Cougar News

Firefighters, four helicopters and a plane are working to put out a large brush fire now burning in the White Swan area.

If anybody hasn't posted it already... the same ESPN guy that said Heaps wasn't our guy last week on ESPN and KIRO reaffirmed why he thought Montana was Sark's top guy to get.

The Board of Regents of Washington State University approved, by a 6-1 vote, tuition increases of 14 percent for resident undergraduate students for each of the two years of the 2009-2011 biennium at the board's regularly scheduled meeting Friday at the WSU Spokane campus.

And, as for the group of Cougars who were actively involved, Sterk said, "I would find out about after the fact when something happened, but never was it 'OK, Jim, do you think we should do this or do that.' No one ever asked me that.

State Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, remains apparently unconcerned about the enormous economic crisis facing the state.

Where are the Cougar fans? Why are the Husky fans pushing for the Apple Cup to be played permanently in Seattle? ["Apple Cup at Qwest: It makes dollars and sense," Sports, Steve Kelley column, April 19] This is to their advantage, not ours.

Kailyn D. Henning was awarded a $2,000 Linda L. Bump Graduate Fellowship for continuing a degree in elementary or secondary education through the Washington State University College of Education.Henning graduated from Redmond High School in 2004, received a bachelor of arts in human development from WSU and plans to graduate from WSU with a mastera ...

Andrew Gonzales, an outstanding prep distance runner from Southridge, has signed a national letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field for Washington State University starting in the fall of 2009, Cougars head coach Rick Sloan announced Monday.

Local Sports YAHOO! Local Sports Bulletin Board: 4.08.09 Baseball COUGAR BASEBALL ACADEMY at Washington State will host a series of summer camps for ages 6-18. Visit www.cougarbaseballacademy.com to register, or e-mail baseballcamps@wsu.edu for more information.

By Eric Degerman, sportstricities.com The news conference is set for 1:30 p.m., and FSN's College Hoops Northwest team will provide analysis and background on Bone.

The Pullman City Council's Tuesday night meeting included discussions on stormwater and College Hill renovations.

I am not a fashion guy. What brand someone wears does not define who they are. However, there is one fashion choice that just really bothers me - when a WSU student wears another college's gear.

As the debate over changing Mount St. Helens from a national monument to a national park has simmered for a few years, The Columbian's stance has been simple: Nurturing trumps nomenclature.

Surrounded by swarms of green-lipped children, Mayor Glenn Johnson, WSU athletes and elementary school principals read Dr.

The rivalry between the University of Washington and WSU is old news, but it has yet to be discovered why some consider Huskies so much better than us.

North Mason YAHOO! North Mason's three-sport standout will likely play tackle. Belfair North Mason junior John Fullington announced Tuesday he has verbally committed to play football for Washington State.

You get the floor first... From Brett: "Probation nation? That moniker is now more appropriate for WSU isn't it?" From Brian in Chehalis: "You know you'd be on this like white on snow if it were Sark." From ...

Washington State University knew Paul Wulff was being investigated for potential rule infractions at Eastern Washington, but they hired him anyway.

To combat gangs, officials in Abbotsville, B.C., about 40 miles from Vancouver, are trying an old-time tactic: shunning gang members by not serving them in restaurants or bars, not selling them cars or ...

After getting 22 young men to sign National Letters of Intent to play for the Cougars next season, Head Coach Paul Wulff was just plain thrilled.