OLYMPIA — You might not know this, but in Washington, schools don't have to teach sex education.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee proposed legislation last week that would permanently ban flavored vaping products, with less than a month until the state's temporary ban expires Feb. 6.
SEATTLE — Tim Eyman is bankrupt. But he's not spending money like someone who's bankrupt, at least according to the state of Washington, his largest creditor.
PASCO — An embattled Spokane Valley state representative has a friend in Franklin County Commissioner Clint Didier.
EPHRATA — Development at Grant County PUD recreation sites along the Columbia River is slowing down, but some projects are on the schedule for 2020. Shannon Lowry, the PUD’s public lands and recreation manager, reviewed the 2020 recreation improvement projects for commissioners at their regu…
SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer has been fired after an internal investigation found he violated the department’s social media policy by posting profane and politically charged comments on Instagram, including rants against “illegal immigration” and a post that “appeared to endorse violen…
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court has invalidated key portions of a rule imposed by the administration of Gov. Jay Inslee capping greenhouse-gas emissions by fuel distributors, natural-gas companies and other industries.
SEATTLE — The "phase one" trade deal signed by the U.S. and China Wednesday is expected to unblock an informal halt to Chinese orders for Boeing jets that had begun to affect the manufacturer's long-term production plans, and it could lead to big orders in 2020 and 2021.
OLYMPIA — Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is proposing new safeguards against ballot tampering and foreign manipulation of elections, as the state’s election administrators brace for attacks.
YAKIMA — More apples, pears and cherries from the Pacific Northwest could be shipped to China in the next two years under the phase one agreement between the U.S. and China that was signed Wednesday.
YAKIMA — OneAmerica is prepared to sue the Board of Yakima County Commissioners over its countywide election system, alleging it disenfranchises Latino voters and violates the Voting Rights Act, the group says.
OLYMPIA — More than 45 groups representing the interests of outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes, have petitioned the Legislature to fund the state’s wildlife management agency.
OLYMPIA — Would Washingtonians benefit from a single application form for all the state's public colleges? And if college costs were more transparent, would student debt drop?
OLYMPIA — Despite an ongoing legal challenge attempting to undo Initiative 976, state lawmakers returned to Olympia this week pledging to write a transportation budget as if the tax-slashing measure is taking effect.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee stood before the Washington Legislature to deliver his 2020 State of the State Address on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
SEATTLE — It's a simple question: Does my real-estate agent represent my interests?
OLYMPIA — Although plastic grocery bags are difficult to recycle, Senate Democrats are hoping to have more luck in recycling a statewide ban on the bags.
SEATTLE — Washington’s technology giants were both among the top 10 recipients of U.S. patents in 2019, a record year for new intellectual property.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee used the final State of the State address of his term to urge state lawmakers Tuesday to address homelessness and pass a low-carbon fuel standard.
OLYMPIA — Washington Democratic state lawmakers are again considering legislation to exempt the birth dates of public employees from the state’s transparency laws.
Who is taking and selling your personal data? Washington lawmakers work to give people more of a say
OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers are making another push to pass privacy regulations that govern companies’ collection and sale of people’s private digital information.
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council voted Monday to ban most political spending by “foreign-influenced corporations,” in a move that could hinder attempts by multinational tech titans to influence the city’s elections.
KELLOGG, Idaho — Skiers triggered last week’s deadly avalanche at Silver Mountain despite the best efforts of the resort’s ski patrol to mitigate the danger, according to a preliminary report.
PULLMAN — The student council that oversees fraternities at Washington State University is imposing new rules on drinking after a 19-year-old freshman died of alcohol poisoning in November.
SPOKANE — Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer is looking to hire scores of new firefighters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boeing’s new chief executive, David Calhoun, assumed the job on Monday as the U.S. planemaker battles to recover from two fatal crashes of 737 MAX planes that killed 346 people in five months and led to the model’s worldwide grounding in March.
RICHLAND — Recordkeeping at Hanford could be improved to track worker radiation exposure, including to ensure fair compensation for workers who develop cancer, according to an inspection report of the Department of Energy Office of Inspector General.
OLYMPIA — Washington state Rep. Matt Shea started the 2020 legislative session on a defiant note Monday, continuing to refuse bipartisan calls for his resignation even as he was stripped of his committee assignments and relegated to a seat in the back of the House floor.
YAKIMA — The sudden closure of Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima last week raises serious concerns for patient care in the Yakima Valley, particularly emergency, neurosurgery and cardiothoracic care, doctors and nurses said.
OLYMPIA — The first new Washington House speaker in a generation. A state representative accused of domestic terrorism. A flurry of ideas to cut homelessness and make housing more affordable.
RICHLAND — Over the last two years Kayla Barron of Richland has learned to fly a T-38 jet.
OLYMPIA — The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board will work in the new decade to encourage compliance with the state’s marijuana laws, its director said last week, rather than quickly doling out punishments.
OLYMPIA — Washington voters who mark their presidential primary ballot for a Democrat will be able to choose among a baker’s dozen of candidates, some who are likely to be out of the race by the time ballots are due on March 10.
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are scrambling to confront a crisis that leaves people sleeping out in the cold and rain.
YAKIMA — By the end of this month, the city of Yakima will no longer have two hospitals.
SEATTLE — On Wednesday, for the first time under a new state law, Seattle Public Schools students were barred from attending classes if they lacked complete vaccination records.
SPOKANE — Following the Iranian Revolution, Ahmad and Fery Haghighi went from being highly regarded citizens to hiding for their lives, almost overnight.
SEATTLE — Family members of two of the four people killed in the April crane collapse site have filed wrongful death suits against companies involved in crane operations at the South Lake Union construction site.
MOUNT VERNON — As bans on plastic straws continue to increase, businesses are being started to provide alternatives.
SEATTLE — Boeing on Tuesday reversed its long-held position that pilots would not need full flight simulator training before flying the 737 MAX after the jet is cleared to return to service.
LONGVIEW — A study commissioned by an association of river commercial groups says removing the four Lower Snake River dams to improve salmon runs would cost $2.3 billion over the next 30 years, boost state carbon emissions and jeopardize already fragile local and regional economies.
LONGVIEW — Mike McNew and his sister Ann are keeping a close eye on the Middle East following the American airstrike that killed a prominent Iranian general last week.
OLYMPIA — The fate of Rep. Matt Shea, who was accused last month of engaging in “domestic terrorism” in a special House report by outside investigators, will remain uncertain until the Legislature convenes next week but it has the potential to split the House along party lines.
OLYMPIA — Washington state levied a more than $1 million fine against the Department of Energy on Monday, claiming the federal government is restricting the state agency’s access to Hanford nuclear reservation documents and data it needs to monitor and regulate cleanup efforts, including ins…
SEATTLE — If current trends hold, spring may bring a return to the housing market frenzy of two years ago, brokers say, spelling bad news for affordability around Puget Sound.
PASCO — Pasco elected its first new mayor in 10 years. And its first Latino mayor in city history.
KELLOGG, Idaho — Two skiers died and five were rescued after an avalanche swept down two inbounds ski runs on Wardner Peak at Silver Mountain Tuesday morning.
SPOKANE — It happens all the time: A person has an accident, gets seriously injured and is rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. This person is fortunate — they have health insurance — and they remember which hospital is considered “in-network” for their plan. They are rushed to that hospi…
SPOKANE — Spokane is set to write off unpaid utility bills dating back two decades as the city looks to upgrade its payment software.
YAKIMA — A man in handcuffs locked to a belt chain trudged up metal stairs, eyes fixed on the door of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter plane bound for El Paso, Texas.
