This article was updated at 1:30 p.m. after the Spokane County Sheriff's Office confirmed that more than a dozen people previously unaccounted for had been reached. Alisha Davidson is taking stock two ...

Rattlesnake Mountain on the Hanford Reach National Monument has restricted and protected access. It's considered a sacred site by Northwest tribes, including the Yakama Nation and Confederated Tribes ...

After the Senate approved three initiatives earlier in the day, Washington lawmakers in the House voted on Monday, March 4, 2024, to approve I-2113. The measure would ease certain rules around when ...

Cell phones and cameras popped above a packed room to capture the moment Friday each of six sovereigns – the Nez Perce, Yakama, Warm Springs and Umatilla Tribes and the governors of Washington and ...

The Yakama Nation is building up its little-known buffalo herd – so off-the-radar many tribal members don’t even know it exists. The plan is to help Yakama Nation members become more food sovereign. A ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is a collaboration between the Northwest News Network, Northwest Public Broadcasting and the Yakima Herald-Republic. A cultural edit was provided by Jiselle Halfmoon, of ...

Deborah Davis, Christopher's sister, took this photo in July 2016. “When Chris is at our mom's house, he likes to lay on the floor surrounded by his favorite things: basketballs, footballs, and old 80 ...

Mike Kreidler, Washington’s longtime insurance commissioner, is facing allegations that he verbally mistreats staff. Current and former employees say it’s part of a pattern that’s gotten worse in ...

Land managers had thinned and burned 3,000-acres of forest, part of the Angel Underburn Project area, returning this patch of trees to healthier conditions more resistant to flames. Scientists are ...

Ice Harbor dam is one of the four dams on the Lower Snake River. A new draft report says one or more of the dams should be breached to restore salmon runs to healthy and harvestable levels. To recover ...

The Bell M. Shimada is designed to gather scientific information. But the collaborative effort of the crew and officers makes scientific endeavors at sea possible. When living on a research vessel, ...

From left, Mermaid Siren Ophelia of Seattle, Mermaid Asherah and Mermaid Merina both of Portland, at the opening of the new International Mermaid Museum near Aberdeen, Washington. The Pacific ...