Study says middle school pot use dropping
SEATTLE (AP) — A new study says teen marijuana use appears to have dropped in Washington after we legalized adult use of the drug in 2012. The research, by the RAND Corp. and other organizations, said cannabis
State fines tech giants in political ad case
SEATTLE (AP) — Google and Facebook are being ordered by a Washington state judge to pay $455,000 in a campaign finance violation case. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Tuesday that Google will pay $217,000 and
6 million salmon fry die during blackout
TACOMA (AP) — State officials say more than 6.2 million chinook salmon fry died last week when strong winds caused a power outage at a state hatchery in Gig Harbor. The fish were kept in incubators at
Gov. Inslee includes $30 million in budget to fight opioid crisis
SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Inslee has proposed the state spend $30 million to help combat the opioid epidemic by creating new programs and complimenting actions already underway all across the state. The money, included in his proposed
Man arrested at border in 2017 hit and run
BELLINGHAM (AP) — Authorities say a Kent man was arrested at the Canadian border on a warrant stemming from a seven-vehicle crash in 2017 that killed one person. 35-year-old Sandeep Singh was taken into custody Sunday in
Weather Service says tornado hits near Port Orchard
PORT ORCHARD (AP) — Authorities say a rare tornado touched down near Port Orchard this afternoon, damaging several homes and toppling trees. The National Weather Service in Seattle said on Twitter that, based on radar imagery and