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The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation marked a first in their history this week when they harvested a bison on their reservation lands near the Ferry and Okanogan County line. The Tuesday harvest comes roughly 15 months after the first of two groups of bison amounting to a total of 43 of the animals was gifted to the Colvilles by the Kalispell Tribes...

Discover the vulnerability of Chelan County to landslides, with 95% of its land at risk. Stay vigilant and follow county-issued safety guidelines.

A late-season wildfire that sparked earlier this week is still burning near the U.S./Canadian Border in Northern Ferry County. The Goosmus Fire is torching grass, brush, and timber approximately four miles south of Danville, where it has grown to approximately 1,700 acres since sparking early Thursday (Sept...

A wildland firefighter has been injured in an accident involving a bulldozer while battling the Bridge Creek Fire in Ferry County. Fire managers say the incident happened while the dozer was being used to create a fire line and encountered a natural hazard, causing it to tip over and slide over 30 feet down a steep embankment. ...

Let's shine the limelight on one of Washington's most rural and least populous counties and give it a little bit of love.

It's only mid-May but the skies over North Central Washington are already taking on an ominous murk that usually isn't seen until wildfire season is well underway. The hazy conditions are being caused by smoke emanating from fires over 500 miles to the northeast in Alberta, Canada...

The Reimagining Spaces Project is meant to bring a fresh update to each space the libraries have in order to better serve the public.

We always hear of, "Wow, this is the oldest town, car, county, etc." but we rarely hear of the "youngest." So, I did some digging and came up with a list!

Now that the boundaries of Washington's 7th Legislative District have been expanded to make it the largest and most rural voting jurisdiction in the state, Reps. Joel Kretz and Jacqueline Maycumber have an even bigger job ahead of them in trying to convey the needs of Eastside residents to a largely-Westside set of lawmakers...

Just like their counterparts in Washington's 12th Legislative District, lawmakers in the state's 7th District are still adjusting to representing voters in new territory. Last year, the Washington State Redistricting Commission made some dramatic changes to the jurisdictional boundaries of several legislative districts in Eastern Washington, including the 7th, which was expanded on nearly every fl