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Mar. 20—Bird song is once again starting to fill the Washington air as temperatures creep up and migratory birds return to the Evergreen State. One type of hummingbird calls Washington state home year-round, but other varieties return each spring. Hummingbirds are a favorite for many bird watchers, and bird feeders are the best way to see them. If you're looking to set up your own hummingbird ...

A five-time convicted felon faces charges of second-degree murder for a killing at Eastern State Hospital in 2022 and first-degree assault for an unprovoked downtown Spokane attack that happened in 2021.

Three boys dubbed the “little rascals” by the FBI are in custody after reportedly robbing a Houston bank last week, authorities said.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden intends to nominate a Washington Court of Appeals judge to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, the White House said Wednesday.

A man who was shot in the leg in a domestic violence incident Wednesday in the Moran Prairie area has been charged with burglary, kidnapping and assault, according to a news release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

Microscopic shards of glass that rained down from an ancient supervolcano eruption reveal how early modern humans adapted to dramatic climate change, according to a new study of a prehistoric site in northwestern Ethiopia.

Pillsbury sales made a quick rise this winter after heavily advertising two-ingredient meal ideas like chicken and dumplings with its cans of buttermilk biscuits.

About 50 students walked out of class Tuesday at Priest River Junior High School over alleged threats from another student.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his top lieutenants on Wednesday morning moved to quell reservations among their conference about the emerging $1.2 trillion-plus final spending package headed for a vote likely on Friday, while their Democratic counterparts did likewise in a separate meeting.

Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants have reached a new tentative agreement with the Dallas-based air carrier, the second proposed deal after members rejected a contract in December.  

The Texas immigration law that would empower the state and local police to arrest people suspected of entering the U.S. illegally is back on hold while a different panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decides how to proceed.

The presiding judge in the Georgia election interference case against former president Donald Trump has granted him and his co-defendants the opportunity to appeal his ruling last week that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis to remain on the case.

Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have unveiled a new type of blood test used to detect colorectal cancer, with high hopes not only in its ability to reduce barriers to testing for this particular disease, but also potentially pave the way for many other types of cancer screenings.

Three corrections officers were shot, including one with critical injuries, during a prisoner escape at a Boise hospital early Wednesday morning.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Wednesday that forbids homeless people from sleeping in public places and prevents local governments from allowing them to stay there unless the state authorizes them to do so.