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February 26, 2020 4:05 p.m.

US says resuming coal sales has little impact; critics balk

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday a resumption of coal sales from public lands that had been blocked under former President Barack Obama will result in a negligible increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

January 24, 2020 11:05 a.m.

Review: `The Age of Entitlement' is a fascinating read

“The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties,” Simon & Schuster, by Christopher Caldwell

February 21, 2020 11:30 a.m.

Report: Feds need to do more to prevent failures at Hanford

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The federal government needs to do more to prevent the failure of radioactively contaminated facilities at an aging nuclear weapons production site in Washington state, the Government Accountability Office said this week.

February 18, 2020 2:05 p.m.

Secret Service goes on the road to help curb school violence

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service is taking its effort to curb school violence on the road to help thousands of educators, law enforcement personnel, mental health professionals and others learn how to identify people who may be threats.

February 22, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Report: Feds need to do more to prevent failures at Hanford

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The federal government needs to do more to prevent the failure of radioactively contaminated facilities at an aging nuclear weapons production site in Washington state, the Government Accountability Office said this week.

January 26, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Review: `The Age of Entitlement' is a fascinating read

“The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties,” Simon & Schuster, by Christopher Caldwell

January 25, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Review: `The Age of Entitlement' is a fascinating read

“The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties,” Simon & Schuster, by Christopher Caldwell

June 21, 2020 11:27 p.m.

Grant PUD may extend riverbank study

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will consider extending a study of seismic conditions of the left bank at Wanapum Dam and an increase in the contract cost. If approved, the contract with Jack R. Benjamin Associates would be extended through December 2021 and raised from $990,000 to $1.5 million.

Shooting near Royal injures elderly man
March 15, 2014 6 a.m.

Shooting near Royal injures elderly man

ROYAL CITY - An elderly man received a minor wound the night of March 5 when someone fired two rounds from a shotgun into the home where he was sleeping.

March 24, 2020 10:27 p.m.

Tsunami watch for Hawaii lifted after north Pacific quake

MOSCOW (AP) — A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific on Wednesday and forecasters said tsunami waves were possible for the nearest shores. A brief tsunami watch for Hawaii was canceled.

March 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Tsunami watch for Hawaii lifted after north Pacific quake

MOSCOW (AP) — A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific on Wednesday and forecasters said tsunami waves were possible for the nearest shores. A brief tsunami watch for Hawaii was canceled.

March 25, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Alaska lawmakers pass bill lowering Pioneer Home rates

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature has approved legislation that would lower rates for residents of state-supported elder-care facilities.

May 31, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Notre Dame forecourt opens to public after long cleanup

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral's forecourt is being opened up to the public for the first time since the devastating fire of April 15 last year.

September 22, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Braun, Young support court nominee vote before November

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Sens. Mike Braun and Todd Young said Tuesday that they support the Senate taking a confirmation vote on a nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November election.

July 10, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church

NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic caused a broad economic downturn and Depression-era unemployment rates, Washington responded with trillions of dollars in federal relief.

July 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church

NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic caused a broad economic downturn and Depression-era unemployment rates, Washington responded with trillions of dollars in federal relief.

July 11, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church

NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic caused a broad economic downturn and Depression-era unemployment rates, Washington responded with trillions of dollars in federal relief.

May 29, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Virus ignited in US no earlier than mid-January, study says

NEW YORK (AP) — The spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived during a three-week window from mid-January to early February, before the nation halted travel from China, according to the most comprehensive federal study to date of when the virus began spreading.

May 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Virus ignited in US no earlier than mid-January, study says

NEW YORK (AP) — The spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived during a three-week window from mid-January to early February, before the nation halted travel from China, according to the most comprehensive federal study to date of when the virus began spreading.

June 23, 2020 10:26 p.m.

Grant PUD may extend study of bank at dam

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will consider extending a study of seismic conditions of the left bank at Wanapum Dam and an increase in the contract cost. If approved, the contract with Jack R. Benjamin Associates would be extended through December 2021 and raised from $990,000 to $1.5 million.