Northwest News

After a three-month break for weather, crews will resume work on a US 97 wildlife connectivity project on Monday, April 1.

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YAKIMA, Wash.-- The FDA is proposing food safety regulations that have growers in our area worried about what it could mean for their businesses.

The federal agency is considering rules that include requiring growers to test their water supply constantly and sanitize equipment

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SEATTLE (AP) — A state audit has found that Central Washington University violated the intent of the law when it charged $1.3 million in administrative expenses to a fund meant for student activities

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Spring is here. As temperatures rise across the region, the Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers to remove their studded tires by midnight, March 31.

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A recently released health ranking paints a poor picture for those living in Yakima County.

Of the 39 counties in the state, Yakima came in 35th in this year's health rankings.

The annual report, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, takes several different factors into account

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A public memorial service in honor of the late Gov. Booth Gardner will be held next week in Tacoma.

The memorial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 at the Memorial Fieldhouse at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma

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The Powerball Jackpot has reached $260 million. That’s enough money to buy every resident in the state of Washington (6.9 million) a 15-tulip bouquet (up to $35).

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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's top health official says she's worried that a new marijuana law may make teen smoking prevention efforts more difficult.

High school students who participated in a statewide survey say they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga students are deciding whether then can skip a few days of school and travel to Salt Lake City to cheer the Bulldogs in the NCAA basketball tournament. Some students told KXLY the March Madness memories would be worth it

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SEATTLE (AP) — The daughter of Booth Gardner says his family is very sad to lose the two-term Washington state governor whose biggest political effort came long after he left the state Capitol. Gardner, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the country to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill

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