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Spokane City Council Nixes Proposed Oil And Coal Train Ballot Measure

A measure that was added to the November ballot less than a month ago would have imposed fines on rail cars transporting fossil fuels through the heart of…

Inslee, Bryant Spar Over Oil Trains, Spokane Tribe Casino

Washington gubernatorial candidates touched on the topic of oil trains during their first debate of the season in Spokane Wednesday.Republican challenger…

Into The Black: A Close-Up Of What Was Lost In The Range 12 Wildfire

In southeast Washington, the Range 12 Fire is finally out. But now there’s 176,600 acres of black. And it’s roasted much of the valuable habitat on the…

Amber Lakin (front) and colleague Julia Porras work at Central City Concern, an organization that does outreach and job training to combat homelessness and addiction in Portland, Ore. Lakin went through the welfare system and now works with Central City Coffee, an offshoot of the main organization, which uses coffee roasting/packaging as a job training space.

20 Years Since Welfare's Overhaul, Results Are Mixed

The new program did work for millions of families. The idea was that people would be encouraged to find work if they knew their monthly checks would end, but instead, some have been left high and dry.

Justice Department Says Pasco Needs More Diversity On Its Police Force

The police department in Pasco, Washington, needs to hire more women, more Spanish speakers and have more diversity in general. That’s one finding of a…

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