Pullman is cracking down on noisy residents. The City Council approved a new noise ordinance that will make it easier for police to enforce excessive noises. The new ordinance strengthens current noise violation enforcement, allowing officers to issue larger citations and use decibel meters to measure sound volumes…

A new scam enticing people through the Internet is being felt in Pullman. The new scam is based on the Nigerian scam, also known as the “4-1-9” fraud, where a large number of victims are enticed into believing they have been chosen to share in profiting millions for doing absolutely nothing and helping someone smuggle money out of Nigeria before a military coup…

Pullman could experience its largest housing growth spurt ever throughout the next few years. “We haven’t seen this many subdivisions purposed in any one year ever,” said Pullman planning director Pete Dickinson. Dickinson referred to the three subdivisions already approved by the City Council this year and in the preliminary stages are three or four more that might start the paperwork process this year…

The WSU football team might have an advantage this fall that it hasn’t had before. The football team will fly out of the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport instead of Spokane’s or Lewiston’s airport, possibly allowing more time for practice because of less transportation needed…

If students or parents have questions about studying abroad, the Education Abroad office has answers. The Education Abroad office is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Bryan Hall basement. Students will be able to take their parents to the open house to seek additional information about studying abroad and see presentations from other student’s experiences abroad…

WSU Police arrested two men Friday at separate times and locations who police suspect were in town to meet and have sex with a fictitious 13-year-old girl named Ashley. Richard Scott Place, 38, of Burnaby, British Columbia, and Randall Dereric Sivins, 23…

Pullman area businesses are bracing for the annual $1 million flood of money pouring into town every April. Mom’s Weekend should bring more than $1 million into the Pullman area, said Fritz Hughes, Pullman Chamber of Commerce director. “Mom’s Weekend is by far one of (Pullman businesses') busiest weekends…

Flying in and out of the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport might become cheaper and easier in a few years. Because of a $1.8 million discretionary Federal Aviation Administration grant, the airport will undergo construction improving the runway and allowing for larger aircraft to land…

When the Downtown Riverwalk went to bid as one single contract last year, it came in over the project’s budget. The bid came in August 10 for more than $2.2 million for the entire project. The Riverwalk’s budget is about $1 million. “At that time the bridges were the difficulty with the project…

Pullman and WSU firefighters were called to a smoke-filled apartment Saturday after a neighbor called 911. A smoke detector alarm caused a neighbor to call 911 even though the resident sleeping inside did not hear it. Firefighters arrived at North Campus Heights…

Poor weather couldn’t keep hundreds of children from hunting for Easter eggs Saturday. About 600 children between the ages of 1 and 9 years old hunted for eggs and got pictures taken with the Easter bunny during the annual Pullman Parks and Recreation Department’s egg hunt at Kruegel Park…

Gov. Christine Gregoire left the Riverpoint Nursing Center at WSU-Spokane’s campus out of her proposed construction budget and now some lawmakers are worried it won’t be funded this biennium. The 100,000 square foot building, estimated to cost $34.6 million…

The Pullman City Council and city department administrators whittled down their list of goals from 64 to 25. The final list, which are specific goals the city wants to accomplish this year, still have to be approved at the April 12 City Council meeting. “These are the important goals we can get our hands on and get them done this year…

During spring break, the city of Pullman installed stop signs at Colorado and B streets. After about a year and a half of traffic analysis, the intersection will now be a four-way stop for vehicles. Mark Workman, Pullman Public Works director, said they did a couple traffic analyses of the area…

WSU police are seeking information on the assault and robbery of a male student. “They just came out of the bushes,” said Scott West, an administrative lieutenant with WSU Police. The victim was walking to his car at about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, which was parked behind the Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory…