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News >  Washington

Stevens County ambulance system continues to navigate financial strains with no changes in sight: ‘Something has to be done’

Mon., March 9, 2026

Last year, Deer Park Ambulance used more than $18,000 just to replace an engine.

News >  K-12 education

Proposed state spending cuts to child care subsidies would ‘gouge’ industry across the state

Sun., March 8, 2026

Parts of an unprotected child care subsidy program for working families are on the chopping block.

News >  Federal Government

Baumgartner makes the case for attacking Iran, citing 47 years of violence. Crocker has seen that first-hand but fears the war’s consequences

Sun., March 8, 2026

WASHINGTON – On the morning of April 18, 1983, a young diplomat named Ryan Crocker had a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon with Bob Ames, the CIA’s chief Middle East analyst.

News >  Washington

The Omak City Council approved a library service agreement after rumors of closure

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

City officials approved a library service agreement Monday night after months of uncertainty for the Omak Library.

News >  Federal Government

As national debt nears $39 trillion and Trump promises to balance budget, Americans spend more on interest payments than on defense

Fri., March 6, 2026

WASHINGTON – In his address to a joint session of Congress in March 2025, President Donald Trump set a bold goal for the U.S. government.

News >  K-12 education

After SCOTUS decision against California transgender student law, Washington Republicans cast doubt on state policy

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

On the heels of this week’s Supreme Court ruling against California’s transgender student privacy laws, Republicans from Washington are asking whether Washington law is also up for debate.

News >  K-12 education

Washington lawmakers consider diverting public charter school funding to preschool, traditional public schools

UPDATED: Thu., March 5, 2026

All 50 students in downtown Spokane’s Lumen High School are pregnant or already parents to young children.

News >  Federal Government

Trump’s firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem draws bipartisan support from Washington’s congressional delegation

UPDATED: Thu., March 5, 2026

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew bipartisan support from Washington state’s congressional delegation on Thursday, as a partial government shutdown of the agency continues amid controversy over its crackdown on immigrants.

News >  Federal Government

Northwest senators vote along party lines as Senate rejects Democrats’ resolution to stop Iran war

UPDATED: Thu., March 5, 2026

WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled Senate voted largely along party lines on Wednesday to reject a Democratic measure to halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, effectively endorsing the U.S. strikes that continued for a fifth day as the conflict expanded across the Middle East.

News >  Washington

Newport reports $330,000 of city funds lost after scammers impersonate the town’s insurance

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

The town of Newport has been scammed out of $330,000, officials announced last week in a news release.

News >  Washington

Whitman County Commissioners narrowly passes ban on commercial wind farms

UPDATED: Mon., March 2, 2026

County officials in Whitman County narrowly approved a strict wind farm ordinance Monday morning.

News >  Federal Government

Trump wants Republicans to ‘take over’ elections. Maria Cantwell fears their ‘SAVE America Act’ could do that.

Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

WASHINGTON – After finishing a close second in a state considered key to winning the presidency, Donald Trump claimed on social media that his opponent had “illegally cheated” and said the results should be nullified because the winner had committed “fraud.”

News >  K-12 education

Stunting on ‘em: In their first year competing, Ferris High School JV cheer squad earns national championship

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 26, 2026

Cheerleaders from Ferris High School’s junior varsity cheer squad stunted, tumbled and flipped their way to the national championships on Saturday.

News >  Washington

Couple asks Washington Department of Licensing for Spanish speaker – and gets a recording in a Spanish accent instead

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 25, 2026

Last summer, Maya Edwards and her husband called the Washington State Department of Licensing hoping to speak with someone in Spanish.

News >  Health

NEW Health purchases land to expand services in rural northeastern Washington town

Wed., Feb. 25, 2026

Health care services for rural residents in northeast Washington will expand under a new project.

News >  K-12 education

East Valley School District bond will reappear on April ballots

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 24, 2026

East Valley School District’s failed $220 million bond is returning to ballots in April.

News >  Washington

WSU students lead initiative to address shortage of certified medical interpreters

Tue., Feb. 24, 2026

It can be hard to find someone to translate for health care appointments in the Inland Northwest.

News >  Higher education

Washington State University to close Yakima-based College of Nursing

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 23, 2026

Washington State University is closing its Yakima-based College of Nursing, the school announced earlier this month, transitioning students to Spokane and Tri-Cities campuses at the end of the spring semester.

News >  Federal Government

Baumgartner reflects on being sole House Republican at Munich Security Conference amid crises in Iran, Ukraine and beyond

Sun., Feb. 22, 2026

WASHINGTON – Since its inception in the Cold War-era Germany of 1963, the Munich Security Conference has become the premier gathering of U.S. and European elected leaders and military officials, so Rep. Michael Baumgartner wasn’t going to let a little lapse in federal funding stop him from attending for the first time.

News >  Federal Government

Murray, other Democrats to skip Trump’s State of the Union while Baumgartner invites Walla Walla teacher

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 20, 2026

WASHINGTON – When President Donald Trump speaks to House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday for his first official State of the Union address since returning to office, some Northwest Democrats plan to skip the spectacle and counter it with their own messaging efforts.