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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Police work in the spotlight: Legislation to change law enforcement gains traction; local police chiefs comment
As the Washington Legislature moves past the halfway mark of this year’s session, bills that aim to reform law enforcement agencies also advance day by day.
Amy Suarez named Othello School District finance director
OTHELLO — Amy Suarez is the new executive director of business for the Othello School District.
Othello Fair planning begins tentatively
Planning is underway for the 2021 Othello Fair, although whether the fair will occur is still unknown because longer-term use and maintenance of the fairground…
Royal City City Council to resume in-person meetings
The Royal City City Council plans to start in-person meetings April 6 in the council chamber at Royal City City Hall, 445 Camelia St.
Phase 3 begins: Move forward encourages local business owners
MATTAWA — The first day of the third phase of Washington’s reopening didn’t produce much additional business at Tiddaly Diddalys sandwich and pizza shop in Mat…
Mattawa City Hall reopens
Mattawa City Hall reopened to the public on Monday, after the Mattawa City Council approved it during a meeting March 18.
Othello man pleads not guilty to manslaughter
An Othello man pleaded not guilty Monday in Adams County Superior Court to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son Feb. 27.
Remove studded tires soon to avoid a fine
Washington’s March 31 studded tire removal deadline is approaching.
Beyond the pandemic: London's Tube battles to stay on track
LONDON (AP) — When London came to a stop as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed a year ago, the Underground kept running as an essential service. But it was a strange and unnerving experience for its work…
In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem initially appeared eager to deliver a win to social conservatives on a top, culture war issue.
Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for
The 'disturbing influence' of presidential news conferences
WASHINGTON (AP) — He'd led allied armies in the defeat of Nazi Germany only to find himself, a decade later, a tad intimidated before the cameras in an echoey room of the Old Executive Office Building, ready to mak…
Trump endorses challenger against Georgia elections chief
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a conservative Georgia congressman in his bid to unseat the Republican secretary of state who refused to help overturn the November election results.
DC's long-simmering statehood push begins in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C.'s bid for statehood finally got a congressional hearing Monday, but Mayor Muriel Bowser's clashes with Republicans on the panel made clear that the issue is far from settled.
Haunted by mass violence, Colorado confronts painful history
DENVER (AP) — Dawn Reinfeld moved to Colorado 30 years ago to attend college in the bucolic town of Boulder. Enchanted by the state's wide-open spaces, she stayed.