Longtime leader of Native American Wanapum band dead at 66
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — The longtime leader of the Wanapum band of Native Americans has died. Rex Buck Jr. was 66 when he died Feb. 11 at his ancestral village at Priest Rapids on the Columbia River
COVID-19 outbreak grows at prison in southwest Washington
YACOLT, Wash. (AP) — Cases in a COVID-19 outbreak at a minimum security prison in southwest Washington have been climbing. The Columbian reports a Washington Department of Corrections bulletin Monday reported the number of active COVID-19 cases
Bill targeting election lies stalls in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill sought by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee that would make it a crime for elected officials or candidates to knowingly lie about election outcomes if those claims result in violence will not
Athletes question decision in Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping case: 'What a shame'
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — The ongoing dilemma in the Winter Games involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is under investigation over alleged use of a banned heart medication, has athletes around the world calling foul. And
Sheriff’s Chief Deputy explains why Richter disappearance is being handled differently than others
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – We’ve learned a lot from law enforcement since we published our story Monday on 32-year-old Kevin Richter, who’s been missing since Thursday of last week. There have been a lot of
Family of Halyna Hutchins files wrongful death suit alleging ‘reckless’ Baldwin set
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — The family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Tuesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a number of parties including Alec Baldwin and the “Rust” movie production, attorneys for the family said. Hutchins died
Key takeaways from former cop's testimony in fed trial over George Floyd's death
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A fired Minneapolis police officer charged alongside two former colleagues with violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the fatal arrest took the witness stand in his own defense on Tuesday, saying, “I had
New York girl found alive under staircase after going missing in 2019
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — A young girl missing since July 2019 was found alive Monday, police said, in a “small, cold, and wet” room under a staircase in a house three hours from where she went missing.
Avocados from Mexico imports suspended, and what that could mean for US consumers
Getty Images/d3sign (NEW YORK) — The leading global producer of avocados is temporarily banned from sending the sought after fruit from Mexico to the U.S. Despite the demand for imported avocados, the U.S. government announced a ban
Paramount+ announces that it's ordered a new season of '1883', and a follow-up about the Dutton clan, '1932'
Paramount+ Paramount+ has ordered another season of its Yellowstone prequel series 1883, and announced that creator Taylor Sheridan has another period show about the Dutton clan up his sleeve called 1932. While 1883 tells the tale of Yellowstone‘s Dutton family journeying west through the Great Plains to