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Tacoma man faces four drug charges
COLFAX – Arrested in Pullman for assaulting a woman in March, a Tacoma man is charged with possession of four types of drugs. Demetrius R. Robinson, 34, of Tacoma, was charged in Whitman County Superior Court on July 8 with four counts of...
Steptoe Canyon Fire contained at 2,605 acres
COLTON — The Steptoe Canyon Fire was contained on July 25 after torching 2,605 acres. A handful of firefighters continued mopping up hotspots for a couple days to finish extinguishing the fire. The...
White House approval needed for free speech
It’s shaping up to be the year for conspiracy fans. UFOs are confirmed by the U.S. military and now government censorship through social media platforms. “We are in regular touch with social...
Governor declares drought emergency
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee declared an emergency drought for most of the state on July 14. The drought affects every county in the state but excludes an area that encompasses most of King County, half...
Albion man pleads guilty
COLFAX — James S. Olson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge and is no longer facing the felony charge of rape. Olson, 30, of Albion, pleaded guilty in Whitman County District Court assault in the fourth degree – domestic violence on...
Colfax man joins the sheriff's office
COLFAX - Randy Miller served Colfax as a volunteer firefighter for years and now he is the newest deputy for the Whitman County Sheriff's Office. "I've known of him for the last 10 years through the f...
Smoke from wildland fires rolls over Clarkston area
CLARKSTON - Smoke could be seen from Clarkston as three wildland fires merged into two, one being 100% contained on Monday. The closest is the Silcott Fire, which is 2 miles west of Asotin and was bur...
Governor declares drought
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee declared an emergency drought for most of the state on July 14. The drought affects every county in the state but excludes an area that encompasses most of King County,...
Woman charged with hitting guard
COLFAX — A Pullman woman is accused of punching a Whitman County Jail guard to escape. Brianna McCabe, 26, of Pullman, was charged in Whitman County Superior Court on June 21 with the felony of custodial assault of a corrections officer. McCabe is...
Fireworks severely injures Pullman man
PULLMAN — A Pullman man nearly lost his life as a firework launch tube braced on his thigh exploded on the Fourth of July. The tube was for an aerial display. Neighbors of the man in his 20s came to his rescue. The people in the 300 block of NW...
Prostitution, robbery and gunfire lead two to jail
ROSALIA — A Spokane man meeting a prostitute at a rest area had two women steal his wallet, flee, and fire a gun at him. On July 5 at roughly 3:30 a.m. the Lewiston man called 9-1-1 to report a woman he met in Spokane stole his wallet while they we...
McMorris Rodgers introduces MALDEN Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed federal act’s acronym is named after Malden since it is designed to help rural communities find government aid after a disaster. The Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now (MALDEN) Act is designed to speed up...
High heat until Fourth of July
COLFAX — Whitman County finally broke a record high on Tuesday after a week of triple-digit temperatures setting records across Eastern Washington. Tuesday’s record high was 95 degrees in 2008...
Rosalia hosts RHRA rodeo weekend
ROSALIA — Cowboys and cowgirls gathered to rope, wrestle, and ride at the Rosalia Rodeo Grounds for two competitions on June 19-20. Each day was a separate rodeo for competitors of all ages. Parents...
Heatwave is poised to beat record
COLFAX - A heatwave is predicted to hit triple-digits and could break the 2015 record of 105 degrees for Whitman County this weekend. "We're looking for the initial temperature arriving around Saturda...
Pullman teen fights father after break-in
COLFAX — A man released from jail is accused of stealing an SUV, threatening family members, breaking into a Pullman home, and fighting his teenage son. Stephen M. Baumgardner, 44, of Pocatello, Idaho, was charged in Whitman County Superior Court...
Culture of Drunk: WSU's tragic problem
Alcohol is just part of life at any university. Every campus has its problems. It's nothing new. But sometimes it takes a tragedy to evaluate just where the line is between a good time drinking...
Facebook video leads Pullman police to suspect
PULLMAN – Tyler Knight found that if you post a video of your crime to Facebook, the Pullman police are going to find it. Tyler S. Knight, 23, of Pullman, was charged on May 25 in Whitman County Superior Court with robbery in the first degree. On...
Tekoa pool expected to open June 28
TEKOA – The Tekoa pool is opening for the first time in two years on June 28 due to state COVID protocols and maintenance issues. The city pool normally opens on June 12, the last day of school,...
Costs rising for Palouse to replace three water mains
PALOUSE – Improving water mains on three streets in Palouse continues planning with a concern for rising material costs. The city is looking to find funding to help pay $1 million to improve the...
WSU pledge's death results in 15 charged
COLFAX - Fifteen people are charged with furnishing liquor to minors after a Washington State University (WSU) student died of alcohol poisoning in 2019. Samuel H. Martinez, 19, of Bellevue, was a...
Pine City stone church deemed total loss
PINE CITY - The Babb Road Fire in 2020 destroyed the Pine City rock church so completely, even the rocks are unusable. Spokane-based Belsby Horrocks Engineering volunteered a structural engineer to...
Five towns, two teams, one game
ROSALIA - St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles boys met the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on the hardwoods to win 71-50. The two teams, representing five Whitman County communities, played basketball on...
Tributes honor fallen soldiers
COLFAX - A new memorial in Endicott, a ceremony in Colfax, and a 13 mile march from Malden to St. John all paid tribute to fallen military personnel. Ruck for the Fallen was a march of flags from the...
Chaos of a short sports season
Sports are important for more than entertainment. For our young student-athletes, it helps them be healthy, learn the importance of teamwork, how hard work can pay off with success, and how to cope...
