Whitman County News

Elsevier's injunction to block the release of its licensing contract with Washington State University to researchers has been denied by Whitman County Superior Court.

A Pullman man was arrested for trespassing Tuesday following an altercation in Albion during which shots were fired.

The Washington State Auditor's Office has deemed Whitman County's financial reporting procedures inadequate for the fourth year in a row.

The Pullman Police Department has forwarded felony theft charges to the Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney's Office against two men accused of stealing construction equipment from Military Hill.

A gunpoint robbery at a north Spokane Walgreens Tuesday netted a young man the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin.

Whitman County has $1.9 million in upaid District Court tickets and fines over the last 10 years.

While Washington state's unemployment rate continued to grow to 9.4 percent in May, Skagit County saw some of the first job increases in months.

Unemployment is up to 9.4 percent in Washington state because of a decrease in available jobs, the Washington Employment Security Department announced Tuesday.

Whitman County prosecutors are deciding whether to charge two Washington State University football players accused of bicycle theft.

Two Washington State University football players were arrested Monday in relation to several thefts reported on College Hill.

A strong thunderstorm was moving across rural areas south of Edwall in Lincoln County, southwestern Spokane County and northwestern Whitman County this afternoon.

A funnel cloud was sighted south of Lake Roosevelt, west of Seven Bays Marina, in Lincoln County.Courtesy of the National Weather Service A strong thunderstorm bringing flash floods, funnel clouds and large hail moved across rural areas of Lincoln County, northeast Adams County and northwestern Whitman County on Saturday.

Isolated showers and storms will continue to track north. Brief heavy rains and isolated lightning strikes are possible with storms.

Jeff Hawbaker is seeking election to the Pullman City Council Ward 3 Position 5 seat.

Whitman County Coroner Peter Martin said a toxicology report shows that alcohol 'definitely' factored into the May death of Washington State University student Stuart J. Robertson.

Multiple WSU and Pullman community organizations benefit from the program. By Jamerika Haynes Evergreen contributor WSU's annual donation drive Move Out Pitch In was held during move-out week of Spring semester and extended until today.

Dave Gibney will seek election to the Pullman City Council Ward 3 seat. The long-time College Hill resident said he submitted his filing paperwork to the Whitman County Auditor's Office just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Jeff Williams, a Pullman resident since 1987, will run for City Council against Bill Paul, who will seek reelection for the Ward 1 seat.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of the 7,900 confirmed cases of swine flu in the U.S., 575 cases - roughly 14 percent - have hit Washington state.

The Whitman County Health Department and Washington State University Health and Wellness Services announced Thursday the first officially confirmed case of H1N1 Influenza in a Whitman County resident.