OLYMPIA — Get your Olympia beer now because it's soon to run out.
SEATTLE — The last huge earthquake, the last really "Big One" to hit the Pacific Northwest Coast, struck around 9 p.m. on Jan. 26, 1700 — 321 years ago today.
SEATTLE — Due to the massive downturn in air travel from the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska Air Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, last year lost $1.3 billion, or $10.59 per share, according to financial results announced Tuesday.
KENNEWICK — Six Republican leaders in the district that elected Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., called on him Monday to resign over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
OLYMPIA — Washington could become the first state in the country to provide a right to legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction in housing court.
SEATTLE — Did you receive a letter and debit card labeled from “Economic Impact Payment”? Don’t toss them. If you do, you’ll be throwing away money. At least $600 depending on your situation.
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission this week is expected to decide the fate of a Navy proposal to use up to 28 state coastal parks to help train special operations SEALs on how to be undetectable.
OLYMPIA — As they launched into their full-fledged pandemic legislative session earlier this month, lawmakers in Washington state had no shortage of education issues to sort through.
TACOMA — A Tacoma police officer's actions are under investigation by an independent police-review body after he drove an SUV through a crowd on Saturday night.
YAKIMA — As health organizations across the Yakima Valley work to make vaccines accessible to all who are eligible, local nursing, pharmacy and other students are pitching in to get those vaccines into community members’ arms.
SEATTLE — Amid growing pressure from its employees — and ominous warnings from a national group known for brutal political attack ads — Microsoft hinted Saturday it might end its contributions to U.S. lawmakers who voted to overturn the election of President Joe Biden.
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners approved reimbursement of veterinary expenses incurred by a Moses Lake family whose dog was run over by a sheriff's deputy last summer, according to county officials.
SPOKANE — Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich has filed a complaint against a state commission for rejecting his proposal to run a new law enforcement training academy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were sworn in this week, the transition away from the Trump era could bring a Mount Rainier-level elevation of clout for Washington state.
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers Friday afternoon released the outline of a new COVID-19 relief bill aimed at boosting vaccine distribution and contact tracing, and aiding schools, renters and small businesses amid the pandemic.
OLYMPIA — A Thurston County judge set bail at $50,000 for a 26-year-old Seattle man accused of bear spraying two journalists and verbally threatening another during the Jan. 6 state Capitol Campus protest.
SPOKANE — A little more than one year ago, the novel coronavirus came to the United States by way of Washington, with the first confirmed case involving a 35-year-old Snohomish County man.
OLYMPIA — The Washington National Guard will start to wind down security at the state Capitol in Olympia — orders put in place following threats related to President Joe Biden’s inauguration — this weekend, though the state will keep “long-term” safety measures in place, Gov. Jay Inslee anno…
SEATTLE — Amazon is partnering with Virginia Mason on a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic Sunday in Amazon’s Seventh Avenue meeting center in Seattle, the company announced Thursday at a news conference with Gov. Jay Inslee.
OLYMPIA — New jobless claims in Washington fell last week, the second drop in as many weeks, but the state's unemployment rate jumped as pandemic restrictions continued to take out jobs at restaurants and some other in-person businesses.
SEATTLE — The proposed development of a 14-story hotel across from the entrance to Pike Place Market now is doubtful after Seattle’s Landmark Preservation Board last week reversed two earlier decisions and declared the Hahn Building a historic site.
BELLINGHAM — Following the nationwide social justice movement that helped persuade the Washington Football Team to abandon an offensive mascot and other schools and teams at all levels to cast off insensitive names and logos, Bellingham High School is creating a task force to help change the…
SEATTLE — Even with fewer new home listings than at any point in the last five years, home shoppers in Western Washington closed on more houses in 2020 than in the previous year. Meanwhile, a relative glut of condos was listed for sale.
OLYMPIA — In a sign of mounting frustration over Washington’s COVID-19 restrictions, more than 1,500 people urged state lawmakers to support a bill that would speed the reopening of businesses and put legislators, not Gov. Jay Inslee, in charge of the process.
