07/07/11 Washington's fourth documented wolf pack has been confirmed, and one of its members radio-collared, in the Cle Elum area.
07/06/11 LYNDA V. MAPES The Seattle Times HYAK, Wash. When Missy Day, of Redmond, rode Cricket, her horse, into the Snoqualmie Tunnel on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail on Tuesday, you could see Cricket's breath in white puffs. The surprisingly cool tunnel was irresistible to the duo and other outdoor enthusiasts on a hot, sunny day. And for the first time in more than two years, the tunnel was open to them ...
07/06/11 Fishing here on the reservoir has been great, with hot walleye action in Crab Creek. Trolling a nightcrawler harness and Rapala Shad Raps in depths around 20 feet has been the ticket.
07/06/11 Heritage Bank, a subsidiary of Heritage Financial Corporation , announced the hiring of Brett Bryant as Market Executive for Southwest Washington. Mr. Bryant joins the Heritage Bank management team with 25 years of banking experience and deep roots in the Southwest Washington and Portland, Oregon business communities.
07/06/11 A wolf pack documented in Kittitas County is the fourth in Washington, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
07/06/11 "JOURNEY STORIES." Opens July 16 at the Mighty Tieton Warehouse, 502 Wisconsin Ave., Tieton. Traveling exhibition from Smithsonian Institution about how individuals and families have moved to where they end up. Diverse focus on immigration, innovation and freedom.
07/06/11 OLYMPIA - State wildlife officials have documented Washington's fourth wolf pack, the Teanaway Pack of Kittitas County. DNA tests of an adult female wolf caught and radio collared last month confirmed the animal is a wild gray wolf. The wolf was lactating, indicating she was nursing pups. Biologists are monitoring the wolf's activity through the tracking collar. Before the Teanaway Pack, there ...
07/06/11 An assistant coach with the National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins brought the Stanley Cup to his summer home in Montana and made it available for public viewing at the Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish.
07/05/11 A predator has killed more than two dozen geese, peacocks and other rare birds in the past two months in the aviary at Pioneer Park in Walla Walla.
06/28/11 The unusual visit last week of two long-beaked dolphins to waters outside Olympia was just the latest in a string of strange animal sightings in and around Pacific Northwest waters. Lots of creatures that at first glance might not seem to belong have found their way here in recent years.
06/26/11 Deputy Aaron Wuitschick, center, and Lt. Brian Winter, right, check over boat to make sure the boaters have all the required safety gear and are following all boating laws as the Yakima County Sheriff's Office patrol Rimrock Lake as part of the national emphasis patrol on enforcing boating laws on intoxication on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Much of what the deputies look for are safety gear such as ...
06/26/11 ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Jennifer Vertrees believes that eating local can pay off. That's why locally produced foods are the foundation of the menu at JJ's on Main, a restaurant she recently opened in downtown Ellensburg.
06/24/11 Following an uproar this spring over the doomed light rail project to Federal Way, the issue continues to simmer throughout Puget Sound.
06/22/11 AKIN CENTER THEATRE. 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday at the Akin Center Theatre, 2608 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Seeking five men and two women ages 20-60 for "The Nerd." Show runs Aug. 12-27. Info: Michael, 509-833-8440 or akintheatre.com.
06/22/11 VILLAGE ART IN THE PARK. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends through October in the Bavarian Village in downtown Leavenworth. 509-548-5809. JURIED ART EXHIBIT. Opens with a reception at 5:30 p.m. today at the Peggy Lewis Gallery in the Allied ArtsCenter, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. Works by Central Washington artisits.
06/08/11 WENATCHEE - A Washington State Redistricting Commission forum, one of three in central Washington, will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, in the Wenatchee Valley College Theater, 1300 Fifth St.
06/03/11 Kittitas County detectives said Friday that remains found last year in a shallow grave near the Suncadia Resort in Ronald belong to a 22-year-old Seattle woman who disappeared from Capitol Hill nearly 40 years ago.
06/03/11 The state's top veterinarian says Washington horse owners can begin to breathe a little easier when it comes to the Equine Herpes Virus, and movement restrictions should be lifted on horses who test healthy and have been quarantined the appropriate number of days.
06/03/11 Washington State Ferries turned 60 on Wednesday. The state bought out Puget Sound Navigation on June 1, 1951. But since last November, when service was on the chopping block, the Legislature shifted transportation funds around and avoided making cuts.
06/03/11 YAKIMA, Wash. -- It was a good year for bipartisanship in some parts of the Legislature, Republican legislators from Central Washington said Thursday. | 
