The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is opening up more camping opportunities for visitors by expanding its same-day reservation option to all parks with reservable campgrounds.

We are in a difficult and unsettling era in American History, primarily driven by disinformation in the media, on the Internet, and by word-of-mouth. The assertion that President Biden was the “worst” ...

As lawmakers meeting in Olympia wind up the 2025 session, they face a whopping $15 billion budget deficit—a situation they must address before adjourning and going home. Unlike Congress, state ...

A sixth-grade teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary will leave to join her husband in Astoria, Oregon. The school board voted ...

Washington drivers would see higher gas taxes beginning this summer under transportation funding plans state House and Senate lawmakers unveiled Monday. The chambers approach what would be the first ...

Community members fill Coulee Dam's town hall ballroom during the Elmer City fire department's pancake feed Saturday, where ...

It’s said that a dog is man’s best friend. Not always. I’ve had a couple that wouldn’t qualify. I had a dog when I was in high school in Palouse. It was a shepherd, black, brown and white. We lived ...

You’ve no doubt noticed them: all the empty commercial buildings in Grand Coulee. Or maybe you’re so used to them you no longer notice. Either way, the city council is talking about a new approach to ...

Students at other school districts will no longer be able to participate in Lake Roosevelt’s sports programs following a vote Monday night by the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors.

There is a $50 charge for obituaries published in the Star. This includes a photo and up to 500 words. Reminders for Celebrations of Life and Death Notices are $25. Articles must be either e-mailed, ...

Locals and newcomers alike may disagree about how much drizzle and gray skies they want in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes how our government works, I think the great majority of us would ...

As of Tuesday night, they hadn’t had to answer a call to a fire since Feb. 18, but the volunteers at the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department has responded to 11 fires since Jan. 1, Chief Ryan Fish ...