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Four three-story apartments buildings could soon replace a historic home on the Five Mile Prairie. But developer says the home suffered significant water damage and argues the city is in desperate need of affordable housing.

A 41-year-old man was sentenced last month to 9½ years in prison after admitting to shooting and killing 47-year-old Samuel Perez more than three years ago in the parking lot of the Star Restaurant and Lounge near Gonzaga University.

The murder trial for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, was pushed back Wednesday to August.

A trio of scientists, including University of Washington professor David Baker, shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for groundbreaking work that cracked the code of proteins, the chemical building blocks that make life possible.

Either Republican Michael Baumgartner or Democrat Carmela Conroy will be a fresh face in the House of Representatives next year, as, for the first time in 20 years, Eastern Washington voters will not be asked whether they want to be represented in Congress by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

About 1 million adults who were not regular smokers have now taken to vaping in England, according to a new study, as concerns rise around the world about the health impact of addictive e-cigarettes.

The Bureau of Reclamation has officially transferred three electrical substations to the Bonneville Power Administration.

An argument over rent money last week left a 48-year-old Hillyard man dead, according to court documents.

As Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell on Wednesday warned of “catastrophic impacts” from Hurricane Milton, she and the federal government are also fighting misinformation about this storm and the recovery effort from Hurricane Helene.

 If ever there’s a sleepy time in Las Vegas, it’s 2:30 a.m. on a Wednesday. This Wednesday, however, thousands gathered in the middle of a midweek night on the south end of the Strip to witness the implosion of the historic Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino.

Readers of Conde-Nast Traveler magazine have their favorite spots to visit, but the world has more to offer than their Top 20.

MINNEAPOLIS — Rather than taking a biographical approach to “Saturday Night Live,” the movie “Saturday Night” follows the blueprint of “Being the Ricardos” in offering a second-by-second timeline of the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the variety show’s Oct. 11, 1975, premiere. Minnesota’s Al Franken was a big part of that historic event. He and creative partner Tom Davis (a St. Paul native ...

The tech world’s obsession with artificial intelligence is continuing to spur a huge demand for power - supercharging returns in the utilities sector and shaking up the S&P 500 index. Wall Street sees more to come.

US mortgage rates jumped last week by the most since July 2023, abruptly halting a monthslong slide that was helping to reinvigorate housing activity.