Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation to Open Large Impact Grant Season on May 1
LEWISTON, ID – The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation announced that it will open its Large Impact Grant season on May 1, 2025. The program is designed to fund one-year projects that promote health, wellness, or disease prevention
EPA Grants Waiver for Summer Sale of E-15 Fuel, Temporarily Lifting Air Quality Restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted emergency approval for the sale of E-15 fuel throughout the summer months nationwide. Following the announcement, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a statement in
Washington State Rent Increase Cap Bill now Only Needs Ferguson’s Signature to Become law
OLYMPIA, WA – Washington is poised to limit annual residential rent increases with legislation now headed to the governor’s desk. The House and Senate on Sunday, the last day of the legislative session, passed the rent increase
Idaho Struggles to Flush Growing Cow Manure Problem
BOISE, ID – Idaho has a growing and smelly problem: mountains of cow manure produced each year. There are more than 1.4 million dairy cows and beef cattle in Idaho that produce nearly 70,000 tons of solid waste each
Fast Home-Building States, Like Idaho, Have Higher Birth Rates, Data Shows
BOISE, ID – The number of births in some Western states that are adding new housing rose last year, reversing losses the year before in many cases, according to new federal statistics released Wednesday. Increases from 2023
Seattle Spends Millions on Illegal Immigrants as Trump Admin Seeks to Deny Funds
SEATTLE, WA – Seattle spends roughly $6.5 million a year on complementary resources for illegal immigrants, even as the administration of President Donald Trump is taking major steps to reshape immigration policy and practice – with an
Washington State Democrats Pass Massive Tax Increases to Close 2025 Session
OLYMPIA, WA – This year’s 105-day Washington state legislative session was in many ways a trudge. There was a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to solve. Sharp debate on parental rights and capping rent increases. Clashes over tax policy.
Nine Killed, 20 Injured After Driver Plows Into Crowd at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day Festival
VANCOUVER, CANADA – At least nine people were killed and 20 were injured when a man drove into a crowd during a block party celebrating Filipino culture in Vancouver, Canada. The tragedy unfolded Saturday night after the
Death toll in Gaza tops 52,000 as territory’s health ministry reports 51 more deaths from Israeli strikes
Palestinian authorities reported that more than 52,000 people have died in Gaza, as Israel intensifies its military operations following the collapse of a ceasefire with Hamas in March. The Gaza Health Ministry reported Sunday that hospitals across
NHL Playoffs: Blues, Hurricanes, Capitals, Oilers earn Game 4 wins
The St. Louis Blues scored three goals in the second period to beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in Game 4 on Sunday, to even their playoff series 2-2. Brayden Schenn, Tyler Tucker and Justin Faulk each scored