The Columbian

Gonzaga students ask university to cut financial ties to Israel

May 2, 2024, 7:40am Northwest

Arrests, encampments and some violence marred recent pro-Palestine protests across the country, but a Wednesday afternoon demonstration at Gonzaga University was short, peaceful and without a police officer in sight. Read story

WA man sentenced for forcing people into servitude while living a lavish lifestyle

May 2, 2024, 7:39am Northwest

The owner of a Vashon Island landscaping company was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court for smuggling people across the U.S.-Mexico border and forcing them into servitude while living a lavish lifestyle with his family. Read story

FILE - Kelsey Juliana, of Eugene, Ore., a lead plaintiff who is part of a lawsuit by a group of young people who say U.S. energy policies are causing climate change and hurting their future, greets supporters outside a federal courthouse, June 4, 2019, in Portland, Ore. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.

Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against U.S. government

May 1, 2024, 7:19pm Northwest

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights. Read story

Officials ask for help ID’ing 2022 Woodland train collision victim

May 1, 2024, 2:00pm Clark County News Free

The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a woman killed in a train collision two years ago in Woodland.. Read story

A statue is seen at Chiang Rai Thai Cuisine, a family restaurant run by members of the Iu Mien community, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Troutdale, Ore. There is a sizeable Iu Mien community in Portland and its suburbs, with a Buddhist temple and Baptist church, active social organization, and businesses and restaurants.

A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the U.S.

May 1, 2024, 1:28pm Northwest

Cheng “Charlie” Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words “Iu-Mien USA” as he hoisted an oversized check for $1.3 billion above his head. Read story

Northwest

Gonzaga students ask university to cut financial ties to Israel

WA man sentenced for forcing people into servitude while living a lavish lifestyle

Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against U.S. government

Officials ask for help ID’ing 2022 Woodland train collision victim

A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the U.S.

Washington ferry fares increase May 1 for peak season

Need for diapers persists, even with new WA cash benefit

Young Yakima chef Asher Niles advances to top 4 in ‘MasterChef Junior’

Late outlaw gang leader’s 2 sons sentenced for ‘pumping poison’ into Eastern WA

More people landed jobs in Washington last month. More wound up jobless, too.