Colville News

COLVILLE, Wash. - Stevens County prosecutors have charged the ex-boyfriend of a woman found stabbed to death near Springdale, Wash., with first-degree murder.

Colville Park hosts annual celebration August 1, 2 and 3 BY SOPHIA ALDOUS S-E Staff Reporter The annual Rendezvous Celebration will take over the Colville City Park again starting Friday, August 1, and ending ...

SEATTLE - The state of Washington blames Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway locomotives for starting six blazes along its tracks that grew into a 365-acre complex of wildfires last summer.

Two sculptures now tower above the Campbell Road interchange as symbols of the Westbank First Nation's historic presence in the area.

CLINIC OPERATIONS DIRECTOR NEEDED N.E. Washington Health Programs , a private non-profit diversified health care company in Chewelah, Washington has an immediate opening for a Clinic Operations Director.

Downed trees and power lines from last Thursday's windstorm that created winds in excess of 50-miles-per-hour sparked 30 to 40 fires and consumed five buildings, including two in the Barstow area.

The French Valley fire, burning six miles east of Omak along Highway 155 on the Colville Indian Reservation, has burned 1,375 acres, according to a report from Washington Incident Management Team II.

Work on a casino in Omak has been halted after human remains were found. Colville tribal officials say a new location will be sought for the $24 million casino.

Gusty winds Sunday afternoon failed to flare up the Spokane Valley fire or a 900-acre fire near Colville, both of which firefighters expect to have fully contained by today.

Mayor says there's a possibility facility could be completed before winter SOPHIA ALDOUS S-E Staff Reporter After years of being tied up in courtroom litigation, the money willed to the city of Colville by ...

As wildfires continue to rage in six Eastern Washington counties, more help is on the way from Western Washington.

High winds that slammed the Inland Northwest and fanned dangerous fires originated from an unusually strong cold front that swept from north to south out of southern British Columbia this afternoon.

The winds knocked out power to about 6,000 homes in the northeast Washington city, Avista Corp.

Gusting winds are driving three fires in Spokane Valley toward populated areas. Fire crews are battling a fire that is spreading east on the outskirts of the Dishman Hills area of Spokane Valley.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will conduct a series of public meetings in July on plans to improve public fishing and habitat.

OKANOGAN &#8212 Thunderstorms brought another round of lightning to Okanogan County tonight, sparking new fires.

Several lightning caused fires flared up Saturday on the Colville Tribes Reservation south of Omak Lake.

Map: Casino site The business arm of the Colville Confederated Tribes will break ground Monday on a 58,000-square-foot casino on reservation land near Omak, Wash.

OKANOGAN &#8212 Firefighters on Wednesday knocked down a wildfire that spread to 1,500 acres north of Okanogan on Tuesday night, but another lightning-caused blaze south of town has grown.

It'll be a big weekend with Bluegrass and annual fireworks show on July 4 The third annual Red, White and Bluegrass Family Pickin' Party is coming up July 4-6 to the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds.