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CHAS Staff Say Unhoused Patients Need More Affordable Housing, Mental Health Services Continue Reading CHAS Staff Say Unhoused Patients Need More Affordable Housing, Mental Health ServicesRead More
Matt Forge was named Pullman Regional Hospital’s incoming CEO After more than a year of searching, the Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners has named Matt Forge the incoming Chief Executive Officer. Forge will arrive in August, and serve in an assistant role under the current CEO, Scott Adams. The official transfer of duties takes… Read More
Grander Goods opened on April 1st at 100 E. Main St. in Pullman, in the space that once occupied Manny’s Coffee House and Café Moro Read By Jacqueline Thomasson/Murrow News A new natural market hopes to bring a modern twist to Pullman. Grander Goods will offer bulk items that include gluten-free and vegan options,… Read More
More Murrow News Stories COLFAX, Wash. – Don’t judge a book by its cover. We’ve all heard the saying, but the Whitman County Library takes it to a whole new level with employee Sarah Phelan-Blamires’ “Blind Date with a Book” program. You may be thinking this program means going on a blind date with someone… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, Wash. – Courtney Crabtree is enjoying her senior year and final semester at Washington State University, finally in person after nearly two years. But she’s worried that might change. Washington State University remains committed to in-person learning despite a dramatic increase in Covid cases on campus, according to a WSU… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH. (Murrow News 8) – Ah yes, Pullman’s classic Cougar Country Drive-In. We all love it right? “It’s the first place I bring my family and friends when they come to visit,” said Lauren Cook, an avid Cougar Country lover and Washington State University student. Odds are though, if you… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH. (Murrow News 8) – We continue to hear about it, the staffing shortages schools are facing across the country, but do we understand it? Do we feel it here in Pullman? The answer is yes, we do. The Pullman School District is struggling as the number of substitutes continue… Read More
PULLMAN – Tim and Molly Schotzko have a lot on their plate, literally. Tim is the shop teacher at Pullman high school, Molly is a professor in the Murrow College at WSU. They have a 5 year old daughter, Hudson, and they both own and operate Miss Huddys, a barbecue food cart. With all of… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN WASH.- Like many students, Washington State University senior Makenzie Campbell is celebrating the start of a new school year, but that’s not the only thing she has to celebrate. At the age of 21 Makenzie has just released her third poetry book “Rooms of the Mind”. “I got into writing… Read More
The university will offer a three-year revenue guarantee to Alaska Airlines, under a contract that could bring back flights between Boise and Pullman, Wash. Under the agreement, approved by the State Board of Education Thursday, the flights could resume as early as Aug. 8. Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH – “I collect mainly from two areas,” Jason Shull said, a Pullman rock enthusiast, “they come from Washington and Idaho. I go on big walks and hikes and kick rocks over and try to determine what material might end up being good and what ends up being what we call… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH -Running, this has been the been the center of Paul Ryan’s life for the past five years at Washington State University. Paul is a top tier track athlete at WSU and he has put up some impressive times on the track in his years at the university. This past… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH – It has been a tough, trying year for people around the world. The Pullman Police Department is one such group that has had a lot on their plate this last year. COVID-19 has added a lot of work stress to the already stressful job of being an officer.… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH – Dodge Matthews has been waiting for his grandparents to get the coronavirus vaccine “They’ve been eligible to get the COVID vaccine, but it’s just not available in their rural community. There’s not too many places that actually give out the vaccine,” Matthews said. “Henry,” a source who Read More
COVID-19 cases are going up in Whitman County. And that’s concerning for the public health department. Late Friday afternoon, Whitman County Public Health released a statement warning residents to reconsider social and other activities outside their homes that could increase their risk of exposure to COVID-19. Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH -The Village Centre Cinemas in Pullman has been open since March 5th and the theater has been thriving since the reopening. While the theater is only open Friday through Sunday, many people, like theater manager Katie Bjorkman were surprised at the eagerness of locals to return to the movies.… Read More
A new package about the program at the restaurant Oak. Feeding Our Friends provides free meals for the Pullman community. Continue Reading Feeding Our FriendsRead More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH -Mei Lin was super excited to hear that her mural won an “End Racism Now” vote in Pullman. “I received a lot of positive and very very kind and very supportive reviews, comments, and really long letters from people who live in Pullman,” Lin said. Once the Pullman Arts… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN (Murrow News 8) – Dr. Walden takes WSU’s Land-Grant mission seriously. “Our three pillars are teaching, research, and outreach,” Walden said. “Athletics is not part of our mission.” WSU administration is offering athletics between 2 and 3 million dollars in unappropriated funds to subsidize their budget. Walden chairs the Faculty Senate Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, Wash. (Murrow News 8) – You might not know it, but Pullman pays some of the highest taxes in Washington State. And now, the City Council is proposing an additional one property tax percent increase to alleviate budget problems with inflation and losses from the pandemic. “I am already on the edge… Read More
No more Washington counties will be in Phase 1 of the state’s four-phase reopening plan. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that Chelan, Douglas, Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties could advance to Phase 2. Continue Reading Read More
Washington state libraries, theaters and some youth sports will now have fewer restrictions during certain stages of re-opening. It’s part of Gov. Jay Inslee’s revised plan announced Tuesday afternoon. Continue Reading Read More
