Rainbow Wahine sweep UNLV Rebels after hard-fought rallies
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The University of Hawaii at Manoa Rainbow Wahine volleyball team swept the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels after a close, hard-fought match Friday night. It’s the first of two matches this weekend at Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Wahine rallied from...
Hawaiian homes planned in urban core in Kakaʻako
KAKAʻAKO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- "For our lahui, this is more than a housing crisis; it is an existential threat," said Kaialiʻi Kahele, chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). The opportunity for Native Hawaiians to live in Hawaiian homestead in Kakaako has long been the...
Alaska Federation of Natives board passes resolution in support of ongoing Halong recovery
Last year, while the Alaska Federation of Natives convention gathered in Anchorage, hundreds of its tribal members were being airlifted to the city after their villages were devastated by ex-typhoon Halong. A year later, the evacuees are still top of mind at the convention. The AFN board of directors passed...
Shock rock icon Alice Cooper brings tour to Prescott Valley this fall
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ (AZFamily) — Alice Cooper is headed to central Arizona this fall. The Godfather of Shock Rock announced Thursday he will bring his Alice’s Attic Tour to Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley on Nov. 15. Cooper is known for his theatrical hard rock anthems like...
Families of two men killed in Longview tank collapse sue Nippon Dynawave, Weyerhaeuser
The families of two men who died after a tank collapsed at a Longview mill in May are suing the mill's operator, Nippon Dynawave, and Weyerhaeuser, the company that originally built the pulp and paper mill. The families said they want to hold the companies financially accountable and push for...
Lynnwood sets Oct 26 for $2.2 million Property Tax Levy Public Hearing
LYNNWOOD — Residents will have a chance Monday to weigh in on the city’s proposed 2027 regular property tax levy, which city officials say could rise by using previously unused “banked capacity” under state law. Lynnwood’s current regular levy is $8.9 million. It has $2,204,548 in banked capacity, which would bring the maximum levy without a vote to $11,104,548.
Documentary “Unseen” follows Oregon veterans on their journeys through PTSD
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – A documentary is coming to Ashland’s Varsity Theatre about a group of Oregon veterans who venture on a 200-mile journey through the remote wilderness. “Unseen” tells the story of the Freedom to ROAM project, an epic bikepacking expedition featuring six veterans traveling through the Fremont section of the Oregon Timber Trail.
The possible future of passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest has several proposals to expand and improve passenger rail, from making Amtrak Cascades more reliable to building a high-speed rail line between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. Oregon and Washington transportation officials are asking the public to weigh in on their plans for the future of...
Cowlitz County man found guilty of killing longtime tenant, hiding body in barrel
A Cowlitz County jury found a 67-year-old Woodland man guilty of second-degree murder and unlawful disposal of remains after a four-day trial stemming from the death of his longtime tenant, whose ...
Parks Tacoma Apologizes to Trail Advocate It Banned During His Council Run
Two years after Parks Tacoma banned him from every park, facility and event the agency runs, North End trail advocate Ben Lackey has received an apology. The agency's interim executive director, Anthony Piasecki, sent Lackey a letter in September acknowledging that the 2024 trespass notice fell short of the agency's own standards — even as the underlying dispute over a long-closed waterfront trail remains unresolved.
