicial system …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/7/23
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A nationwide hunting advocacy group is attempting to give the boot to a Washington wildlife commissioner for serving on another volunteer board.
The Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation alleges that …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/7/23
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Police say a woman in Spokane Valley ran over her boyfriend for cheating on her.
Brandy L. Gange, 43, was arrested after midnight Sunday at the 7007 E. Seventh Ave. home that she shared with her …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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3/7/23
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A Vancouver man and his dog were rescued Sunday afternoon after becoming stuck on a ledge about 100 feet above the Kalama River.
Cowlitz County sheriff's deputies were dispatched shortly before 1 …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — Finnish President Sauli Niinistö was welcomed by Gov. Jay Inslee at Washington state's Capitol on Monday, the start of his five-day tour of the U.S.
The visit comes two years …
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Jadenne Radoc Cabahug / The Seattle Times
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3/7/23
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Let's have a little sympathy for the native mason bees that have been getting more and more popular with backyard gardeners.
A nasty predator called the Houdini fly, which arrived from Europe a few years ago, is coming for them. It's starving them to death.
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By Erik Lacitis / The Seattle Times
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3/7/23
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Clark County Deputy Drew Kennison was released from the hospital Thursday, according to the Clark County’s Sheriff Office.
Kennison is now in a rehabilitation facility, which is where he …
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By Sarah Wolf / The Columbian
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3/6/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill that seeks to increase housing options through lot splitting passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.
“We need more options to tackle our housing …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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3/6/23
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Auburn resident Becky Bell already had a Powerball ticket, but was grocery shopping with her daughter when she noticed something that persuaded her to buy another.
The lottery vending machine at …
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By Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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3/6/23
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A man in his 40s was killed Thursday after he was shot through the wall of his apartment in South Everett, according to police.
Around 1 a.m. on Thursday, someone fired a gun at the Erwin …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times
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3/6/23
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Joe Jarzynka, who went from little-known walk-on to one of the most popular University of Washington football players of the 1990s — or any era — has died, according to reports and …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times
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3/6/23
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OLYMPIA — In nearly two decades in nursing, Annika Hoogestraat said her work has exposed her to extreme situations.
"We watch people die in front of us and resuscitate them. It can be …
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Jadenne Radoc Cabahug / The Seattle Times
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3/6/23
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Thurston County should plan to protect the natural environment and prepare for climate change, according to a majority of respondents to a recent survey.
The county launched the survey last year …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/6/23
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