The Columbian

New deal puts 2 of state’s largest wine producers back in Washington hands

April 22, 2024, 7:14pm Northwest

Columbia Winery and Hogue Cellars, two of the Mid-Columbia’s larger wineries, are putting their brief ownership by Gallo, the California wine giant, in the rearview mirror.. Read story

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, was out for a drive the night they were killed, his attorneys said in a new court filing Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that lays out more details of the alibi defense he intends to use at his trial. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths

April 22, 2024, 5:41pm Northwest

Defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys of potential jurors in the case, a judge has ruled. Read story

A suburban Seattle police officer faces murder trial in the death of a man outside convenience store

April 22, 2024, 3:34pm Northwest

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store in 2019. Read story

FILE - A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco, Aug. 29, 2023. The Supreme Court will hear its most significant case on homelessness in decades Monday, April 22, 2024, as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. The justices will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based federal appeals court that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment.

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

April 22, 2024, 1:20pm Latest News

The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking. Read story

After nationwide manhunt, arrest made in shooting that wounded Tacoma boxing legend

April 22, 2024, 12:56pm Latest News

TACOMA -- After a nationwide manhunt, the 27-year-old Seattle man suspected of shooting a prominent boxer and coach in Tacoma two months ago outside the Oasis of Hope Center has been arrested. Read story

Northwest

New deal puts 2 of state’s largest wine producers back in Washington hands

Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths

A suburban Seattle police officer faces murder trial in the death of a man outside convenience store

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

After nationwide manhunt, arrest made in shooting that wounded Tacoma boxing legend

Use of force expert calls Spokane deputy’s actions from August park arrest ‘excessive,’ ‘unreasonable’; FBI involved

Small earthquake shakes the Tri-Cities. What we know about the Richland tremor

Burning Tri-Cities cold storage center partially collapses. Evacuations lifted

Tacoma named No. 1 most sought-after renting destination in West, report shows

WSU’s veterinary chaplain is ‘on a mission’ to bring spiritual care to hospitals and clinics nationwide