Valley Transit now has two all-electric buses on the road, which is good for the community, Valley Transit riders and the environment.
If you happen to consumer a bit too much wine, beer or spirits celebrating the Christmas season or the new year with family, friends…
It’s said flies are more easily caught with honey than vinegar, but you don’t have to be an annoying picnic pest to like honey.
Concerns about political advertising — specifically deceptive efforts — on social media are growing. But what can be done about it?
Vaping — either with tobacco or marijuana — has become a national concern over the past few months as about 3,000 people in the U.S.…
Walla Walla is proudly a tree city.
Democrats allege that a quid pro quo arrangement between our president and the Ukraine president to investigate alleged corruption i…
The holidays have arrived and that means giving is on people’s minds. That, of course, is a wonderful thing.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected by the people to represent our collective interests in legal matters in 2…
While former Seattle Seahawk star player Richard Sherman now plays for the rival San Francisco 49ers, he continues to use his fame a…
Distracted driving remains a serious problem in Washington, leading to thousands of crashes and dozens of deaths each year.
Winter is coming, and along with festivities and the chance to spend time with loved ones, it is also prime flu season.
Holidays can be a time of great happiness, or a time when need and hunger turn those festive days on their head.
It’s hard to know whether to laugh, cry, shrug or shake our heads at the results of a recent poll on where most people get their pol…
College basketball history was made this month when Kent State University center Kalin Bennett became the first Division I (as in hi…
In today’s hyper-partisan climate in Congress, Republicans and Democrats actually agree on one thing — baseball.
While the elementary school population in the Walla Walla School District is in decline —a loss of 250 students over the past nine y…
Bicycle deaths in America are on the rise. Head injuries are the cause of most of the deaths.
Generally, we don’t cheer on lawsuits, but one filed on Nov. 5 by the Washington Bankers Association has the potential to eliminate …
Last week’s sudden passing of Walla Walla Foundry owner Mark Anderson left a hole in this community’s heart. Anderson was a generous…
Voter turnout in Walla Walla County has climbed to 43.85% thanks to a huge number of ballots returned on General Election Day — 4,81…
Volunteers for nonprofit groups are usually unsung heroes in the communities where they live. The hours they spend, particularly if …
The Trump administration’s stated goal of reducing unnecessary and burdensome regulations has merit in theory. And many of the actio…
We’ve all heard this expression: If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. And we all know — or should know — what it means, part…
The federal government would be wise to join Washington and half a dozen other states in banning, at least temporarily, candy- and f…
Getting vaccinated against potentially deadly communicable diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella is a crucial public duty. It’…
The General Election is now a week in our rear-view mirror, which means the next General Election is in 51 weeks. It’s time to prepa…
Voters approved Initiative 976 last Tuesday. Less than two days later, the city of Seattle and King County were preparing to challen…
In the southeastern corner of Washington state, folks took their voting seriously. Or, at least, more seriously than the rest of the…
Washington state voters, whose ballots have trended left of center in recent years, took a right turn on Tuesday in approving Initia…
Currently more than half of U.S. children — an astonishing (at least to us) 53 percent — have their own smartphone by the age of 11.…
As more personal information about our lives floats through cyberspace, concerns about privacy have grown — and with good reason.
To most of us, getting the flu is unpleasant. It’s something we would rather avoid, but we will live.
The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.
