Maryland man sentenced in Eastern Washington federal child exploitation case
SPOKANE, WA — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison following a child exploitation investigation involving an Eastern Washington victim, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District
Port of Whitman County Receives $1 Million Grant for Oakesdale Mill Restoration
OAKESDALE, WA – The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board has awarded a $1 million grant to the Port of Whitman County for construction at the historic Oakesdale Mill. The grant will fund critical improvements, from replacing
Education dept. launches 18 Title IX probes as Supreme Court hears cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration has launched a series of investigations into various public schools and state departments of education across the country over Title IX allegations related to the participation of transgender athletes in girls’
Oz: Your zip code will no longer determine your life expectancy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump and senior health administration officials touted the $50 billion set aside in the One Big Beautiful Bill for rural health care during a round table Friday, saying it will transform the
Spokane mayor, AGO say no notice yet from Trump on sanctuary-state funding cuts
SPOKANE, WA – Uncertainty looms over Spokane after President Donald Trump said earlier this week that his administration would cut funding to states with “sanctuary” cities at the end of January. Trump said that starting Feb. 1, the
Idaho Legislature’s budget committee delays acting on revenue projection – again
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget committee did not vote on adopting revenue projections for the state budget on Friday as originally planned. Idaho legislative committee recommends state revenue projection assuming continued growth The Joint
Washington bill seeks to protect tuition benefits for children of disabled veterans
OLYMPIA, WA — Legislation aimed at protecting college tuition benefits for the children of disabled veterans received a public hearing Thursday in the Washington State Senate. Keith Wagoner testified before the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development
GOP senators introduce bill to increase penalties for assaulting ICE officers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican U.S. senators, led by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, have introduced the ICE Protection Act to increase penalties for those who assault and injure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The bill was
DOJ claims ‘substantial progress’ made on Epstein files, but no new releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four weeks after the congressionally-mandated release deadline, the Department of Justice says it is making “substantial progress” in its review of the millions of remaining unclassified Epstein files. Since 2026 began, however, the agency
Oregon bill would require home insurers to consider wildfire prevention efforts
SALEM, OR – Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern Oregon state senator’s proposal to require insurers to consider fire prevention efforts when setting