Pacific NW

Just because measles has not been reported in most Washington counties, including Benton, Franklin and Yakima counties, does not mean it is not there. The Washington state Department of Health officials have investigated three cases east of the Cascade Mountains without being able to determine how those individuals were exposed. That may mean measles is spreading undetected in Washington ...

A student injured in the stabbings Thursday at Foss High School in Tacoma had to have a portion of his lung removed while another needed surgery for the wounds on his arm.

Two former teachers from the Palouse are campaigning to represent District 6 in the Idaho House.

May 1—Today is the deadline for supporters who are hoping to qualify two separate ballot initiatives for Idaho's 2026 general election in November to submit their signatures to county clerks for a 60-day verification process. Under state law, county clerks have 60 calendar days — until no later than the end of June — to verify all of the signatures on each of the petitions. After the 60-day ...

Inside a low-slung building on the outskirts of this town in north-central Washington state, federal scientists are examining how tree seedlings are responding to a drier, hotter climate, collecting important data as officials brace for what is expected to be an intense wildfire season.

After surviving an arson, a natural gas explosion and a pandemic, Greenwood’s Taproot Theatre company has a new storm to weather: copper wire theft.

SEATTLE – Gov. Bob Ferguson has agreed to a $4,000 settlement to resolve an ethics probe into his decision to invite a former top aide to fly with him on a state plane last year.

A University of Washington student was arrested at a Turning Point USA speaking event Wednesday after he was drumming in protest, the university said.

A Boise County elected official accused in a lawsuit of stabbing a teen girl and threatening her mother at knifepoint during an altercation on the Payette River last summer has denied the claims and countersued. At the same time, another county official has asked a special prosecutor and the Idaho Attorney General’s Office to look into the incident and how it was handled by local law ...

A Canyon County woman with young kids was the victim in a recent alleged attempted murder case. But she didn’t have access to the Idaho Crime Victims Compensation Program, a state resource that can pay for help like counseling, because of her legal status, Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue said.Instead, the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office worked to fill the gap through non-governmental resources.