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A new online petition has been started in support of Walla Walla High School’s resource officer program and current resource officer Ian Edwards, a Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
In one of several new shifts in duties at the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, former business reporter Vicki Hillhouse has been named news editor, filling the role held by Dian Ver Valen until her promotion to editor in February.
When schools reopen this fall, it will not be a full return to normal life.
Walla Walla city leaders are planning for how to manage waste in the future and whether that means continuing landfill operations or looking elsewhere for services.
Local voters will have a chance to see candidates for the 2020 election in true 2020 fashion this week.
A Seattle cheesecake maker has moved to College Place and brought her expertise with her.
An online petition has been started demanding that Walla Walla High School do away with having a Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office deputy as school resource officer on campus.
Progress on the Spokane Street Bridge is making headway as girders were installed Tuesday.
A Super 1 Foods employee appeared in Walla Walla County Superior Court this morning after he was arrested Tuesday night by SWAT members for allegedly brandished and pointed a gun at fellow workers.
The man who killed a Whitman College employee last summer will be sentenced July 23 in Walla Walla County Superior Court on his guilty charge of first-degree murder, including premeditated intent.
The College Place School District has pushed back the first day of school two weeks, from Aug. 24 to Sept 8.
After receiving almost 2,000 responses from a recent survey asking for parents’ input, Walla Walla School District will aim to use a morning/afternoon schedule for students when schools open this fall.
Walla Walla Police Officer Nat Small has announced he will alter his tattoo to remove the double “S” portion, the "Scout Sniper" memorial he has worn since 2010 but that has been under fire as a symbol of neo-Nazism.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the killing, maiming and theft of nearly a dozen Pioneer Park Aviary birds.
On the heels of a statement Tuesday from the Walla Walla Board of County Commissioners condemning recent vandalism of the Christopher Columbus statue in front of the Walla Walla County courthouse, the now former president of the Italian Heritage Association of Walla Walla suggested an idea t…
Students in the Athena-Weston School District are expected to be able to make a full return to the classroom when schools reopen this fall, according to a plan Superintendent Laure Quaresma will present to the school board tonight.
The Walla Walla Board of County Commissioners today released a statement condemning the recent vandalism of the Christopher Columbus statue in front of the county courthouse while inviting discussion about the statue’s future.
Two men charged with murdering a College Place man found floating at the mouth of the Walla Walla River in January pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon.
ATHENA — Nine-year-old Brooke Boothman wanted a way to honor a friend from school who survived cancer. So she came up with a way to help others facing a similar battle.
Local families in need are receiving aid in the form of an extra $399 of food benefits per qualifying child.
After being closed for two and a half months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Big House Brew Pub was cooking up incredible business. And then an employee tested positive for the virus.
College Place Public Schools Superintendent James Fry is determined to fully reopen schools this fall after closure in March from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As movements to remove Christopher Columbus statues take place across the country, Walla Walla’s own monument dating to 1911 was vandalized late Tuesday.
Big House Brew Pub in Walla Walla is going through a deep cleaning and warning customers about potential exposure to an employee who tested positive for COVID-19.
New Dayton School District Superintendent Guy Strot says he would like students to attend daily classes in-person when schools reopen in September.
A La Grande, Ore., man was arrested early Wednesday morning after reportedly impersonating a SWAT team member while banging on the front door of an apartment in the 200 block of South Tausick Way.
A 37-year-old Milton-Freewater man was the victim of an alleged homicide south of Stateline Road, officials said Tuesday evening.
For the first time in its 75-year history, the College Place Police Department has attained accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs.
Though Washington students are expected to return to classrooms this fall, it won’t be a return to normal.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected life for people all over the world. Here in Eastern Washington, two organizations are recording the effects in real time so they can be remembered later and shared with future generations.
On a Friday afternoon, with temperatures climbing north of 94 degrees and unrelenting sunshine, people were happily gathered around tables outside of Walla Walla restaurants.
The Walla Walla County prosecutor on Wednesday afternoon formally charged a second suspect connected to the murder of a man found floating at the mouth of the Walla Walla River in January.
Columbia County announced this week that it will reduce services performed by its Sheriff’s Office in the city of Dayton as of July 1.
A second suspect appeared this morning in Walla Walla County Superior Court in connection to the murder of a man found floating at the mouth of the Walla Walla River in January.
A 28-year-old College Place man appeared this morning in Walla Walla County Superior Court in connection to the murder of a man whose body was found floating in late January at the mouth of the Walla Walla River.
The librarians of Walla Walla School District’s two middle schools know children love to read fantasy books. However, they are hoping to broaden student reading habits with a Bingo-style summer reading program.
That a town the size of Walla Walla has a high-caliber sleep medicine center came about because one native son wanted his mom to know what he did for a living.
It may be hard to imagine a farm with horse-drawn equipment reinventing the wheel, but that’s exactly what farm operators Chandler Briggs and Leila Schneider found themselves doing in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the return of in-store retail, each day begins at Sweetwater Paper & Home with owner Robin Consani hefting out a large sidewalk sign that tells potential customers her shop is open.
The Milton-Freewater School Board has approved a roughly $30 million budget for the upcoming school year.
A man accused of stealing the tip jar from Bright’s Candies on Monday and assaulting an employee who followed him into a downtown hotel where he had previously been banned pleaded not guilty to charges Wednesday in Walla Walla County Superior Court.
Walla Walla Public Schools will continue to provide breakfasts and lunches to students — and any Walla Walla youth from 1 to 18 — throughout the summer.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Walla Walla Community College to shave an additional $3.1 million off its budget for the 2020-21 school year.
A man accused of assaulting police officers and leading them on a high-speed chase has been ruled not guilty by reason of insanity, according to documents from Walla Walla County Superior Court.
Being kind and loving to each other hasn’t lost any meaning. Perhaps it’s quite the opposite. In the challenging year of 2020, a return to basic values may be a source of strength for many. Acting on this, a non-profit at Walla Walla University encourages kindness and service.
One man is in jail for alleged possession of a stolen car, one 911 call has been deemed false and one supposed hostage situation wasn’t — all in the space of an afternoon in Walla Walla, police officials said today.
