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Prescribed burns scheduled to mitigate wildfires, improve habitats
OLYMPIA – Across Washington, ecosystems ranging from the Western Washington prairies and meadows to the Columbia B…
Baird Springs fire calming, others burn statewide
CRESCENT BAR — Evacuation warnings were downgraded Wednesday morning to Level 1 for the Crescent Bar and Trinidad communities just north of Quincy, according t…
PRO RECAP: All-Star breaks and free agency
SEATTLE – From the MLB’s All-Star Week to signing new players, Washington’s professional teams have been busy over the previous week. Read along for an update …
Tribal youth aid pollinators with WSU Extension-improved seed bombs
PULLMAN - Two summers ago, prairies burned as towns on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation filled with smoke from the 54-square-mile Chuweah Cr…
FIRE UPDATE: Baird Springs fire near Crescent Bar prompts evacuation
QUINCY — The Baird Springs fire north of Crescent Bar continues to blaze away, but it’s not spreading, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kyl…
Sustainable jet fuel developer, Twelve, breaks ground in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — Production could begin by spring 2024 at a facility designed to reuse carbon dioxide and water to produce other products, in this instance jet fue…
Fire report for July 11, 2023
MOSES LAKE — Basin fire crews were kept busy over the weekend, with a couple of sizable brush fires that fortunately involved no injuries or structure damage, …
State to fund election security upgrades
OLYMPIA – The Washington Secretary of State’s office announced Monday in a news release that they will provide Washington county elections officials with up to…
Fire report for July 10, 2023
MOSES LAKE — The Tunnel 5 fire burning in the Columbia Gorge about four miles west of White Salmon has grown to 556 acres and is 20% contained, according to th…
DOD partners with new ceramics research center at WSU
PULLMAN - Washington State University researchers will partner with the Department of Defense Army Research Laboratory (ARL) on a cooperative agreement for res…
Washington sports schedule July 7-11
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s Washington sports schedule, featuring local, regional and statewide sporting events.
Peshastin-area paving project next week will delay travel
PESHASTIN — Drivers planning to use the interchange at US Highway 2/97 next week should plan for delays while the bridge at the Don Senn Memorial/Big Y interchange is paved...
Gesa CU celebrates 70
RICHLAND — Gesa Credit Union will celebrate its 70th anniversary next week and will open its first full-service branch outside the state of Washington later this year...
Newhouse reintroduces bipartisan labor reform act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to the House alongside several Republican and Democrat representatives from across the United States, according …
Washington fire update for July 6
OTHELLO — An Othello-area home was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to a statement from Adams County Fire Distri…
Fire report for July 5
YAKIMA – State fire assistance has been mobilized by Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste in response to the Rest Haven fire located in Yakima County nea…