Northwest

CRITFC receives grant to assist tribal fishers market online

PORTLAND — Online markets for Columbia River tribal fishers are getting a boost. The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish…

Northwest

Tough winter challenges Idaho wolf collaring project

BOISE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services has put radio collars on 10 wolves this year…

Business

Second Alaska Airlines flight to touch down in Walla Walla

WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Regional Airport is getting a second daily flight to Seattle under an agreement…

Northwest

Whitman College to build $30M student residential village

WALLA WALLA — Whitman College in Walla Walla has collected $10 million in donations to begin building its…

Northwest

9-year-old in SW Oregon finds mammoth tooth in grandmother’s backyard

WINSTON — Jeremiah Longbrake had to get rid of some excess energy. The 9-year-old on April 11 had…

Agriculture

Washington Supreme Court clarifies animal-cruelty law

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court upheld Thursday, May, 4 the animal-cruelty conviction of a man who…

Agriculture

FRENCH FRY CAPITAL: How Othello, Wash., became the largest producer of frozen potato products

OTHELLO, Wash. — This tiny Washington town could be called the French Fry Capital of the World. Every…

Business

Idaho Power seeks to change how solar generators are paid for electricity

BOISE — Operators of solar panels would be paid differently for their electricity under a plan Idaho Power…

Business

Washington trucking industry braces for California law coming north

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The California Air Resources Board on April 28 voted to ban new diesel trucks beginning…

Northwest

Walla Walla ‘Jeopardy!’ champion: ‘I didn’t know how fun it was going to be’

WALLA WALLA — While she would have loved her “Jeopardy!” run to last longer, Whitman Professor and one-game…

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