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Priest Rapids Dam oil spill still in cleanup stage
MATTAWA — People downstream of Priest Rapids Dam are being asked to look for evidence of oil on the waters of the …
Attorneys behind landmark Bruen gun case take on WA high-cap magazine ban fight
(The Center Square) – The law firm that successfully argued the landmark Bruen case has agreed to take up the high-profile Gator’s Custom Guns case concerning …
Surplus multi-season deer and elk tags soon available
OLYMPIA – Deer and elk hunters who applied for a Washington multi-season application earlier this year will have a chance to purchase some of the remaining sur…
19 plants added to WA quarantine list
OLYMPIA – Following extensive public outreach and community petitions, the Washington State Department of Agriculture has amended its Noxious Weed Seed and Pla…
WA launches online Narcan finder amid rising overdose deaths
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health has unveiled an online tool designed to help residents swiftly locate free naloxone, a medication that can …
Big Sky announces coaches poll and preseason MVP
CHENEY – After finishing third in the Big Sky last season, Eastern Washington women's soccer has been picked to finish second in the 2025 Big Sky preseason coa…
Eagle women's golf wins academic awards
CHENEY – Eastern Washington Eagles women’s golf team has been collecting academic hardware as of late, according to statements by EWU athletics and the Big Sky…
‘Clear sign of energy mismanagement’: Washington gas prices trending up
(The Center Square) – While gas prices in Washington state fluctuate, they have increased overall compared to last year, with drivers enduring some of the high…
Cougars bolster name, image, likeness efforts
PULLMAN – In an effort to stay ahead of the evolving collegiate athletics environment, Washington State Athletics continues to bolster its Name, Image, and Lik…
EWU releases basketball schedules for 2025-26
CHENEY – The Eagles Men’s and Women’s basketball teams released their schedules for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The Big Sky Conference officially announced th…
Washington athletes nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award
MOSES LAKE – On July 30, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced eight conference athletes were nominated for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award. Fou…
Grant County coroner asks for public assistance
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding the family of Deivis Alexander Torres Hernandez.
Huskies women's golf adds assistant coach
SEATTLE – Michelle Duan, a former assistant at Seattle University and collegiate golfer herself, has joined the Washington women's golf coaching staff, head co…
Thousands ticketed under new construction zone speeding program
OLYMPIA – It's summer time and that means construction across Washington. Ninety days after a new camera monitoring program was launched in the state’s work zo…
Idaho prosecutors to victims: 'You will not be forgotten'
A week after Bryan Kohberger, 30, was sentenced to four life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of the four college students, longtime…
FIRE REPORT: Aug. 1, 2025
MOSES LAKE – The fires below were burning and causing smoke and air quality concerns regionally.