A Red Flag Warning for high wildfire danger has been issued for Latah County. The warning from the National Weather Service in Missoula starts at 11:00 Wednesday morning and runs until 7:00 in the afternoon.  The forecast is calling for sustained winds at 20 MPH with possible gusts up to […]

Wednesday is the first day of school for Pullman and Moscow children. Drivers need to be alert while traveling through school zones and near buses.

Sam Swindell has been promoted to become Washington State University’s first Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Provost Chris Riley-Tillman has announced that he promoted Swindell to the post that he created this summer.  The position will focus on undergraduate student success.  Swindell is a Cougar alumna who has worked at […]

A 22 year old Washington State University student is in stable condition after she fell off a balcony on Greek Row. Pullman police and fire units responded to the fall in the 700 block of Campus Street around 10:30 Monday night.  Officers say the woman sat on a railing and […]

The Moscow School Board is set to decide Wednesday night on possibly placing a major facilities tax measure request on the November ballot. The trustees will consider several ballot options during the meeting.  Documents to the school board indicate that four possibilities are being considered. The most expensive total revenue […]

Hundreds of Avista Utilities customers in East Latah County and West Clearwater County will be without power early Thursday morning. The Spokane based utility is conducted a planned power outage for the area East of Deary out to Elk River.  About 600 customers in Helmer, Bovill and Elk River will […]

The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and U.S. Forest Service are expanding their partnership to improve trails and public land access across Idaho. Two new agreements will fund trail maintenance and other recreation projects on National Forest lands. One agreement covers the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest locally and is […]

A small wildland fire was quickly extinguished near Potlatch on Monday afternoon. Potlatch Volunteer Firefighters responded to the wildfire just East of town around 5:30.  The fire burned about two acres along the Palouse River South of State Highway 6.

The Pullman Chamber of Commerce has hired a former employee as its new executive director. Britnee Christen has been hired by the chamber board to lead the organization.  Christen formerly worked for the chamber ten years ago as events coordinator and tourism director.  She returned to help run the National […]

Pullman city officials are discussing possible options to help with traffic slowdowns in Apartmentland caused by a repaving job. The intersection of Merman and Terre View Drives are experiencing traffic jams during the morning and afternoon commutes.  The city’s repaving of Northwood is forcing increased traffic at the intersection in […]