ICYMI: Stream the debate for Whitman County Commissioner between incumbent Dean Kinzer and challenger Tom Handy. Join the election-year social conversation using #NWPBVote2020 Continue Reading ICYMI: Watch The Whitman County Commissioner Debate Between Dean Kinzer And Read More
Online classes and no fall college sports spell trouble for Washington college towns like Pullman, Ellensburg and Bellingham that lean on a higher education-fueled economy. Continue Reading From Pullman To Ellensburg Read More
ICYMI: Stream the Washington state Treasurer's debate. Join the conversation using #NWPBVote2020 Continue Reading ICYMI: Washington State Treasurer’s DebateRead More
On Tuesday night, the Pullman City Council updated municipal code to allow police to ticket individual party attendees – not just hosts. A first offense will cost $250. A second will be $500 with a mandatory court appearance. (See the full ordinance change here.) Read More
Washington State University decided in late July that this fall semester would be entirely online. But thousands of students are still in Pullman. President Kirk Schulz says the university is very concerned about the rapid increase in cases. Read More
On Monday, Aug. 31, the Moscow-based school reported 24 COVID-19 cases. That’s from over 2,300 recent tests on students and staff. Unlike in nearby Pullman across the border, Moscow has not seen a huge spike in cases. Washington State University is responding to a recent surge – more than 300 cases in Pullman in the past 10 days. Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes to how our lives are lived, from working at home to the now-ubiquitous masks. Now roads are changing, too. Continue Reading Take Your Horse (And Bike) To The Old Moscow-Pullman Read More
When COVID-19 struck, the theatre in Pullman was preparing its final show of the season, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Associate director Michael Todd says it had even hired actress Sandrinne Edstrom to come from New York for a couple of months to play the lead role. When the show was postponed, Ms. Edstrom was quarantined in Pullman. Still is. So they made the best of it. Read More
In a school-wide announcement Friday, Green said UI, with its main campus in Moscow, will have in-person instruction beginning August 24.
But, he said to prepare for big changes to how things have looked on campus before the pandemic. Read More
Earlier this year, there was only one electric school bus in the entire state of Washington. By this fall, the electric school bus fleet should be vastly expanding. Forty new buses may transport students in districts throughout the state possibly starting in the fall — assuming in-person classes are back on. Read More
Whitman County will now enter Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start reopening plan. The application was approved Friday, just a day after Whitman County announced its first positive COVID-19 test since April 22. Continue Read More
Hospitals in Washington are starting to act on the permission given them by Gov. Jay Inslee to resume non-essential medical procedures. Some may begin work by or before next week. Continue Reading Return To Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has issued an emergency proclamation for 20 counties as major flooding inundated Washington and Oregon. Continue Reading Areas Of The Northwest From Walla Walla To Umatilla To The Read More
Pullman Police are investigating after a Washington State University student died at a fraternity Tuesday morning. The investigation is ongoing, but officials believe alcohol was a factor. Police identified the student late Tuesday night as Samuel Martinez of Bellevue. Read More
In Palouse, Wash., farmers, university professors, retirees, conservatives and liberals all work side-by-side to build disturbing sets. “Just talking about our everyday lives at the end of the day, when we're done building for the day,” one volunteers said. “It’s probably brought me a lot closer to with people that I probably wouldn’t have interacted this close with here Read More
The closure since Sept. 8 may have been a short-term inconvenience for Palouse-region travelers, but airport officials say additions will allow for new travel routes with larger airlines. Continue Reading Pullman-Moscow Read More
The announcement came Thursday from Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy in the case of Daniel Hargraves. The case ended in a mistrial Sept. 18 when the jury failed to reach a verdict. Continue Reading Whitman Read More
A Whitman County judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of a former Pullman Police officer. Daniel Hargraves was accused of assaulting a Washington State University student. Continue Reading Read More
Firearms are not allowed on the Washington State University campus in Pullman. But now students will no longer have that option, due to a new interpretation of state law applying to university police forces like WSU’s. Continue Read More
Pullman Police say they defused a possible explosive device Sunday morning. It follows the discovery and disposal of a similar incident in Moscow, Idaho last week. Continue Reading Police Defuse Potentially Read More
The Moscow-Pullman airport serving the Idaho-Washington Palouse region offers several daily flights to Seattle through Alaska Airlines. Now, the airport is looking for a $1 million grant to bring in another airline for flights to Denver. Read More
https://youtu.be/EIzkMaMkcFo Pullman- Fans began to gather at Village Center Cinemas several hours prior to the first showing of Avengers endgame on Thursday of last week. Endgame is the culmination of over 20 movies in produced by marvel over the last decade. The highly anticipated event had the attention of not only Pullman, but fans… Read More
More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN – Earlier this month flash flooding on Grand avenue left businesses in tractor town square devastated. The owners of those business are left starting the difficult process of rebuilding. The flash floods were caused by a combination of above average water levels in the Missouri Flat creek that runs along… Read More
Residents of the Palouse region of southeastern Washington and north-central Idaho experienced flood conditions Tuesday. The localized flooding from heavy rain was expected to persist into Wednesday. Continue Reading UPDATES: Flooding Read More
Pullman has two different ways of dealing with business vacancies, but both are to help invite new business ideas into the community. Continue Reading Pullman’s Plans For Business VacanciesRead More
President Schulz shares his State of the University Address. Continue Reading President Schulz Emphasizes Access and Opportunity In State of the UniversityRead More
A Pullman Police officer who was arrested for custodial sexual misconduct resigned from his position on Monday, a day before he was to be interviewed by Pullman Police investigators. Continue Reading Pullman Police Read More
