For over 30 years, The Clery Act has mandated public and federally-funded private institutions across the United States to do three things: publicize their crime data and safety procedures, issue timely...

In 1947, Whitman College men staged a ‘We Hate Women Week’ in light of changes to the College’s sophisticated dress code and rising operating costs. Writings on this week of actions in The Pioneer–now...

The Walla Walla Police Department (WWPD) has extensive resources for victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. On Dec. 4, Administrative Sergeant Nick Loudermilk, Detectives Kristen...

Between October 2016 and April 2017, 15 Whitman students reported unknowingly ingesting dissociative “date rape” drugs at various parties. These assaults, according to an email at the time from...

UPDATE -- 5:17 p.m., the Walla Walla Police Department has confirmed the discovery of additional remains near Pioneer Park. The area of the investigation remains closed, and residents have been asked to...

On Nov. 6 a train derailment south of Wallula caused a diesel spill of about 2,600 gallons into the Columbia River. The spill was quickly contained by Washington’s Department of Ecology and the cleanup...

Over the last three weeks, Whitman College’s Memorial Building has seen red paint splattered across its front steps, amounting to $4,000 in damages, elevated security, police tape, two sit-ins, a...

Heavy winds began early last night in Walla Walla, as several students reported lights flickering in Whitman buildings and off campus houses around 8 p.m. A post on the Facebook page Walla Walla Scanner...

November 14, 2024 — At roughly 6 pm a representative from Three Rivers Winery called the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office, requesting that officers respond to student protesters outside a Whitman Board...