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Washington wolf population climbs to record high after 17% annual increase
OLYMPIA — Washington’s gray wolf population grew by more than 17% in 2025, reaching its highest level since wolves…
Olympic stumble: Rent control bill passes House appropriations, fails in Senate appropriations
OLYMPIA — Legislation that would place a limit on raises in rent in Washington faces an uncertain future after a bill failed to advance in the Washington Senat…
Fighting sadness
COLUMBIA BASIN — A new program to identify and cope with depression in seniors is expanding to the Columbia Basin. It’s called “Do More Feel Better,” and it wi…
Washingtonians demand hearings on citizen initiatives
OLYMPIA — A sea of red, white and blue covered the Capitol steps in Olympia Friday as hundreds of Washingtonians waved American flags and demanded hearings on …
Multi-decade Grant PUD project three-quarters complete
EPHRATA — A decades-long project to upgrade turbines and generator units for both dams owned and operated by the Grant County PUD is three-quarters complete. U…
Hundreds rally for rent caps and affordable housing
OLYMPIA – As budget negotiations begin in the state Legislature, calls for affordable housing action and rent caps from the annual Housing and Homelessness Adv…
Overtime flexibility or worker rights? SB 5476 looks at flexible overtime rules for ag workers
OLYMPIA- Senator Curtis King, R-Yakima, introduced Senate Bill 5476 which will grant agricultural employers the flexibility to select up to 12 weeks in a calen…
WA Legislature examining school library content review process
OLYMPIA – A mandatory process to guide school districts should be required when protests erupt over books that deal candidly with sexual preferences and gender…
Warnick sponsors bill addressing farm water needs
OLYMPIA - Senate Bill 5517, sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, aims to address the balance between meeting farmers' groundwater needs and ensuring e…
Washington students show increased attendance and high school course completion
OLYMPIA — Three important indicators of student success are attending school regularly, passing all of their ninth grade classes, and completing advanced cours…
Providence settles lawsuit over low-income patient billings
SEATTLE — Providence Healthcare, which operates Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, among others, must forgive more than $137 million in medical debt a…
Warnick bill promoting WDFW, nonprofit cooperation advances
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, received unanimous approval from the Senate to enable the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish co…
Gesa extends scholarship deadline
RICHLAND — Gesa Credit Union has extended its deadline for scholarship applications, according to an announcement from Gesa.
Erratics to discuss geology pioneer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a talk on a pioneer in the geology of the Columbia Basin, according…
Washington eyes changes to jaywalking regulations
OLYMPIA – There's a push to lighten up on jaywalking fines — a move that hits the headlines for its impact on both the homeless community and Black pedestrians.
Senate bill proposes allowing doctors to keep names off prescription bottles
OLYMPIA – When she treated an out-of-state patient from Idaho with pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Jennifer Chin of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynec…