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Democrat leading Herrera Beutler in 3rd Congressional District race

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

A Democrat was leading in the race for the 3rd Congressional District as of late Tuesday night while incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, trailed .

News >  WA Government

Republican Schmidt to face Democrat Cummings in 4th Legislative District race

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

The candidate who McCaslin endorsed as his replacement, Republican MJ Bolt, was trailing behind with 24.6% of the vote.

News >  WA Government

Steve Hobbs moves on in secretary of state race but opponent remains too close to call

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

Nonpartisan candidate Julie Anderson received the second most votes, with 12.9%, followed by Republican Bob Hagglund with 12.4%. Republican state Sen. Keith Wagoner trailed close behind with 12.2% of the vote. 

News >  WA Government

State task force releases first recommendations regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and people

Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

At a Monday press conference with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, task force members Patsy Whitefoot, Abigail Echo-Hawk and state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, shared their recommendations. 

News >  WA Government

Candidates make their final pitches in drama-filled primary for Central Washington’s 4th congressional district

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

SELAH, Wash. – On Sunday, Jerrod Sessler stood at the pulpit of the Bible Baptist Church in this Yakima County farming town and explained what may be the craziest race in Washington’s primary election that concludes Tuesday.

Sports

Venus Lacy, Carla McGhee, Members of the ‘96 Dream Team reflect on newly released 30 for 30

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

With the weight of a pending professional league on their backs, along with the reputation of their country, the 1996 Olympic team pulled it off in the heart of Atlanta. Eight straight wins, no losses and a dozen gold medals, along with the star power and attention to begin the league we know today as the WNBA.

News >  WA Government

‘Unsustainable’: Hospitals in Washington, nationwide struggle with finances despite ease in COVID-19 patients

Mon., Aug. 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, a significant loss in permanent staff and an increase in expenses due to inflation have led to what hospital leaders are calling a "quite grave" situation.

News >  WA Government

Loren Culp doesn’t care about GOP unity. What will it mean if he’s the party’s nominee for Congress?

Sun., July 31, 2022

MOXEE, Washington – At a meeting in Moses Lake held by the Republican Women of Grant County last December, county GOP chairman Mike McKee asked a leading candidate for Congress what he would do to unify a “splintered and fractured” party.

News >  WA Government

At campaign stop in Moxee, Loren Culp promises to ‘send Newhouse to the outhouse’

UPDATED: Fri., July 29, 2022

MOXEE, Wash. – On Friday night, just four days before Washington’s primary election, Loren Culp stood in the middle of a restaurant in this Yakima suburb and told his supporters exactly what they wanted to hear.

News >  Health

First case of monkeypox reported in Spokane County

UPDATED: Fri., July 29, 2022

An adult in Spokane County has tested positive for monkeypox, Spokane Regional Health District officials said Friday.

News >  Technology

Nomadic Broadband Unit can supply off-grid communications to emergency responders

UPDATED: Fri., July 29, 2022

REPUBLIC, Washington – For crews fighting wildfires in remote areas like Ferry County, real -time communication to and from the front line is vital. A new invention developed by Washington State University Extension in Ferry County can connect emergency responders to high-speed internet in off-grid areas and during power outages.

News >  WA Government

In Central Washington’s 4th district, Dan Newhouse’s re-election hopes rest on voters getting over impeachment vote

UPDATED: Wed., July 27, 2022

OKANOGAN, Wash. – After Rep. Dan Newhouse voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump for inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, local GOP leaders in his Central Washington district called for the four-term Republican to resign.

News

McMorris Rodgers, House Democrats back compromise to pass historic privacy bill. But will Cantwell let it pass?

Mon., July 25, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congress appears closer than ever to passing sweeping legislation that would set national standards for how tech companies collect and use Americans’ personal data, but that won’t happen unless two Washington lawmakers can get on the same page.

News >  Local Government

Getting There: Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport’s new terminal will be five times bigger

Mon., July 25, 2022

With Pullman about to get an airport terminal five times as big as the existing one, officials hope more residents in the Palouse will choose to fly closer to home.

News >  Nation/World

The Jan. 6 committee has made its case against Donald Trump. Does it matter to Republican voters?

Sun., July 24, 2022

WASHINGTON – The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol held its eighth hearing Thursday evening, a prime-time television spectacle that capped off a series of presentations detailing former President Donald Trump’s actions before, during and after the riot.

A&E >  Books

Putsata Reang reflects on identity growing up as a child of refugees in her memoir ‘Ma and Me’

Sun., July 24, 2022

As an infant, Putsata Reang escaped war-torn Cambodia in 1975 with her family on a naval ship bound for the Philippines.

A&E >  Food

Uno Más Taco Shop opens inside Wonder Market

UPDATED: Fri., July 22, 2022

Chef and restaurateur Chad White has teamed up with Hello Sugar owners Ramsey and Amy Pruchnic and TT’s Old Iron Brewery and BBQ co-owner Travis Thosath to open a new taco shop.

News >  Nation/World

Washington, Idaho Congressional members split on same-sex marriage vote

UPDATED: Thu., July 21, 2022

All Democrats from Washington voted in favor of the legislation. Rep. Dan Newhouse was the only Washington Republican to vote in favor. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Jaime Herrera Beutler voted against it. Idaho Republican Russ Fulcher voted against the legislation while Republican Michael Simpson voted in favor. 

News >  Health

VA delays computer system’s launch in Boise as Senate hearing spotlights harm, massive cost increase

UPDATED: Wed., July 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – In a last-minute decision Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs delayed the planned Saturday launch of a troubled computer system in Boise after a watchdog report linked the system to 149 cases of harm at Spokane’s VA hospital.

News >  Health

Internal document reveals more frequent computer problems at Spokane VA than previously known

UPDATED: Wed., July 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – On the morning of July 13, health care providers at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane were greeted by a familiar message in their inboxes.