Pacific NW

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill last week updating the state's authorization to toll the Interstate 5 Bridge. The move follows a Washington bill Gov. Bob Ferguson signed last month that allows the state to issue $2.5 billion in state bonds to pay for part of the bridge replacement project before tolls make up that cost.

It’s official. Come January, Idaho residents on food stamps will no longer be able to use the grocery-purchasing assistance to buy soft drinks or candy. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare submitted in May to remove soda, candy and energy drinks from the list of items eligible for purchase through the Supplemental ...

From 1975: Changes were on the way in college football. The Big Ten had just moved to break its “exclusivity contract” with the Rose Bowl.

A fluctuating crowd of roughly 50 to 100 demonstrators gathered for more than eight hours Tuesday outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle in support of immigrants and to show solidarity with protesters in Los Angeles. Following a morning rally, protesters barricaded driveways with e-bikes and e-scooters to block Department of Homeland Security vehicles thought to be transporting detained immigrants from exiting.

SEATTLE – Two older women were killed after a shuttle bus hit them in the Yesler Terrace Neighborhood Tuesday morning, Seattle police said.

Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell announced Tuesday he is resigning next month, ending a decade overseeing the county’s most serious criminal cases in court.

Imagine doing a home remodel and discovering a colony of honey bees that have been nesting there for over 30 years. That’s what happened to Joe Bowers, the owner of Bowers Plumbing and Remodel.

In our Reality Check stories, Idaho Statesman journalists seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community. Read more. Story idea? Tips@idahostatesman.com. Boise has long prided itself on the incentives it provides for child care workers. City leaders bought into the idea that access to high-quality child care would help kids’ development, and ...

Prosecutors in the University of Idaho student homicides objected to delaying the summer murder trial for defendant Bryan Kohberger, arguing evidence leaks that likely violated the case’s gag order are negligible.

The city of Spokane met all state and federal drinking water standards last year, according to its required 2024 report on drinking water quality measuring levels of contaminants and “forever” chemicals in its source wells.

Patrick Monahan found water on his upstairs bathroom floor. The window was open. It faced the party. 

From 1975: The employment outlook for Kaiser Aluminum’s plants in Spokane were looking bleaker than ever.