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University of Idaho professor helps discover new moon orbiting Uranus
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus in images taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera. (Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. El Moutamid (SwRI), M.
Oregon, Washington leaders condemn violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing
Kirk, 31, died after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event was set to be the first stop on Kirk’s planned “American Comeback Tour.”
Controversy bleats among 4-H leaders and parents. Rules on goats’ weights are changing at this WA fair
From left, Angelina Rodstrom, Brianne Blume and Lyndsey Waltman are upset about the new limit on meat goat weights at the Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo. (Credit: Anna King /
Investigative documents in Kohberger case released to the public
The Moscow Police department created a web page to house documents related to the case. Hundreds of pages of redacted records reveal the sea of tips and information investigators navigated, even after Kohberger’s arrest.
US House votes to yank funding for NPR, PBS, foreign aid, sending bill to Trump’s desk
The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending for public broadcasting and foreign aid, marking only the second time in more than three decades Congress has approved a presidential rescissions request.
Sheriff: Gunman started fire near Coeur d’Alene, fatally shot two firefighters
A man with a rifle shot and killed two firefighters responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and severely injured a third, according to local law enforcement.
Senators Cantwell, Van Hollen speak out against possible cuts to National Science Foundation
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Less irrigation water for some Yakima Valley farmers, wildfire season approaches
Washington state has already declared some areas in drought. There’s not enough snowpack in many areas, and much of it is melting out faster than expected.
Nearly two-year Gorge shooting investigations now to prosecutors, suspected shooter trial set for July 23
The shooting occurred at a high-profile event in Grant County. On summer nights, The Gorge Amphitheatre becomes the largest city in the county.
‘The Aunties’ storytelling program highlights Indigenous voices in Yakima, across the US
Three Native American women will share their own stories to a crowd at Yakima’s Capitol Theatre this Thursday as part of a storytelling program called “The Aunties.”
International students at Washington State University, University of Idaho have records restored
udges across the country have issued temporary orders for the federal government to restore student records in a database known as the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, according to a report from NPR.
Multiple students at University of Idaho, Washington State University have student visas revoked
Student visas are being revoked at universities around the nation. (Credit: Pixabay) watch Listen (Runtime :58) Read Four students at the University of Idaho and three students at Washington State
