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Seattle-area home prices tumble from last year’s highs

June 6, 2023, 7:50am Business

In a typical spring boost, Seattle-area home prices ticked up slightly from April to May. But compared with a year ago, home prices took another dive across the region as high mortgage rates and economic concerns continued to weigh down the market. Read story

Former Kennewick teacher and mother of 6 arrested on child rape and drug charges

June 6, 2023, 7:36am Northwest

A former Kennewick teacher and mother of 6 is facing charges of child rape, child sexual assault and drug possession after being arrested in Whatcom County. Read story

Washington State Republican Party chair stepping down

June 6, 2023, 7:36am Northwest

Washington State Republican Party Chairman Caleb Heimlich said Monday he is leaving the position. Read story

This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows smoke from a wildfire burning south of Lind, Wash. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Sheriff's officials are telling residents in the town of Lind in eastern Washington to evacuate because of a growing wildfire south of town that was burning homes.

The Washington fire season forecast has officials worried about this summer

This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows smoke from a wildfire burning south of Lind, Wash. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Sheriff's officials are telling residents in the town of Lind in eastern Washington to evacuate because of a growing wildfire south of town that was burning homes.

June 6, 2023, 7:35am Latest News

Washington state is expected to have a worse fire season than normal this summer through September. Read story

Remains of Bret Snow, killed in 2015, identified by genetic genealogy

June 6, 2023, 7:35am Northwest

Skull fragments found in the Spokane River have been identified as belonging to Bret Robert Snow, a 32-year-old Spokane Valley man who was murdered in 2015, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday. Read story

It’s official. Pasco becomes first in Tri-Cities to lift its retail cannabis ban

June 6, 2023, 7:33am Northwest

The Pasco City Council voted 4-3 Monday in favor of zoning changes that lift its ban on retail cannabis sales, becoming the first city government in the Tri-Cities to do so. Read story

Fees waived for Get Outdoors Day

June 6, 2023, 7:32am Latest News

Day-use sites in Washington and Oregon will be free on June 10 in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, the USDA Forest Service announced Monday, as a way of encouraging people to explore the outdoors. Read story

David Ullman, photographed at Martha Washington Park in Seattle on Friday, June 2, 2023, is mired in a dispute with the Employment Security Department over benefit overpayments.

Thousands of Washington workers remain trapped in unemployment overpayments

David Ullman, photographed at Martha Washington Park in Seattle on Friday, June 2, 2023, is mired in a dispute with the Employment Security Department over benefit overpayments.

June 6, 2023, 6:00am Business

Amid concerns of recession and more layoffs in Washington later this year, the state’s unemployment system is still dealing with the burdens of the pandemic. Read story

Mount Rainier search continues for acclaimed Spokane climber Dawes Eddy

June 5, 2023, 7:17pm Northwest

A search continued Monday for longtime Spokane mountain climber Dawes Eddy, 80, who was reported missing Thursday during another solo climb of the 14,410-foot Mount Rainier. Read story

Patagonia accuses Nordstrom of selling counterfeit items at the Rack

June 5, 2023, 5:56pm Business

Patagonia is suing Nordstrom for committing trademark infringement by allegedly selling “thousands” of counterfeit Patagonia merchandise items at Nordstrom Rack stores after a yearslong partnership ended. Read story