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WA asks judge to force Tacoma immigrant detention center operator to let inspectors in
TACOMA — Washington state health inspectors have tried for months to investigate complaints at the embattled immig…
'Water is everything': State legislators add money for local irrigation, projects in capital budget
MOSES LAKE — Legislators included a number of local projects — including two major irrigation expansions and repair work to the Soap Lake city hall — as part o…
State updates emergency rules for ag worker housing
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries and the state Department of Health on Friday updated emergency rules intended to protect laborers living in temporary farmworker housing from the coronavirus, L&I ann…
Inslee decides on a two-week pause on phase changes for counties
Grant County will not move down to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 recovery plan this week.
Inslee: No new COVID-19 restrictions in Washington for now
Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said all of the state's counties will remain in their current phase of the state's reopening plan, because new COVID-19 cases are le…
Grant County awaits decision on possible rollback
EPHRATA — While increasing numbers statewide sign petitions to recall Gov. Jay Inslee, it appeared likely on Monday that Grant County will be moved back to Phase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
Counties face possible rollback to Phase 2
OLYMPIA — Concern over rising COVID-19 cases in Washington could mean a number of counties — including Grant County — could find themselves set back to Phase 2 in an attempt to limit the spread of the disease.
A newsman and a visionary: Remembering Duane Hagadone, whose media empire included the Columbia Basin Herald
Duane B. Hagadone, a private but devoted family man and an icon of publishing, real estate and hospitality, died Saturday at his winter home in Palm Desert at …
Rollback ahead? Inslee warns of potential for some counties to return to Phase 2 next week
Gov. Jay Inslee said rising case numbers have led to concerns that “several counties” may go back to Phase 2.
Easterday allegedly defrauded Tyson out of $233 million
Tri-Cities-area farmer and businessman Cody Easterday defrauded a Tyson Foods subsidiary of more than $233 million in four-year a scheme to bill the company fo…
Committee revamps bill on youth safety tip line
The original intent of Senate Bill 5327 was to require the state attorney general to establish a tip line program for the safety or well-being of individuals l…
Rocket debris falls on Beverly-area farm
According to Grant County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kyle Foreman, a Beverly-area landowner called GCSO after finding what appeared to be debris from the fi…
Vaccine eligibility to expand on April 15
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that as of April 15, all Washington residents older than 16 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination.
State accepting applications for fourth round of small business grants
The Washington State Department of Commerce is accepting applications from small businesses for grants of up to $25,000.
Easterdays: More than $400M debt
Troubled Easterday Farms and Easterday Ranches, both of which filed for bankruptcy in early February, reported nearly $420 million in outstanding debts.
Wildfire reduction bill moves to Senate
House Bill 1168 would require the state Department of Natural Resources to create a mapping tool to pinpoint the location of small forest landowners who may be…