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FILE - A pedestrian walks past the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, June 15, 2022, in Gardiner, Mont. A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals on April 21, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries.

Yellowstone tourist from Idaho kicks bison in its leg before it turns and injures him, rangers say

FILE - A pedestrian walks past the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, June 15, 2022, in Gardiner, Mont. A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals on April 21, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries.

April 29, 2024, 5:32pm Life

A Yellowstone National Park visitor was left injured while harassing a bison herd, park rangers said. Read story

Biden approves disaster declaration for Washington after January storms

April 29, 2024, 5:29pm Clark County News

President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration on Sunday for several Washington counties following the January winter storms that caused widespread flooding, landslides, downed trees and power outages that affected over 100,000 people. Read story

Rainier Oregon Historical Museum to break ground at new space May 6

April 29, 2024, 3:11pm Northwest

The Rainier Oregon Historical Museum plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony May 6 in the organization’s new space near Rainier City Park. Read story

Aerial view of the expanded Trans Mountain oil export terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Westridge Marine Terminal now has three berths, up from one.

Washington’s border waters are on the cusp of a major rise in oil tanker traffic

Aerial view of the expanded Trans Mountain oil export terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Westridge Marine Terminal now has three berths, up from one.

April 29, 2024, 2:28pm Business

A significant increase in oil tanker traffic is in store for the Salish Sea with the completion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in British Columbia. Read story

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan holds display check before speaking during a news conference where it was revealed that he was one of the winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at the Oregon Lottery headquarters on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan holds display check before speaking during a news conference where it was revealed that he was one of the winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at the Oregon Lottery headquarters on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

April 29, 2024, 2:14pm Latest News

One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Read story

Inslee rebuffs calls by gubernatorial candidates to buy diesel ferries

April 29, 2024, 7:46am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee is rebuffing calls to rethink the state’s insistence on building new electric ferries even as leading candidates to succeed him are saying they’d consider buying diesel vessels to ease the ongoing ferry system crisis. Read story

From Left, Boeing Quality Engineer Sam Salehpour; Ed Pierson, Executive Director of The Foundation for Aviation Safety and a Former Boeing Engineer; Joe Jacobsen, Aerospace Engineer and Technical Advisor to the Foundation for Aviation Safety and a former FAA Engineer; and Shawn Pruchnicki, Ph.D, Professional Practice Assistant Professor for Integrated Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University are sworn in before they testify at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine Boeing&rsquo;s broken safety culture on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Washington.

Congress has a lot to say about Boeing’s troubles. But what will it do?

From Left, Boeing Quality Engineer Sam Salehpour; Ed Pierson, Executive Director of The Foundation for Aviation Safety and a Former Boeing Engineer; Joe Jacobsen, Aerospace Engineer and Technical Advisor to the Foundation for Aviation Safety and a former FAA Engineer; and Shawn Pruchnicki, Ph.D, Professional Practice Assistant Professor for Integrated Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University are sworn in before they testify at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine Boeing&rsquo;s broken safety culture on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Washington.

April 29, 2024, 7:45am Business

Dueling Senate hearings earlier this month focused on Boeing’s safety culture, with whistleblower testimony that lawmakers called troubling as they pledged to further address the company’s problems. Read story

Seen any escaped zebras? 4 get loose near North Bend, WA State Patrol says

April 29, 2024, 7:44am Northwest

Four zebras — yes, the horse-like striped animal — got loose Sunday afternoon off eastbound Interstate 90, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

A farmworker picks pears at Rowe Farms outside of Yakima on a day when temperatures reached over 100 degrees, Aug. 16, 2023.

WA farmers brace for summer drought on heels of harvest shortfalls

A farmworker picks pears at Rowe Farms outside of Yakima on a day when temperatures reached over 100 degrees, Aug. 16, 2023.

April 29, 2024, 6:02am Business

Andy Juris, a dryland wheat and alfalfa grower in Bickleton, in Klickitat County, knows precisely how much fertilizer to put on different areas of his farm. Read story

Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent

Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

April 29, 2024, 6:02am Editor's Choice

In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal. Read story