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Western Washington University's Alex Donigian has been named the Red Lion/Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track-and-Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 6-12.

I can’t speak for everyone, but in these parlous times even your seasoned crime-fiction columnist finds himself needing something that downplays violence and emphasizes good-humored entertainment.

Gabe Galanda, who was raised in Port Angeles, has been honored by Seattle Business magazine as one of “the Puget Sound Region's Best Lawyers for 2013” in both the arenas of Native American law and gaming law.

Western Washington University librarian Rob Lopresti has been named this year's winner of the Black Orchid Novella Award for his novella "The Red Envelope," which will appear in the July/August issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. The Black Orchid Novella Award is…

Students and volunteers from a Western Washington University Community Outreach Program were honored for their work in the Emerald City this week.

A group of mentors were recognized by Western President Bruce Shepard, Speaker of the State House of Representatives Frank Chopp, and Low…

The YWCA Northwest Women’s Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for its annual awards honoring local women until Friday, Feb. 1.
This year is the 15th anniversary of the organization’s Hall of Fame awards, which since 1999 has honored 53 women who have made outstanding contributions in a…

Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics has selected Kristi Lewis Tyran as its 2012-2013 Distinguished Teaching Fellow.
The Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award recognizes a tenured faculty member from the business college who has demonstrated sustained excellence…

Western Washington University is one of the 100 best values in public colleges, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.

The ranking cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. In its February 2013 issue, Kiplinger’s magazine ranks �������� 74th…

Western Washington University has renamed its Chemistry Building after President Emerita Karen W. Morse.
Morse served as the university’s president from 1993 to 2008. During her tenure, a number of new campus facilities were built.
Morse is also credited with improving the school’s…

The Seattle Sports Commission (SSC) announced the nominees for the 78^th Annual MTR Western Sports Star of the Year, the Northwest's premier celebration of Washington sports. Every January, this event honors the athletes, coaches, media figures, sportsexecutives, and stories in or from…