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Security video shows individual lighting a fire in a Browne’s Addition resident’s front yard
SPOKANE, Wash. – A homeowner, Aaron Niemi, looked through his home security video Monday morning and was shocked to find footage of an individual lighting a fire in his front yard overnight. The security video shows that just after 2:45 a.m. Monday, someone was lighting a fire in the...
Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Championship headed to Wine Valley GC on the heels of PNGA Men’s Amateur
Days after the best college players clear out of Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington, the top seniors move in. Tyler Sweet, Director of Golf at Wine Valley, praises the golf course’s versatility, and that will be particularly apparent in the two-week stretch encompassing the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men’s Amateur and the Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Amateur. “It’s such a great layout,” Sweet said of the golf course. “You can do so many different things with it.” Wine Valley, which opened in 2009, has twice before hosted the PNGA Amateur, a top-50 event in the World Amateur Golf Ranking...
Group Seeks Meeting With Oregon Governor on Making Eastern Counties Part of Idaho
OREGON - Leaders of the "Greater Idaho" movement are asking Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to sit down with them and talk about next steps for the 13 counties in eastern Oregon who have passed measures supporting a move of the Oregon/Idaho border. According to a press release, the organization has...
Kardashians Return to Idaho Celebrating America
When one thinks of glitz and glamor, there is only one family that most folks in America and the entire world think of: The Kardashians. The clan led by Kris Jenner has taken over the worlds of fashion, streaming, makeup, liquor, and anything else female consumers' treasure. If you're unfamiliar...
Bankrupt Company Suddenly Closes ALL of Its Locations in 60 Idaho Cities
It was almost 20 years ago to the date that Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, predicted that a certain technology would be obsolete by 2014. That prediction was off by about a decade, this latest bankruptcy filing supports exactly what he said all those years ago. In 2004, a German publication...
Exhausted Hotshot Fire Crews Watch As Washington Burns
The Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has expanded to 15,757 acres, 14% contained. Firefighters have been working diligently to protect the community of Stehekin through strategic firing operations. These controlled burns, conducted about 8 miles southeast of Stehekin, have created a buffer zone by removing dry and dead ground fuels.
Washington introduces new Foodborne Illness Notification System
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has just introduced a new tool that will make it easier to file food safety complaints, as well as report food poisoning. DOH encourages everyone to use their new online system, the Foodborne Illness Notification System (FINS), to share...
WA state, FDA, Poison Control, Issue Warnings Over Mushroom Edibles
State and Federal officials across the US are urging consumers to not consume Diamond Shruumz-brand products due to possible health dangers. Products have been linked to dozens of health-related issues. According to information released by the WA State Department of Health:. "As of July 8, 2024, at least 58 people...
Why Washington’s wolf count is under scrutiny
With a controversial vote planned this week on whether to loosen protections for wolves in Washington, wildlife advocates are raising alarm that officials could be relying on flawed wolf count figures from a tribe in the northeast corner of the state. Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members have been told by agency staff that wolves […] The post Why Washington’s wolf count is under scrutiny appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Walla Walla Police investigating arson after shed fire on July 13
WALLA WALLA, Wash.-The Walla Walla Fire Department is investigating a shed fire on July 13 as arson. Firefighters from Walla Walla Fire Station 1 responded to a burning shed behind a home at 612 S. 12th Avenue around 4:27 a.m. and found a 12-by-20 foot shed burning, according to a WWFD press release.
Evacuations ordered for wildfire threatening 40 structures in Kendrick
KENDRICK, Idaho – A wildfire threatened 40 structures and continued to grow near Kendrick on Monday. According to the Idaho Department of Lands, the fire was about 60 to 100 acres as of 4 p.m. and was growing. An evacuation order was issued by the Latah County Sheriff’s Office...
Crime trending down in Moses Lake, Ephrata
Jul. 15—MOSES LAKE — Crime trends in Moses Lake and Ephrata seem to be following the rest of the state — they went down between 2022 and 2023. A report on crime trends throughout the state, including individual cities, was released last week by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. The statistics included in the report are divided by city and county, so crimes that occurred ...
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