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Lowell Allred sworn in to Columbia Basin Hospital Board
EPHRATA — Columbia Basin Hospital has appointed Dr. Lowell Allred to fill a vacant seat on its five-member Board o…
Washington Legislature gives final OK to police reform bills
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.
Navalny hails rallies; doctors urge him to end hunger strike
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in an emotional message from behind bars Thursday that he felt “pride and hope” after learning from his lawyer about the mass protests demandin…
DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling
Talks narrow on a compromise to changes in US policing laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death is
Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police
WASHINGTON (AP) — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mo…
Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition of infrastructure than what President Joe Biden
Washington governor calls for investigation of sheriff
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday directed the state attorney general to open a criminal investigation into a county sheriff’s confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.
Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders shared tales of climate-friendly breakthroughs — and feverish quests for more — to close President Joe Biden's virtual global climate summit on Friday, from Kenyans abandoning kerose…
The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden's
Biden working group targets jobs for fossil fuel communities
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels have been targeted for federal investment and aid to create renewable energy jobs, as detailed in a new report from …
Resilient redwood forest a beacon of hope for California
BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK, Calif. (AP) — Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state’s oldest park — which was almost entirely ablaze — is doing what n…
Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as Biden prepared to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against th…
Bill to prevent and fight wildfires approved by Legislature
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to spend $125 million to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington sailed through the state House on Thursday and now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.
In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos
WASHINGTON (AP) — It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever-worsening global warming in