Graduates should be on the lookout for snow this weekend, according to the Weather Channel. Skies for Friday should be partly cloudy. Highs are listed at 24 F, and lows are at 17 F. Weather on Saturday should be mostly cloudy with a few snow showers. Temperatures should be around 28 F all day…

A well-known Christmas movie is being brought to life by Pullman Civic Theatre this month. The play, “A Christmas Story,” is about a young boy named Ralphie who asks everyone in his life for one present he desperately wants. “It is the classic story of Ralphie and his BB gun…

WSU must make another $13.55 million in cuts. The cuts are part of a new budget proposed Wednesday by Gov. Chris Gregoire. This in addition to the $54 million in cuts WSU made in May, WSU President Elson S. Floyd said in a news release Wednesday. The budget calls for an additional $146 million reduction to the State Need Grant program…

Audiences are invited to take a Christmas trip to Toyland in this weekend's play by Moscow Community Theatre. The show, "Babes in Toyland," dates back to 1903, said Troy Sprenke, director and Moscow resident. The plot itself was rewritten in 1984, but all of the original music was maintained…

Firefighters responded to a trailer fire late Monday. The Pullman Fire Department arrived on the scene, 1165 S. Grand Ave., at 10:27 p.m. According to a news release, the fire was started when the owner of the fire came home and turned up her gas-powered air furnace…

The WSU men's and women's basketball teams and their coaches, Ken Bone and June Daugherty, will be present at Wednesday's ASWSU PB&J Club. The event will begin at noon in the CUB Lair. There will also be an 8-foot inflatable basketball game for students to challenge the players…

Tickets for this year's Mom's Weekend entertainment, Jay Leno, go on sale Friday. The comedian will perform in the round, providing about 11,000 seats. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. at all TicketsWest outlets, including online at ticketswest.com and by phone at 1-800-325-SEAT…

While there are many places to grab a slice of pizza in Pullman, Pizza Pipeline offers the best, according to students. The restaurant won this year's Best Slice of Pizza award. Owner Caimie Potratz said the pizza is so good because they use higher quality products…

A Pullman staple since it opened 77 years ago, the Coug was voted this year's Best Place to Drink at Halftime. Owner Bob Cady said because the Coug has been around for so many years most of the people that come in during the football games are alumni. "Every alumni knows about us…

For the second year in a row, Mayor Glenn Johnson has been named Pullman's Best Personality. "I am glad I won again," he said. "I didn't campaign too hard for it." Johnson is most well-known for his role as the "Voice of the Cougars" at WSU football and men's basketball games…

With candles on the tables, the lights turned down low and the cozy tables just big enough for two, the romantic atmostphere of Swilly's restaurant has earned it the title of this year's Best Date Spot. The restaurant opened in 1985, owner and chef Joan Swensen said…

Nestled away in Pullman is a small oasis just waiting to be found. Lawson Gardens, located at the corner of Derby and Dilke streets, was voted Pullman's Best Kept Secret this year. The garden is 13 acres and about half of it is landscaped, Pullman Parks Superintendent Alan Davis said…

Gov. Chris Gregoire called for flags at all Washington state agency buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, in memory of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver of Marysville. Cleaver was killed last week in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber attacked his unit…

A fire destroyed a 1970 trailer in a Pullman mobile home park Monday morning, said Rich Dragoo, a fire prevention officer with the Pullman Fire Department. The fire was caused by electrical wiring, he said. Off-duty Pullman firefighter James Young spotted smoke coming from the rear of the trailer and called 911 at 11:12 a…

A WSU sociology professor is publishing her observations about poverty after spending a year in an isolated, rural community. Jennifer Sherman, an assistant professor at WSU Tri-Cities, said her book “Those Who Work, Those Who Don’t: Poverty, Morality…