Concerns mount over conflict in Chernobyl exclusion zone

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (PRIPYAT, Ukraine) — As Russian troops continue to inch their way through its invasion of Ukraine, a secondary catastrophe to the fighting between the ex-Soviet neighbors is possible: another nuclear reaction at Chernobyl. On Thursday

Washington state to pay $3.75M after inmate dies of cancer

MONROE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state will pay $3.75 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died at Monroe Correctional Complex after his cancer went untreated despite repeated pleas. Kenny

WA: School bus carrier should be fined $364K for violations

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state regulators found more than 600 safety and procedural violations by school bus carrier First Student in the past two years. The Seattle Times reports officials found the company repeatedly failed to screen

WA Redistricting Commission to pay fines, legal costs

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s redistricting commission will pay fines and legal costs of more than $137,000 to settle two lawsuits filed by government transparency watchdogs after last year’s redistricting talks ended in a display of chaos