Feds Look at New Way to Get Food Stamp Data From Washington And Other States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp recipients from states. The latest move has renewed worries from advocates that the information could be
Oregon Police Erred in Use of Aerial Surveillance Camera For Marijuana Bust, Appeals Court Says

SALEM, OR – Oregon’s Court of Appeals chided the state’s police force on Wednesday for using warrantless “technologically-enhanced surveillance” to bust an illegal marijuana operation, sending the court’s clearest message yet about how law enforcement may use
House trudges on with final vote expected on ‘big, beautiful bill’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House worked through the night and continues Thursday morning in an attempt to pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” with several Republican holdouts appearing to be on board to approve the
Fawn Rescued from Sinkhole in Western Washington by WDFW Officers

PORT TOWNSEND, WA – A black-tailed deer fawn is safe after falling into a sinkhole on a vacant lot in Port Townsend. A neighbor heard the fawn crying and contacted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Over 367,000 Pounds of Turkey Bacon Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Over 6,000 Rainbow Trout Headed for Local Waters

LEWISTON, ID – The Idaho Department Fish and Game says many of Idaho’s lakes and ponds will be bolstered with catchable-sized rainbow trout in July. Below are the local fishery stocking totals this month in our region.
New Case Details Emerge in Kohberger Guilty Plea Hearing

BOISE, ID – At a plea hearing held Wednesday in Boise, prosecutors disclosed new details in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022. The hearing follows Kohberger’s
Study Finds 545,000 Acres of Stressed or Dead Trees in Washington State Forests

OLYMPIA, WA – More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year, according to the results of an aerial survey of forests by the state’s Department of Natural
Idaho Organizers Begin Gathering Signatures for Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative

BOISE, ID – “Idaho has been living under the trigger ban for nearly three years,” Melanie Folwell, lead organizer for the group behind Idaho’s abortion rights ballot initiative, told a Boise rally on Saturday. “And we have
Truck Destroyed by Fire West of Clarkston

CLARKSTON, WA – A pickup truck was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon near the Snake River in west Clarkston, according to Asotin County Fire District #1. Firefighters were dispatched around 3 p.m. to the intersection of Elm