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Washington will have to develop renewable energy projects to meet its carbon-free goals. A lot of that development will likely happen in rural areas. That’s why the state wants to hear from rural residents.

One 2024 Ephrata High School graduate lost his leg as a result of a head-on car crash nearly two years earlier. But Ben Belino is still racing ahead, as his rural community cheers him on.

A small library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve if a ballot measure is approved this November. But several residents want to keep the proposition from even making it to the ballot.

A library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve. It all started with some people asking the library to get rid of or move several books. Now, voters will get to decide this November whether to keep their only library.