Everybody Reads 2025 to Feature Travis Baldree’s Legends and Lattes

LEWISTON, ID – Everybody Reads has announced its 2025 community book selection, Legends and Lattes by Pacific Northwest author and audiobook narrator Travis Baldree. The annual program encourages readers across the Palouse and Lewiston-Clarkston Valley to engage
Trump issued an order targeting homeless people. In D.C., he’s giving it a test run.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials have already cleared dozens of homeless encampments in the District of Columbia in recent days as President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital for a “crime emergency” at the same time
Dworshak’s “Skeleton Bay” flooded in key step toward regional energy growth

AHSAHKA, ID – On the banks of the North Fork Clearwater River, a new chapter is being written for one of the Pacific Northwest’s most important hydropower resources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla
Troy Responds to DOJ Lawsuit Over Christ Church Permit Denial

TROY, ID – The City of Troy has filed its formal response to a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that challenges the city’s denial of a conditional use permit for Christ Church. The federal complaint, filed in May,
White House backs off hefty EU tariff threats, EU eliminates industrial tariffs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After striking a framework trade deal with the European Union in July, the White House added more details to what the agreement entails Thursday. Most notably, President Donald Trump walked back threats of 250%
Motorcyclist Dies After Collision with Cattle Truck in Southern Idaho

ONEIDA COUNTY, ID – A Missouri man was killed early Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 84, north of Snowville, Utah. According to Idaho State Police, the crash occurred at 5:20 a.m. on August 21
Meehan and Bond Appointed as Permanent Deans at Washington State University

PULLMAN, WA – Washington State University announced that Courtney Meehan and Trevor Bond will step into permanent leadership roles as deans of the College of Arts and Sciences and WSU Libraries, effective Sept. 1. The appointments follow
Education Department Ends Federal Work-Study Funding for Campus Political Activism, Including Voter Registration Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education announced this week it is ending taxpayer-funded programs that supported political activism jobs on college campuses. The Department of Education will no longer fund the Federal Work-Study, a Biden
Former WSU Teaching Assistant Sentenced for Assault Over MAGA Hat

PULLMAN, WA – A 34-year-old former Washington State University teaching assistant in the School of Politics has been sentenced to a week in jail for assaulting another student because he was wearing a MAGA hat. Patrick Mahoney
Seattle Postal Facility Penalized $33,000 for Hazardous Waste Handling Violations

SEATTLE, WA – Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Postal Service $33,000 this week for improperly storing and disposing of packages containing dangerous wastes at its Seattle Bulk Mail Center. The U.S. Service has already corrected