Garfield County News

A Pomeroy man and his wife were hurt today when he reportedly fell asleep and drove off Highway 12 into a field in Garfield County, the Washington State Patrol said.

It is autumn in this small town along Pataha Creek, tucked into the rolling hills south of the Snake River.

The Wild West Rally came back to Pomeroy this weekend, bringing 21 cars and three motorcycles to participate in a two-day rally car race.

Photo courtesy Washington Trust for Historic Preservation [enlarge] The Van Vogt Family used grants for minor stabilization and to repair the roof and siding on this barn in Pomeroy, Garfield County.

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail.

Only seven of 39 Washington counties reported gains in retail sales for the first quarter of 2009, compared with last year.

A wind turbine blade plant proposed near Dayton could eventually employ up to 600.

A recent Washington State University graduate who was killed in a rollover crash in Eastern Washington is being laid to rest in Everett.

A 22-year-old Mukilteo woman was killed Wednesday evening in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Almota Ferry Road in Garfield County.

The Washington State Patrol says a Liberty Lake man was speeding and drunk when he lost control of his Land Rover, killing one of his passengers.

The Washington State Patrol says charges are pending after a deadly rollover just south of the Whitman County/Garfield County line Wednesday evening.