OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Dozens of third-strike prisoners serving life without parole after a second-degree robbery conviction are entitled to new sentencing hearings under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Second-degree robbery used to be considered

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The wife of a Spokane County man killed by his neighbor is suing Spokane County, alleging a sheriff’s deputy’s negligence allowed the killing. The Spokesman-Review reports the lawsuit filed in Spokane County Superior

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — Three agencies are investigating a fire that damaged an engine room aboard the state ferry Wenatchee. The vessel had been undergoing sea trials on April 22 when one of its recently rebuilt

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold drove through part of Canada and took a ferry to reach the state’s capital over the weekend after Alaska Airlines suspended her from its flights. The airline suspended

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Federal Way police say an 8-year-old girl was critically hurt when a gun fired while her father was handling it. Cmdr. Kurt Schwan told The Seattle Times that around 11:30 a.m. Sunday,

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

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

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