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Judge in Kohberger Idaho murder case rules on ‘bushy eyebrows’ testimony

April 18, 2025, 1:08pm Northwest

One of the two roommates who were left physically unharmed during an attack that left four University of Idaho students dead will be allowed to testify at Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial that the intruder she saw inside their off-campus home had “bushy eyebrows,” the presiding judge ruled Friday. Read story

Almond Roca heads around a bend on the conveyor belt into the chocolate coating machine at candymaker Brown and Haley's Tacoma Wash. plant on Monday, June 12, 2000. J.C. Haley teamed up with candymaker and store owner  Harry L. Brown to start the company in 1914.

Iconic Tacoma candymaker Brown & Haley hit hard by tariffs, losing China business, CEO says

Almond Roca heads around a bend on the conveyor belt into the chocolate coating machine at candymaker Brown and Haley's Tacoma Wash. plant on Monday, June 12, 2000. J.C. Haley teamed up with candymaker and store owner  Harry L. Brown to start the company in 1914.

April 18, 2025, 7:42am Business

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray was in Tacoma on Wednesday to highlight the effects the global tariff upheaval is having on Pierce County and Washington state trade. Read story

WSU fraternity shut down until 2030 for hazing, school says

April 18, 2025, 7:42am Northwest

Washington State University shut down one of its fraternities last month for hazing, according to WSU’s website. Read story

Judge temporarily blocks ICE from detaining or deporting UW student

April 18, 2025, 7:41am Northwest

A federal judge in Tacoma on Thursday ordered the government to temporarily reinstate a University of Washington student’s legal status, blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining or deporting him. Read story

Gov. Bob Ferguson is seen during a media availability on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Ferguson criticizes Democrats’ $12B tax plan as ‘too risky’

Gov. Bob Ferguson is seen during a media availability on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

April 18, 2025, 7:39am Latest News

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson balked at Democratic lawmakers’ latest tax package on Thursday, calling it “too risky” given the budget tumult that actions by the federal government could trigger. Read story

Jack Durney, then mayor of Hoquiam, stands March 18, 2015 on a hill overlooking his city, the Hoquiam River, and Grays Harbor.

Trump administration pulls funds for WA communities at risk for floods

Jack Durney, then mayor of Hoquiam, stands March 18, 2015 on a hill overlooking his city, the Hoquiam River, and Grays Harbor.

April 18, 2025, 7:38am Northwest

An effort to help safeguard the coastal cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam from future flooding has ground to a halt after the Trump administration ended a federal grant program. Read story

UW Medicine to lay off staff at new behavioral health hospital

April 18, 2025, 7:33am Northwest

UW Medicine will lay off 32 employees at its newest behavioral health facility, citing a shortage of new patients being referred to the long-term treatment center. Read story

FILE - The downtown skyline is shown from the South Hill in Spokane, Wash., on June 4, 2018. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sued the city of Spokane, alleging that its anti-homeless laws violate the state constitution. The group filed the suit on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, on behalf of a currently homeless person and someone who was formerly homeless. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

Spokane’s homeless camping ban struck down by state Supreme Court

FILE - The downtown skyline is shown from the South Hill in Spokane, Wash., on June 4, 2018. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sued the city of Spokane, alleging that its anti-homeless laws violate the state constitution. The group filed the suit on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, on behalf of a currently homeless person and someone who was formerly homeless. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

April 18, 2025, 7:32am Latest News

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday overturned Spokane’s law banning homeless encampments from most of the city. Read story

Person with measles was at Sea-Tac Airport, Tukwila hotel

April 18, 2025, 7:31am Northwest

A person with measles may have exposed others to the virus this month at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and a Tukwila hotel, according to Public Health — Seattle & King County. Read story

A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company’s headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash.

Microsoft leads lobbying blitz to fend off WA wealth tax

A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company’s headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash.

April 18, 2025, 7:30am Business

On a night in mid-December, then-Gov. Jay Inslee called Microsoft President Brad Smith with a heads-up. Read story