SPOKANE — If you live in Spokane and have called various clinics trying to get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine all to no avail, you are not alone.
YAKIMA —The Yakima Health District reported 58 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with no new deaths.
OLYMPIA — As President Joe Biden swore the oath of office Wednesday morning, the state Capitol in Olympia, scene of more than 25 unpermitted protests since the November election, was very quiet.
OLYMPIA — While the state struggles to speed up its vaccination distribution efforts, the Washington Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday began reporting the state’s most updated vaccination numbers on its daily, interactive COVID-19 data dashboard.
YAKIMA — The Yakima Health District reported 112 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 73 new cases on Monday and 104 new cases on Tuesday.
SEATTLE — A multigenerational crowd of hundreds marched to downtown Seattle from Garfield High School on Monday to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. — and amid a rising swarm of strife, to exhale, gather the strength of community and fortify themselves for what many acknowledged wil…
OLYMPIA — Acknowledging lagging coronavirus vaccine distribution, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a public-private partnership Monday he said would speed up the process by creating new vaccination sites, mobilizing thousands of workers and making everyone 65 and over immediately eligible.
Local health officials implore people not to line up at Yakima-area hospitals and health clinics for COVID-19 vaccines after Yakima Valley Memorial was met with a line of people outside its emergency room over the weekend.
SEATTLE — When Washington state health officials announced how they would prioritize who receives COVID-19 vaccinations, nursing home residents and staff were among the first in line, a reflection of how deadly the virus has been in those settings.
TACOMA — “A box of drugs and money being shipped has your name on it and it has been intercepted at the border.”
SEATTLE — Female orcas are most thrown off from foraging when boats and vessels intrude closer than 400 yards, according to new research — troubling findings for the endangered population of southern resident orcas that desperately needs every mother and calf to survive.
SEATTLE — Washingtonians would be automatically eligible to vote after they are released from incarceration under a bill that was introduced in the state House last week.
SEATTLE — Three COVID-19 infections diagnosed in Washington in October were caused by virus with a mutation that might boost the respiratory bug’s ability to dodge immune defenses.
OLYMPIA — The first week of the Legislature brought numerous hearings on proposed police reform legislation, from changing tactics to updating training protocols to collecting data on every use-of-force incident.
KENNEWICK — Anglers who went after northern pikeminnow last summer took home $839,461 in reward payments, says the Bonneville Power Administration.
OLYMPIA — In an ignominious retreat, losing Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp has withdrawn his lawsuit against Secretary of State Kim Wyman alleging widespread election irregularities and fraud.
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Board of Trustees announced the appointment of the university’s 15th president, Dr. Jim Wohlpart, Thursday, after an extensive search that included listening sessions with students, alumni, faculty and board members.
SEATTLE — In the wake of the insurgence at the U.S. Capitol during certification of the Electoral College votes last week and threats of further violence, nearly 400 Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen are being sent to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration.
OLYMPIA — Providing economic assistance to families and businesses, improving broadband internet access, reopening schools and allowing for more flexibility in child care options are just a few of the broad recommendations released by a Senate special committee for economic recovery post-COVID.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed capital gains tax received mixed reactions in its first public hearing this session.
VANCOUVER — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump continues to ripple through Republican circles in Clark County, with some voters calling on local party leaders to formally renounce the congresswoman.
OLYMPIA — Many Washington businesses have had to survive a slew of crises during the COVID-19 pandemic, from government shutdown orders to customers staying away from some stores, to drop-offs in entire industry sectors.
OLYMPIA — State health officials said they will need to double, if not triple, the pace of immunizations to vaccinate and protect about 70% of Washington’s adult population from the novel coronavirus.
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines last week began implementing new temporary security measures on its flights, particularly those headed to Washington, D.C. or nearby East Coast cities, to try to head off potential unruly behavior by passengers traveling to the capital to protest the inauguration of…
RICHLAND — Richland middle and high school students are heading back to school starting later this month.
OLYMPIA — The Washington state Department of Health will move into its next phase of coronavirus vaccination sooner than expected, moving up the timeline to begin inoculating people aged 70 years and older, among others.
