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Billy Creek Fire grows to 2,000 acres along Idaho/Washington border
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands is responding to a 2,000-acre brush fire burning south of Lewiston, near the Idaho/Washington border. The fire is 2,000 acres and burning off the Snake River near the Idaho/Washington border. There are no evacuations as of now for the fire. Structures...
Cherry producers work to bounce back after streak of tough years
The United States Department of Agriculture anticipated a slight uptick in cherry production over 2023. The agency estimated that sweet cherry production would reach 355,000 tons in 2024. The head of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association believes the crop’s quality is exceptional due to recent favorable growing conditions.
Campaign to Close Pay Gap Deficit for Women in Washington
A campaign to close the gender pay gap in Washington called Activate 3.8 was launched by the Washington Women's Commission (WSWC) June 28th in Seattle. A study the National Partnership for Women and Families was reported by The Center Square claims women in Washington earned $18,400 less in wages than men in 2022. The gap is the second largest in the nation, behind Utah. There is a combined annual total of more than $1.6 trillion in gender pay gap in the U.S.
Popular Retailer With 26 Washington Stores Contemplates Closures
Life, post-pandemic is drifting back to normal. If only the prices would drift back down to 2019. The experts at Marketwatch say most prices will probably never return to the pre-COVID-19 days. But hold onto hope. Quality of life (read: more expendable income) could return with inflation rates slowly decreasing...
WA ballot initiative would cut $848.6M of environmental programs
It takes about five minutes to cross the channel between Anacortes and Guemes Island. But the trip seems a lot longer to the people waiting in their cars to board the ferry that takes them across. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, traffic backed up on both sides of the channel,...
Advocates in Washington State say Supreme Court is Punishing the Homeless
Advocates for affordable housing are still grappling with a U.S. Supreme Court decision they say could criminalize homelessness. Justices voted 6-3 in favor of Grants Pass, Ore., which passed an ordinance allowing fines for people sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. Rachael Myers, executive director...
CWU Agribusiness Program Pt 1
From the Ag Information Network, this is today’s Fruit Grower Report. Just two years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise. Professor Mike Rogel says there are a couple of different ways to use the program, the first being as your...
Oregonians bought 146k guns to start 2024, one of the highest rates in US
The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis last week, issuing a 39-page advisory on initiatives to prevent firearm deaths. The advisory said the rate of firearm-related deaths “reached a near three-decade high in 2021." About a third of Americans say they personally own a gun,...
'It affected two countries': Man sentenced to 30 days for poisoning 18K salmon at southern Oregon hatchery
REEDSPORT, Ore. — One man's crime, led to hundreds of hours worth of labor down the drain. On April 21, Joshua Heckathorn broke into a fish hatchery, the Gardiner Reedpsort Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP). He poisoned 18,000 young salmon with bleach. "They were all dead," said...
Business Spotlight: Shelby's Floral
KENNEWICK, Wash.- Shelby's Floral & Gifts will be moving to a new location in Kennewick on August 1. Owner of Shelby's Floral, Jackie Brown said while they loved their iconic corner shop on West Clearwater and Edison, they made the decision to buy a piece of property down the road.
Cooling center set to open in Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA – (News release from the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health) The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Walla Walla County and surrounding areas beginning Friday, July 5, 2024, and continuing through 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Dangerously hot conditions, including triple digit temperatures with little overnight relief are.
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