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Updated 14 hours, 36 minutes ago

WA Majority Leader apologizes for being intoxicated during budget hearing

(The Center Square) - House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, admits he was intoxicated during a Hou…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Drought impacts a dozen WA counties

UNION GAP – A dozen counties in Washington state on both sides of the Cascades are facing drought conditions this year, according to a drought declaration from…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
WSU astronomer: Don’t miss Saturday’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse

PULLMAN - A shadow of the moon footprinted on the Earth will appear to be ablaze in a glowing ring of fire this Saturday for people across a narrow band of the…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
WSU's CAHNRs lands top 15 ranking for best U.S. agricultural sciences college

PULLMAN - College ranking and review website Niche named Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences as one of …

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Cattle seeing high market prices, low herd average

ELLENSBURG — It’s a great time to be in the cattle industry, said Washington Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President and cattle rancher Chelsea Hajny.…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Grant County deputy prosecutor joins U.S. Attorney’s Office

SPOKANE — Grant County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Carlee Bittle has been named a special assistant U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington, according to an annou…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
BIG SKY NOW: Idaho’s win over EWU, surprises from Week 5

MOSES LAKE – On this week’s episode of the Big Sky Now podcast, Daily Inter Lake Sports Reporter Fritz Neighbor and host Josh Dugan go over Montana’s 4-1 start…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Wildfire season winds down

MOSES LAKE — Most of the wildfires that flared up in Washington this summer are out, according to information from the National Interagency Fire Center...

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Cougars prepare for “aggressive” Bruin defense

PULLMAN – Coming off a bye week, the No. 13 Washington State Cougars travel to southern California for a matchup against a tough UCLA Bruin defense that stands…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
State awarded federal grant for re-entry and employment services

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Employment Security Department and the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County will receive more than $6.2 million from a four-year federal grant called Partners for Reen…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
ECBID rep speaks at Water Law conference

OTHELLO – The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Development Coordinator Jon Erickson gave a presentation during the sixth annual Water Law in Central Washington conference Sept. 21 to 22 at Central Washington…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Familiar figure assumes permanent role as dean of CWU Libraries

ELLENSBURG - After an extensive national search, Sydney Thompson has been chosen as the new dean of Central Washington University Libraries...

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
State Board awards high-demand program funds

OLYMPIA — Eleven community colleges, three of them in eastern Washington, will receive $2 million to support programs that train students for high-demand careers, according to an announcement from the Washington St…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Registration for Give NCW Turkey Trot now open

WENATCHEE — Registration has opened for the Give NCW Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day in Wenatchee, according to an announcement from the Community Foundation of NCW. Give NCW Turkey Trot will feature timed 5K an…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
CWU enrollment down, university planning for more inclusive future

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University President Jim Wohlpart gave the annual State of the University address Friday morning, speaking on the university’s …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Frontotemporal dementia

MOSES LAKE — Dementia is an ugly disease, and there are variants that make it even uglier. Frontotemporal dementia is one of those variants...