5+ hour, 17+ min ago  (294+ words) From 1976: Did Willie the Wily Parrot make another appearance in the Inland Northwest? Mrs. Ed Massey of Chewelah reported a "huge, lovely, green and yellow parrot" flying around her home. "He wouldn't have anything to do with us," she said....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (841+ words) Following a warm and dry winter, one of south-central Montana's major tourist attractions, the Bighorn River, is facing low water levels despite its location below Yellowtail Dam. "We're potentially looking at flows below 1, 500 (cubic feet per second) on the Bighorn…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (249+ words) From 1976: The Walk in the Wild Zoo in Spokane Valley had become an endangered species, so to speak, which prompted about 30 people to form a committee to save the zoo from extinction. They wanted to keep the fledgling zoo open…...

1+ week, 2+ min ago  (455+ words) You're enjoying a picnic lunch at a park when you spot an eye-catching bird perched on a ponderosa branch. Dressed in deep blue plumage and a showy black crest atop its head, the bird is elegant, stately. That is, until…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (450+ words) SEATTLE " Advocates for Seattle's longtime unofficial nude beach asked a King County judge this week to clarify that being topless at Denny Blaine Park does not violate court-ordered nudity rules imposed there last summer. Nevertheless, private security guards hired by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (478+ words) Dr. Universe: How do robins find worms? " Jerry, Washington state I love watching robins. They hop across the grass then pause and tilt their heads to one side. Soon " jab! "they pull a wiggly worm from the soil. I asked…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (243+ words) Jane Goodall died recently at 91 after a long life of conservation, advocacy, understanding and compassion. In March of this year, she filmed an interview to be released after her death for "Famous Last Words," a Netflix documentary. In the interview,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (787+ words) The gray wolf population in Washington bounced back last year after recording its first decline in 16 years. Washington had at least 270 wolves across 49 packs at the end of 2025, according to the latest Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Gray Wolf…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1059+ words) The hair-shedding cousin of the wolf lounging on your couch may have a wild reason for barking at the postman or howling when an ambulance, fire engine or police car streaks by with its siren blaring. "My hunch is that…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (691+ words) BOISE " Idaho residents who want to purchase lifetime hunting and fishing licenses will need to prove they've lived in the Gem State for five years in order to earn that benefit thanks to a new law " 10 times longer than the…...