OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state have started a new legislative session amid the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and much of their work will be done remotely as leaders try to limit the
NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — The main east-west highway in Washington state reopened over the mountain passes after being closed for almost four days due to a winter storm that made travel too dangerous. Interstate 90 over
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has declined to hear two lawsuits challenging political maps drawn by the bipartisan redistricting commission. The separate lawsuits were filed by the Washington Coalition for Open Government and by
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — Auburn police say a shooting that left three family members dead appears to be homicide-suicide, though police are still investigating. Officers received reports of gunshots coming from a home just before 7 p.m.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he will roll back a long-standing directive that restricts affirmative action in state hiring, contracting and education and announced a new executive order to boost diversity in government
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department says a police officer fatally shot a burglary suspect who stabbed and killed a police dog and stabbed another officer in the face. The Seattle Times reports that the department’s
SEATTLE (AP) — Flush with cash, Washington state lawmakers return to Olympia next week with Democrats and Republicans disagreeing over how to spend the unexpected windfall. A revenue forecast released in November showed $898 million above what
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former high school student accused of killing one classmate and wounding three others during a shooting at Freeman High School in Washington in 2017 has pleaded guilty to one count of premediated