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(Pullman, WA)  --  Climate change is expected to increase the number of stink bugs in Washington.  Research at Washington State University finds an increase in temperatures and changes in precipitation will help populations of the brown marmorated stink bug grow.  The stink bu...

(Spokane, WA)  --  A non-profit is working with the Washington State Department of Transportation to put up a fence around the homeless camp near I-90.  The D-O-T told reporters their goal is to start setting up the fence later this week, and until then the non-profit Jewels Helping Hands is working with people in the camp to clean up the border to clear the necessary space.  This comes a... Read

(Ottawa, ON, Canada)  --  Americans who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter Canada again starting this weekend.  That's after top Canadian officials announced border measures would end October 1st.  Those rules previously included proof of vaccination along with COVID testing prior to or upon arrival north of the border.  Wearing a face ma...

(Whidbey Island, WA) -- The recovery effort is set to begin for the seaplane that crashed off Whidbey Island on September 4th killing 10 people.  The National Transportation Safety Board moved a barge with a crane into place over the sight of the plane's wreckage.  Th...

(Prosser, WA) -- A 500-600 acre brush fire burned along I-82 about 5 miles east of Prosser Saturday afternoon. The fire, the origins of which are unclear, began to burn in standing wheat in a large field above the freeway. The flames were close the actual shoulder of the road, but Benton County Fire District Two's Mike McKenna told Newsradio they did not believe it would be necessary to close the

For the second year in a row we have had the honor of being invited to participate in the Federation for American immigration Reform's (FAIR) Hold Their Feet 2 the Fire conference.

(Olympia, WA)  --  Washington Governor Jay Inslee says his Nordic trade mission is getting answers and results. This week, he visited Sweden, Finland, and Norway meeting with political leaders and businesses. The Governor says he talked with six businesses that are interested in possibly doing business with Washington state.  Inslee ...

(Tumwater, WA) -- The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is proposing a 4.8 percent increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year. If adopted, the increase would mean employers and workers would jointly pay an additional $61 a year, on average, for each full-time employee within a business. "Ev ...

(Olympia, WA) -- This Saturday is National Public Lands Day, and if you want to visit a Washington State Park you won't need a Discover Pass. National Public Lands day is always held on the fourth Saturday in September. It started in 1994. You need the Discover Pass to get your vehicle into a park...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the US Navy will recover the wreckage from the Mutiny Bay plane crash that occurred September 4th. The Nay plans to use a remote operated vehicle along with a barge and a crane to retrieve the wreckage from the floor...