It started as a botched robbery by a known gang member and turned into a deadly shooting. Now folks in Walla Walla are divided on if the store clerk was right to shoot the suspect or if he went too far.

Sometimes life hands you disappointment and humiliation. That happened to Suzie Aldrich in a swim meet in college. The Walla Walla-native didn’t swim again for nearly 50 years. But in retirement the pool called her back for a re-do. And the results were astonishing.

The state Supreme Court may decide whether a mural of a purple octopus on a Walla Walla toy store is a violation of the city's sign code or the owner's free speech right.

The historic towns of Prosser and Walla Walla continue to revitalize their downtowns, and leaders in

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Cutbacks in some parts of the Washington state prison system are sending more inmates to the Washington state Penitentiary at Walla Walla. The prison is updating a building to prepare for the arrival of 250 minimum-security inmates by July. Another 500 men are expected in the next year.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a Walla Walla store owner who killed an intruder does not support a "Take Back Walla Walla" group and does not want them rallying Saturday on his behalf. In a news release Thursday, the city police chief and Walla Walla County sheriff said they have been in contact with the lawyer for John Saul. Attorney Mike Hubbard says Saul believes a rally would hurt the ...

The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla is staging a 2K walk and roll e

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Dispatchers at the 911 center in Walla Walla witnessed a burglary at a convenience store across the street. Needless to say, police were quickly called to the scene.

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University will be testing a mesh barrier in Walla Walla County this June in hopes of reducing the number of valuable bees being killed by highway traffic. Native alkali bees leave their underground nests to pollinate alfalfa near the towns of Lowden and Touchet. The barriers will be on farmer Mike Buckley's property, installed on each side of a road and ...

The Port of Walla Walla is up against the clock to keep service from the airport's only airline.