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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is escorted out as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

WA congressman who once defied Trump led the charge to punish the GOP president’s heckler

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is escorted out as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

March 7, 2025, 7:48am Latest News

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse led the effort to punish one of his Democratic colleagues for breaking decorum during President Donald Trump's Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress. Read story

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Surviving roommate in house where Idaho college students were slain was ‘freaking out,’ texts show

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 7, 2025, 7:47am Latest News

Two surviving roommates in the home where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death texted each other that morning about a masked man in the house, according to court documents released Thursday. Read story

Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, speaks during a legislative session preview at the Capitol Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

Here’s how Congress could push Washington state lawmakers into a special session

Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, speaks during a legislative session preview at the Capitol Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

March 7, 2025, 7:47am Latest News

The leader of the Washington state House of Representatives said the quiet part out loud this week: lawmakers should brace for a special session if Congress slashes funding for Medicaid, the health care program for lower-income Americans. Read story

Do you know someone affected by Trump’s job cuts? Many Americans say they do, poll finds

March 7, 2025, 7:44am Northwest

Four in ten Americans have been impacted or know someone who has been impacted by cuts to the federal government made by President Donald Trump’s administration so far, according to new polling. Read story

2 injured in Longview church fire

March 7, 2025, 7:44am Northwest

Two church members were injured when an electrical panel caught fire Wednesday morning at Trinity Lutheran Church. Read story

Shoppers at Albertsons supermarket in Boise.

Albertsons CEO to step down after Kroger merger fails. What he says about grocer’s future

Shoppers at Albertsons supermarket in Boise.

March 7, 2025, 6:02am Business

Its planned merger with Kroger over, Boise’s Albertsons supermarket chain is getting a new CEO. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver's campus has been approved for a handful of new potential projects in the next few years that would transform the school as we know it, such as improved sports fields.

Washington lawmakers consider uncapping tax on big tech companies to fund higher ed

Washington State University Vancouver's campus has been approved for a handful of new potential projects in the next few years that would transform the school as we know it, such as improved sports fields.

March 7, 2025, 5:13am Latest News

A battle is brewing in the Washington Legislature over a Democratic bill that would hike a tax on large technology companies to raise more money for higher education, including student financial aid. Read story

WA Supreme Court upholds signature checks for ballots

March 6, 2025, 5:29pm Election

Washington’s system of verifying signatures on ballots before they are counted does not violate the state constitution, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Read story

Thurston County corrections deputy suspended for chronic tardiness in 2024

March 6, 2025, 3:14pm Northwest

The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office suspended a corrections deputy without pay for collecting 27 hours of pay for time they did not work last year. Read story

Construction of Micron’s new $15 billion fab plant continues in Boise with money made possible through the CHIPS and Science Act by Congress in 2022.

President Trump takes aim at one of the biggest private investments in Idaho history. Why?

Construction of Micron’s new $15 billion fab plant continues in Boise with money made possible through the CHIPS and Science Act by Congress in 2022.

March 6, 2025, 1:27pm Business

One of the largest investments in Idaho’s 134-year history could be in question after President Donald Trump called for the end of a $280 billion subsidy program called the CHIPS and Science Act. Read story