Spring comes slowly to the mountains and river valleys of eastern Washington, but after a chilly morning the sun broke through as I started up the trail through towering Ponderosa pines.

A 12-year-old drove 161 miles across the Cascade Mountains to Eastern Washington before he was spotted by deputies and led them on a chase. Police in Issaquah, Wash., notified the Grant County ...

“If I spend too much time worrying about the Mountain West and conference realignment, then I’m not worrying about Eastern Washington. I’m pretty focused on Eastern Washington right now.