Dan Thesman

WALLA WALLA — Kooskooskie Commons has secured a $7,200 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation to expand water quality monitoring and community outreach focused on protecting local salmon spawning streams.

HEPPNER — Morrow County sheriff's deputies are facing a severe staffing crisis as lagging wages push experienced deputies to neighboring law enforcement agencies, according to union officials representing the agency.

WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla City Council will consider updating its capital asset policy and submitting a formal comment letter opposing a federal land management change during its meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m.

From Complex Incident Management Northwest Team 8:

KENNEWICK — A 15-year-old student was arrested Tuesday after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to school and harm three classmates, according to the Kennewick Police Department.

RICHLAND, Washington — Firefighters battled an early morning commercial building fire near a local 7-Eleven on Wright Avenue, forcing the precautionary evacuation of nearby apartment residents, authorities said.

MILTON-FREEWATER — The Milton-Freewater School District is bringing a new dining experience to elementary cafeterias this fall through “Nutrition: Game

COLLEGE PLACE — Renovations are underway on a historic building at Walla Walla University to transform a long-standing property into the new home for the university's Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE).

HEPPNER – The Oregon Department of Transportation reports the Heppner DMV will be closed today (Thursday) due to staffing.

WALLA WALLA — The Otis Street Bridge will close completely for approximately two weeks starting this coming Monday for bridge deck repairs, city officials announced.