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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ‘Dynamic’ young freshmen wideouts vie for snaps

Washington’s freshman wide receivers are getting plenty of attention. Players on both sides of the ball… Continue reading

LETTER: Shop local

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The final presidential debate is set for Thursday. Do you expect the interactions between Donald Trump and Joe Biden to be any different than the first debate?

The final presidential debate is set for Thursday. Do you expect the interactions between Donald Trump and Joe Biden to be any different than the… Continue reading

  • Oct 21, 2020
A SSC Tuatara built by a Richland company set the record for fastest speed by a production vehicle, hitting 331 mph on a highway outside of Pahrump, Nev., and averaging 316 mph over two runs.

MOTOR SPORTS: Washington-built car hits 331 mph

A Washington state car company says it’s set a world record after its newest vehicle reached an average speed of… Continue reading

A SSC Tuatara built by a Richland company set the record for fastest speed by a production vehicle, hitting 331 mph on a highway outside of Pahrump, Nev., and averaging 316 mph over two runs.

LETTER: Deeper than racism

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In this Oct. 7, 2020, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, a live Asian giant hornet is affixed with a tracking device before being released near Blaine, Wash. Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking an Asian giant hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the so-called murder hornets. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, that an entomologist used dental floss to tie a tracking device on a female hornet, only to lose signs of her when she went into the forest. (Karla Salp/Washington State Department of Agriculture via AP)

Murder hornet gets away from entomologist

Officials again unsuccessful at live-tracking giant insect to destroy nest

In this Oct. 7, 2020, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, a live Asian giant hornet is affixed with a tracking device before being released near Blaine, Wash. Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking an Asian giant hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the so-called murder hornets. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, that an entomologist used dental floss to tie a tracking device on a female hornet, only to lose signs of her when she went into the forest. (Karla Salp/Washington State Department of Agriculture via AP)

Some schools in region did not report virus outbreaks

Paints an incomplete picture on how COVID-19 is affecting students

State issues more restrictions for colleges

Inslee requires schools to provide quarantine facilities for exposed students

Do you think it’s appropriate for President Trump to pressure the attorney general to launch an investigation into Joe Biden and his son, Hunter?

Do you think it's appropriate for President Trump to pressure the attorney general to launch an investigation into Joe Biden and his son, Hunter?… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2020
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, is the Pac-12 logo during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State, in Tempe, Ariz. The return of football isn't likely to make much of a dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with dramatic budget shortfalls, most schools in the league have already resorted to layoffs, furloughs, and cutting some sports entirely. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

PAC-12: Conference establishes tiebreaking, cancellation policies

The Pac-12 has established cancellation and tiebreaker policies for its virus-truncated football season. The conference announced Monday that a minimum threshold of… Continue reading

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, is the Pac-12 logo during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State, in Tempe, Ariz. The return of football isn't likely to make much of a dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with dramatic budget shortfalls, most schools in the league have already resorted to layoffs, furloughs, and cutting some sports entirely. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sounders draw 0-0

Pac-12 sets football policies

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, right, celebrates his solo home run with Enrique Hernandez against Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chris Martin during the seventh inning in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

WORLD SERIES: Dodgers vs. Rays — Tradition versus upstarts

Series begins tonight between leagues’ best teams

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, right, celebrates his solo home run with Enrique Hernandez against Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chris Martin during the seventh inning in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)