SPOKANE, Wash — Washington Governor Jay Inslee accidentally violated an apple maggot quarantine last week when he brought Honeycrisp apples from Olympia to the towns of Bridgeport and Malden, as well ...

Gov. Jay Inslee apologized for transporting the pest to maggot-free counties in Washington, which produces about 70 percent of the nation’s apples. After the discovery, the hunt was on. By Will Wright ...

Over the weekend, Gov. Jay Inslee brought honey crisp apples from his orchard to eastern Washington. 7 went to an old friend in Omak. 40 or so went to a church in Bridgeport. 48 went to the mayor of ...

“Governor Inslee and the Apple Maggots” sounds like a name for a rock band. Bless his heart, Gov. Jay Inslee meant well, but it would have been better if he’d stayed home. His post-wildfire condolence ...

Washington state is known for its apples-- but Gov. Jay Inslee didn't appear to do the popular fruit any public relations favors last week. The Democrat, in an effort to bring comfort to communities ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. — Washington Governor Jay Inslee gave apples to the towns of Bridgeport and Malden, as well as a retirement home in Omak, that were unknowingly infested with apple maggot larvae, ...

Gov. Inslee brought with him some honeycrisp apples grown at the Governor’s Mansion in Olympia to give to people in Omak, Malden, and Bridgeport during a tour last week to survey the fires. But it ...

As part of my radio garden studies, Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris last week had me investigate the wonderful world of moles. And this week, he stuck me with apple maggots. I think I’m seeing a method ...

What was meant to be a nice gesture to families who have lost their homes due to wildfires in eastern and central Washington has turned into a fiasco to track down missing maggot-infested apples that ...

OLYMPIA – When Gov. Jay Inslee traveled to Eastern and Central Washington to bring the state’s prayers, concern and comfort to victims of fire-ravaged communities last week, he also brought something ...

Washington state is known for its apples — but Gov. Jay Inslee didn’t appear to do the popular fruit any public-relations favors last week. The Democrat, in an effort to bring comfort to communities ...

Apples that Gov. Jay Inslee picked in Olympia and dropped off in three Eastern Washington towns were infested with apple maggots, a pest considered a severe threat to the state’s most-valuable crop.