After trading Jose Ferrer in December and the free agent market thinning out since then, who will become the closer for the ...

Washington lawmakers are advancing bills that could make farming more expensive, while legislation to cut labor costs and taxes languishes. The state ranks 14th in the U.S. in gross farm […] ...

Republican lawmakers — at the state and federal level — are weighing bans on the release of weather-changing chemicals into ...

A string of outdoor stores across Oregon and Washington are slated to shut their doors in the next few months. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at ...

Wilco, still expanding, to take over location in Keizer, Ore. Bi-Mart will close its five-store Cascade Farm and Outdoors chain this spring to strengthen core operations and focus on Northwest […] ...

Coming up: FREE Woodwind Ensemble Concert on the Washington Patch calendar ...

A Washington man is facing a long list of drug- and firearm-related charges after being arrested by Greenville Police on ...

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Groundhog Day, readers! The verdict is in: Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today, which means there are six more weeks of winter ❄️🥶🌨️. In more ...

Lynn Weishaar’s interest in auctioneering started early. He recalls, “I was always pretty intrigued with auctioneering, and ...

House Bill 2532 would ban retailers in Washington from selling any device or canister containing nitrous oxide.

The waters may have receded from last month’s widespread flooding, but the hard work of recovery is just beginning. Local farmers are cleaning up and replacing things that were swept off in the waters ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Lawmakers in Olympia are evaluating a new initiative to preserve rare and historic apple varieties still found on small family farms. House Bill 2525 led by Representative Gloria ...