What’s next in major college football realignment? How about a best-of-the-rest league

Now that the Power Five is about to become the Power Four, the schools left out of the recent consolidation of wealth produced by conference realignment are looking at creative ways to stay relevant.

Washington State University unveils new apple variety: WA 64

Washington State University has introduced its latest apple creation, WA 64, a tantalizing blend of sweetness and tartness. This hybrid, a cross between the Honeycrisp and the Cripps Pink, widely known as Pink Lady, offers a refreshing and crisply firm texture.

As Stanford holds out hope for ACC invitation, Oregon State and Washington State wait on Cardinal

Stanford has not given up on getting an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as its fellow Pac-4 members in the Pacific Northwest hope to rebuild their plundered league and wait to find out if the Cardinal are in. 

WSU Board of Regents hold 'special meeting' Friday

The Washington State University Board of Regents is planning to hold a special meeting on Friday, days after several Pac-12 schools announced that they would be leaving conference in 2024.

'She's a fighter': WSU vets help severely burned goat make full recovery

The veterinary school at Washington State University has done it again, this time helping a goat who was burned on 70 percent of its body make a full recovery.

New state law cracking down on hazing honors WSU student who died in 2019

On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law that cracks down on hazing. The law was named after a Washington State Student who died from hazing in 2019 while he was pledging a fraternity.

Court denies request to lift gag order in Idaho killings

The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death. 

WSU offers volunteer opportunities to end statewide wildlife rehabilitator shortage

Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine says there is a shortage of wildlife rehabilitators in the eastern part of the state, and they are asking for volunteers to fill the void.

WSU's Kamie Ethridge reacts to Cougs seed and draw at NCAA Women's Tournament

The WSU women are looking to win a game in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. It's their third straight trip to the Big Dance.

WSU will no longer require COVID-19 vaccine for most students

Washington State University announced on Thursday that it will no longer require most students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 

WSU student found dead in dorm room, police investigating

Police are investigating after a student at Washington State University was found dead inside his dorm room on Sunday.

Idaho murders unrelated to Pullman Police SWAT activity near WSU campus, cops say

Police in Washington – just miles from the Moscow, Idaho, crime scene where four local college students were murdered – descended upon a neighborhood near a different university for what police are describing as an unrelated incident. 

Former WSU football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

Former Washington State University football coach Mike Leach has died after a brief hospitalization, according to the official website of Mississippi State Athletics.

Rolovich sues WSU, Gov. Inslee over firing for refusing vaccine

Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has sued the university and Gov. Jay Inslee after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

WSU police sergeant accused of sexual misconduct while on duty resigns

A Washington State University police sergeant has resigned following investigations into sexual misconduct while he was on duty.