Month: January 2026

A 22 year old Pullman woman was killed in Friday’s crash involving a semi on U.S. Highway 195 North of Pullman. The Washington State Patrol reports that the crash occurred at Albion Road around 1:30.  20 year old Vincent Long of Maple Valley Washington was driving a small sedan East […]

Washington State University’s annual research expenditures reached $461.9 million in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 14.5% over 2024’s total of $403.4 million, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth. More than half of the 2025 research expenditures ($224 million) came from federal grants. Additional funding sources included institutional spending […]

Denise Waiting, a licensed veterinary technician at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and her Cardigan Welsh Corgi Witton are set to compete at the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Waiting, who has worked at WSU’s Veterinary […]

The volunteer fire department that protects the area around Pullman has improved capabilities thanks to two new fire trucks. Whitman County Fire District 12’s new brush trucks are specifically designed to fight wildland fires.  The volunteer department recently received the custom built trucks from Skeeter Emergency Vehicles in Texas.  Each […]

The 57 year old Spokane man with a lengthy criminal history caught with a significant amount of methamphetamine in Whitman County has been sent to prison. Richard Presnell was arrested by local Washington State Patrol Trooper Joshua Hudson during a routine traffic stop two weeks ago.  Presnell was pulled over […]

The Washington State University Police Department is conducting training exercises at Waller Hall today. The department is advising the public that the increased police presence at Waller Hall today is only a drill.

The 30 year old Pullman man accused of ramming over a dozen vehicles on Grand Avenue last month has been arrested for allegedly trying to burglarize a home. John Bradley was arrested and released in early December for allegedly crashing a pickup into 15 vehicles traveling on North Grand.  No […]