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You’ll never guess the stories behind these six uniquely-named places in Washington State
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe vast majority of place names in Washington State either have their roots in honors paid to early...
Visiting WA? Just moved here? You could be accidentally mispronouncing location names
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWashington state is full of history, as made evident by its many unique city and county names. In...
Places in America You're Definitely Pronouncing Incorrectly
Cheapism via AOL· 3 weeks agoTom Merton/istockphoto Name Game The United States of America has a diverse and complicated history...
Senmut's story: The man behind the old Spokane Masonic Temple's stone busts
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 13—The wide open halls of Spokane's old Masonic Temple are mostly empty except for the occasional event bookings. But an ancient guardian maintains a watchful gaze over Riverside Avenue's ...
E. Washington ‘geological wonder’ named one of Earth’s top significant sites. Why?
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEastern Washington residents may know Sun Lakes — Dry Falls State Park as a hidden treasure, but now...
Genetic genealogy helps identify 28-year-old man who drowned over 50 years ago in Spokane River
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 17—A man who drowned more than 50 years ago in the Spokane River was recently identified by the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office, thanks to forensic genetic genealogy. A marina ...
Emails Show Border Patrol's Widespread Use Of Anti-Immigrant Slur
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 months agoU.S. Border Patrol agents across ranks and regions routinely referred to unauthorized migrants using...
40 Photos That Show What Father's Day Looked Like the Year You Were Born
Redbook via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere's How and When Father's Day Came to BeLambert - Getty Images No matter how how hard you try to...
Why the MAC in Spokane isn't affected by new rules on displaying Native artifacts
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 23—While major museums across the country are covering or removing some Native American displays, the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane won't be affected by new federal regulations ...
Kitsap Sun and Gig Harbor Now selected for new reporting partnership
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoThere's always an experiment going on in American journalism today, with its very existence...