Three hybrid buses hit the streets as Washington State University students hit the books for the first day of classes in mid-August. Wrapped in a Go Cougs design with a twist of green, the Pullman Transit gas-electric hybrids are expected to be and

A school-based trauma intervention program developed and being used here will be expanded to Seattle through a collaborative effort and with the help of a three-year, $651,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Spokane-based says.

The Washington Health Benefit Exchange reached a milestone last week when its board provided final certification of health plans to be offered through Washington Healthplanfinder, the new online marketplace that opens Oct 1.Following initial by