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The Pullman Police Department has been receiving several scam reports. They’re urging citizens to be on the lookout for calls claiming to be members of the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, asking for payment to take care of alleged warrants for missed jury duty. If someone receives this call, do not […]

The Pullman Police Department has awarded Chief Opgenorth the Law Enforcement Executive Development Association Trilogy Award. Opgenorth has completed the three courses in the FBI LEEDA Trilogy Series: the Supervisor Leadership Institute, the Command Leadership Institute, and the Executive Leadership Institute.

The project to repave the Moscow-Pullman Highway has been delayed due to issues with the contractor. The work to repave State Route 270 was scheduled to begin last week.  The contractor’s asphalt didn’t meet state specifications and the work was halted.  The paving company has resubmitted its design to the […]

There are traffic delays starting today on State Route 26 West of Colfax for highway work. Washington State Department of Transportation crews are installing rumble strips and doing restriping work between Colfax and Washtucna.  Flaggers and pilot cars are directing traffic through the work zone.  The work runs Monday through […]

Applications are being accepted for the vacancy on the Pullman Regional Hospital board. Longtime Commissioner Dr. Michael Murphy recently retired from the board.  The commissioners will be accepting applications for the elected position through June.  Those interested in the post are asked to mail a letter of interest and resume […]

No one was hurt when a man accidentally fired a rifle inside a Pullman apartment. Pullman Police were called to a unit at The Retreat in apartmentland Friday night.  The man told police that he accidentally fired the rifle while he was preparing to clean it.  The bullet went through […]

Another burglary at the haunted hospital in Colfax has landed four people in jail. Security cameras caught the suspects breaking into the old St. Ignatius Hospital early Saturday morning which led a property manager to call authorities.  Deputies found four suspects inside the building.  23-year-old Grady Alderman and 23-year-old Earl […]

The State Route 127 bridge over the Snake River South of Dusty will be closed again this week for repairs. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the bridge at Central Ferry starting at 8:00 Tuesday until 10:00 Wednesday morning.  Crews are repairing the 54-year-old bridge deck this spring.  […]

The Pullman Fire Department is reminding the public about the dangers of cottonwood fluff. Each spring the fluff piles up around town especially on College Hill.  The fluff is extremely flammable and firefighters normally end up responding to multiple fires every spring.  Fire officials are urging residents to wet down […]

Crews are repaving Stadium Way at Washington State University starting today.  One lane of traffic in each direction will stay open during the work.