April 5, 2021, 4:47pm Northwest
Eugene, Ore. — In the wake of the wildfires that have devastated communities throughout Oregon, Washington and California in recent years, one idea has emerged: Preventing a wildfire before it begins is easier than putting one out. Read story
April 5, 2021, 11:23am Latest News
Apr. 5—When state Senate Republican leader John Braun mulled his pick for the Washington State Redistricting Commission this year, he had no shortage of choices. Read story
April 5, 2021, 11:23am Latest News
Apr. 5—Authorities have added four names of missing Indigenous people within the Yakama Nation and in Yakima County to a list of active cases that will be updated on the first weekday of every month. Read story
April 5, 2021, 8:01am Northwest
EVERETT — In 1991, a jury acquitted Simeon Berkley in a shooting that paralyzed a man following a near-crash on a California freeway. Thirty years later, he’s on trial again, this time for second-degree murder. Read story
April 5, 2021, 8:01am Health
People younger than 16 became the lone group not knowing when it will be vaccinated against COVID-19 now that everyone in Washington 16 years and older will be vaccine eligible by mid-month. Read story
April 5, 2021, 8:00am Northwest
Six people were taken to hospitals after a vehicle crashed into the second floor of a Kent apartment building early Sunday. Two of the patients were in critical condition at the time of transport, according to Puget Sound Fire, although a spokesperson did not have an update on their condition… Read story
April 5, 2021, 7:59am Northwest
MOUNT VERNON — After several days of tense meetings in January and February and submitting hundreds of pages in feedback in early March, the government agencies, tribes and nonprofits that are considered license participants are awaiting Seattle City Light’s next official move in the relicensing process for its Skagit River… Read story
April 5, 2021, 7:58am Northwest
KENNEWICK— A 13-year-old boy was driving two adults late Saturday when he fell asleep behind the wheel, causing their car to roll. Read story
April 5, 2021, 6:02am Election
SPOKANE — Amid a wave of restrictive voting proposals that GOP state lawmakers say are aimed at combating voter fraud, Idaho and Washington’s top election officials, both Republicans, say their states’ voting systems passed the test of the 2020 elections with flying colors. Read story
April 5, 2021, 6:02am Northwest
The American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States, is back. Read story