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Border move proponents challenge opposition

ENTERPRISE — Proponents of the Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho measure on the May 16 ballot…

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Walla Walla accelerates Chestnut Street project timeline for completion in 2023

WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla engineers have opted for an accelerated timeline for the upcoming Chestnut Street road…

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WSU receives first FDA approval for gene-edited meat for human consumption

PULLMAN — Washington State University researchers have received the first Food and Drug Administration approval allowing meat from…

Agriculture

Sudden warmup boosts onion crop in SE Oregon, SW Idaho

Temperatures are up recently, boosting a southeast Oregon-southwest Idaho onion crop that was planted late in cold, wet…

Northwest

WSDOT crews to use drones to apply herbicides along section of US 12

WALLA WALLA — For the first time, herbicide treatments prescribed for about 300 acres along U.S. 12 near…

Northwest

Cabinet secretary visits Tulalip to listen to boarding school survivors

TULALIP, Wash. — In some families, the stories were passed down. Siblings separated, children locked in closets, their…

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FERC staff endorses Goldendale energy project

GOLDENDALE — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff has recommended licensing an energy project that would send water from…

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U.S. 12 Walla Walla corridor gets $183 million in state transportation budget

WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Valley officials say the U.S. 12 corridor project earned what was needed —…

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‘Jeopardy!’ run ends for Whitman professor

WALLA WALLA — Answer: She will always be a “Jeopardy!” champion. Question: Who is Johanna Stoberock? The Walla…

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Hydropower rep hopes for ‘apolitical’ study on Snake River dams

OLYMPIA — Washington legislators have authorized a study on replacing the electricity from Lower Snake River dams, calling…

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