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What has Washington State University done for you lately? Chances are there's produce, wine, even cheese in your fridge, pantry or wine cellar that wouldn't be there without research done at the university.

What has Washington State University done for you lately? Chances are there's produce, wine, even cheese in your fridge, pantry or wine cellar that wouldn't be there without research done at the university.

Commissioner debate airs today on TCTV Thurston Community Television, Comcast Channel 22, will broadcast a forum by the five Thurston County Commission candidates at 6:30 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. ...

Jamie Nesbitt Thursday, July 31, 2008 There are a lot of interesting books out there, one of which is "Over 2,000 Place Names of Alberta", written and compiled by Enid and Patricia Holmgren and published by ...

Today Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and King County Executive Ron Sims will kick off a statewide initiative that looks to enroll more children in state-sponsored children's medical coverage.

Growth issues and Thurston County budget problems took top priority Saturday at a forum among five candidates for county commissioner in the Aug.

My husband and I were kayaking on Clear Lk., south of Yelm. The day was absolutely gorgeous and with Mt.

It was back in the '60s when the wheels started turning. Free love was in the air, Nixon was headed for office and Seattleite Jerry Baker was campaigning to build a velodrome in Redmond's Marymoor Park.

The city of Olympia has moved a step closer to its vision of "zero waste," with the expansion of its yard waste residential program to include food waste and food-soiled paper such as pizza boxes and fast food ...

A jury decided Wednesday that Donald Skewis must pay Scott Keith's family $4.37 million in damages after ruling that there was not enough evidence to prove that Skewis' fatal shooting of Keith on McIntosh Lane ...

DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune Sisters Kaisa, 4, and Grace Mallory , 3, of Puyallup love visiting Terry's Berries to play with the baby ducks and chickens as well as the farm store where they can sample ...

Authorities say a 5-year-old Washington boy died after falling into the Columbia River during a fishing trip with his father.

Prosser is often considered the cradle of the Washington wine industry because of its history as a center for wine research and as the site of some of the state's oldest wineries.

A Rainier neighborhood was on high alert last Wednesday afternoon and into the evening as police searched for a man reportedly wanted on suspicion of domestic violence.

Have you marked your calendar? July 11 is National Rainier Cherry Day. At least that's what the Washington State Fruit Commission says.

MT. RAINIER, Wash. -- An injured climber was rescued from Mt. Rainier Wednesday morning, spokeswoman Pam Garrison from the Department of the Army said.

Tenino police made two drug arrests, one of them in Rainier, and seized nearly a half pound of methamphetamine.

Northwest Student Exchange, a nonprofit organization, is looking for families to share their homes with a foreign exchange student for the coming school year.

Txus Paul stood in the warm sunshine and peered down into the dark, dripping mouth of Ape Cave.

A Yelm man remains behind bars for his alleged involvement in a car chase between Yelm and Rainier.