Walla Walla News

Federal money for a Walla Walla veterans home remains uncertain even after U.S. Sen. Patty Murray raised her concerns at a budget hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Murray, D-Wash., told Under Secretary for Health Robert Petzel she was "very concerned" that budget requests have proposed reducing grants for state-run veterans homes.

Last fall, the state crushed a record 210,000 tons of wine grapes, of which 42,600 were cabernet sauvignon.

Mary Houser Caditz, a loving and much-beloved and spirited woman, well-known for her best-selling cookbook, "Wandering And Feasting," who cared passionately about her family and friends, social justice and coffee lattes, died Feb. 27, 2014, at age 77. Her radiant smile brightened everywhere she went, and she always operated with strength and ... (more)

Make your own wine at five incredible wineries, like eco-friendly Judd's Hill in Napa Valley and Northstar in Walla Walla, Washington.

I remember vividly the time a wine sales rep. told me he didn't like Washington wine in general.

City Administrator Pat Reay says the death appears to be from natural causes. Newby was found by a family member and could not be revived.

Authorities are investigating a head-on collision that took place this morning in Walla Walla County.

Last fall, the state crushed a record 210,000 tons of wine grapes, of which 42,600 were Cabernet Sauvignon.

Roland S. Dick Jr, 85, passed away February 25, 2014. Roland, better known as "Ron," was born July 25, 1928, in Walla Walla to Wilma and Roland Dick Sr. He graduated from Everett High School in 1946, and from the University of Washington in 1950, with a degree in Civil Engineering.

The 31-year-old, Omar Dejesus Meza, was charged Tuesday in Walla Walla County Superior Court with introducing contraband and delivering marijuana.

Thursday, March 6: Today during a special school board meeting, the Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors voted 4 to 1 to place a $10.2 million bond on the April 22, 2014 Special Election to fund a new, stand alone, science building at Walla Walla High School.

Last fall, the state crushed a record 210,000 tons of wine grapes, of which 42,600 were Cabernet Sauvignon.

He spent 16 years with the Los Angeles Police Department and worked as a contract special investigator for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security before running for sheriff.

Indie trio Dude York invade the living room of a cramped apartment in their new video for "Cannibal," the primal rock anthem from the recent album Dehumanize .

In her final column for American Banker , Editor-at-Large Barbara Rehm says there is no denying the system is safer than it was in 2007,... Read More There were a lot of deals last month involving larger community banks, and prices rose nearly 60% from a year earlier.

Florentino Ornelas, mill assistant at Blue Mountain Seed in Walla Walla, Wash., unloads chickpeas for processing Aug.28 at the plant.

In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, Florentino Ornelas, mill assistant at Blue Mountain Seed in Walla Walla, Wash.,unloads chickpeas for processing at the plant.

State Sens. Sharon Brown, R-Kennewick, and Mike Hewitt, R-Walla Walla, paid tribute to cowboys and cowgirls with a resolution celebrating "National Day of the Cowboy" on the fourth Saturday in July.

Priorities are everywhere in today's game of politics and passing bills with bipartisan support is as hard as ever.

More than 60 supporters of the Walla Walla Pioneer Park Aviary attend a city council meeting last night to hear the fate of the aviary.