Investigators allegedly found child pornography as well as evidence of sexual assault of a child at the Walla Walla home on Hobson Street.
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The non-profit center will begin offering free virtual non-emergency medical appointments for students in grades 6 through 12 who do not have medical insurance.
Craig Ramsey of Walla Walla faces three counts of assault and one count of unlawful imprisonment.
Stephen Taylor's trial in the shooting death of his father and wounding of his brother was set for March 15, with a pretrial hearing on Feb. 17.
COLUMN: After rereading Caroline Knapp's “Drinking: A Love Story,” I have no doubt her decision to quit drinking gave her life the clarity, openness and honesty that we all crave in our relationships with others and with ourselves.
Mackenzie Craik, who opened Craik Pediatric Dentistry in Walla Walla in 2014, has been charged by state health officials with unprofessional conduct.
Noah B. Badgett, 19, of Milton-Freewater allegedly stole a car and crashed it twice in College Place.
The school district on Wednesday announced the review's findings, bolstering district plans to begin partial day in-class teaching at elementary schools on Monday.
The Milton-Freewater Unified School District saw its four-year graduation rate climb to 85.5% for the 2019-20 school year. That’s an improvement from 2018-19, when the graduation rate for the district was 79.8%.
The program offers mental health and addiction care — as well as other help such as meal and housing assistance — to people identified by law enforcement as eligible.
The Walla Walla man beat his victim with a firearm, according to a police report.
The added seating capacity allows restaurants more indoor seating for customers and a few more staff members.
Sports, activities, dances and even graduations have been casualties of the pandemic. Walla Walla High School's Speech and Debate Club, however, is an activity that has remained immune to COVID-19 cancellations.
Walla Walla Valley leaders have fired off letters to Gov. Jay Inslee seeking a return to a county-by-county system of phasing in normal operations rather than the regional plan he put into effect Jan. 5 to stem an increasing spread of COVID-19.
COLUMN: I listen for stories antique furniture can tell. It was as if this desk was saying, “I was built before the Pandemic of 1918-19 and I am still around during the Pandemic of 2020-21.”
COLUMN: A fire broke out in the block of frame buildings on the north side of Main Street. The fire originated in a house occupied by a Spanish courtesan, and is supposed to have occurred from the bursting of an oil lamp.
Visit Walla Walla has renamed its February is for Foodies promotion, calling it Walla Walla Restuarant Month with prix fixe menu options to-go due to the pandemic.
Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for 2021 Hometown Heroes.
Ralph & Mike’s, Main Street Conoco and Beeline Auto Care represent a bygone era in the Walla Walla Valley business landscape. [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT]
The spaniel and his handler checked more than 20 storage units in College Place facility before K-9 Watts detected a drug odor at one unit. Officers found a gun, some documents and 1¼ pounds of meth — enough for about 1,200 doses.
Williams pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree malicious mischief, meth possession and DUI in exchange for having the charge of second-degree assault dropped.
Walla Walla Public Schools, teachers union, agree to phase students back to the classroom this month
Walla Walla Public Schools and the Walla Walla Valley Education Association, the union representing Walla Walla’s teachers, have reached an agreement to start phasing students into an a.m./p.m. hybrid schedule on Jan. 25.
Faces were bright at Davis Elementary School as children expressed excitement to be back on campus.
The prosecuting attorney's office said Ramsey has a history of violence toward the alleged victim of Friday's crime in Walla Walla.
Bail set at $750,000 for Walla Walla man arrested in connection with a shooting Friday that left one family member dead at the scene and another injured.
The dog from the Walla Walla Police Department was called out to Waitsburg around 7 p.m. Thursday after the man, Joseph A. Abbott, 25, fled from law enforcement in a car and then on foot, police reported.
Craig Harman Ramsey, 47, of Walla Walla was arrested early Friday after allegedly pointing a shotgun at woman and her adult son, according to police.
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A second victim, wounded by gunshot, is the suspect's 43-year-old brother, according to police.
The Walla Walla man is being held at the Walla Walla County Jail for investigation of second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault, according to the online jail roster.
Warnings are no longer the practice after a major uptick in lost materials along or in the roadways of the Sudbury Landfill.
A Pasco man's apparent plan to sell stolen cigars went up in smoke this week after he was duped by College Place Police Department officers.
The eatery will close its location at the CHS Primeland Co-op and Cenex gas station on Jan. 24.
Caprio Cellars owner Dennis Murphy gained controlling interest in Pepper Bridge and Amavi Cellars wineries.
Basel Cellars Estate is now headed by a group of investors that includes Walla Walla business owners Dan Thiessen, Paul MacKay and Phillip Christofide.
Before that happens, however, the district must come to a final agreement with the Walla Walla Valley Education Association, the union representing Walla Walla’s teachers.
Milton-Freewater Superintendent Aaron Duff said in his letter that the district could return to limited in-person instruction on Jan. 11, while hybrid schedule for all students could begin Feb. 16.
They agreed to draft a letter in support of group seeking more legislative input in state mandates and a law prohibiting discrimination against people who choose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Christian Scott, the Walla Walla man arrested and charged for the murder of Arcane "AJ" Wilkinson, pleaded "not guilty" in court Tuesday morning.
Detectives from the street crimes unit have reached eight victims as of mid-day Sunday and were still trying to contact others to get property returned, according to the release.
COLUMN: Someone commenced firing shooting-crackers in the street early in the evening, a la Portland celebrations, but officers immediately put a stop to it.
Short-term changes to area businesses, such as digital improvements and expanded delivery options, may become long-term benefits in 2021 and beyond. [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT]
Locally a wide range of businesses from bakeries to boutiques were beneficiaries of the relief.
Detectives spent all day Thursday looking through mail and packages of more than 100 people from the area found at the suspects' apartment.
Pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade students will move to a hybrid, in-person schedule on Jan. 11.
At their final meeting of the year, Walla Walla County commissioners adopted a $98,042,788 budget for 2021 and made last-minute amendments to this year’s budget.
Since June 2017, Horowitz had been working in the Brooklyn, New York, district attorney's office, handling domestic violence and appeals cases.
The Walla Walla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization has released its draft regional transportation plan update for public comment.
Robert Keaton Henry, 27, was booked into Walla Walla County Jail on Sunday for investigation of second-degree assault but has been released on $15,000 bail.
