Census results show 15% population jump in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state population grew by nearly 15% over the past 10 years to more than 7.7 million, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That was a much sharper

Deadly I-5 crash could lead to manslaughter charges

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. (AP) — A woman faces manslaughter charges following a crash on I-5 over the weekend that killed three people near Castle Rock in Cowlitz County. The State Patrol is investigating whether 43-year-old Anna-Christie Ireland

J&J vaccine is back (with warnings)

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Inslee says inoculations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can resume in Washington state following a review by a group of western state scientific experts. The Food and Drug Administration and the

Walla Walla prison guard attacked

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Corrections says an officer working at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla was hurt by an inmate. Corrections spokesperson Jacque Coe reported only that the officer sustained serious

Western states losing major asset in fighting wildfires

DENVER (AP) — The world’s largest firefighting airplane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that officials fear could be worse than the average year. Gov. Inslee’s office said Friday the

Evacuations ordered as wildfire spreads in Arizona

E4C/iStock (KINGMAN, Ariz.) — A wildfire in Arizona dubbed the Flag Fire has burned 1,400 acres since it was reported Sunday afternoon. No one has been injured and no structures are lost, Arizona’s Bureau of Land Management