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Six transgender Idahoans on Wednesday sued to attempt to prevent from going into effect a new state law that criminalizes transgender people using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / The Idaho Capital Sun
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4/30/26
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The top judge in Oregon’s Court of Appeals on Wednesday warned of “rapidly escalating” legal filings that likely contain fake information created by artificial intelligence, directing court …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/30/26
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Five Tacoma high school students and an adult security guard were injured in a stabbing Thursday afternoon during an “altercation” at Foss High School, police said.
Four of the students were …
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By Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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A Washington state senator who was gerrymandered out of her district is hoping Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning how states draw districts affecting minority voters will bring …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/30/26
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WASHINGTON — The National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday added eight candidates to its target list, including several contenders in battleground seats that are key to the party’s …
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Daniela Altimari / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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4/30/26
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Retired police officers and firefighters in Washington, including former Congressman Dave Reichert, sued the state Thursday to block an attempt to raid their pension fund to help with ongoing budget …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has admitted to violating state ethics law and accepted a $4,000 fine for allowing a former top adviser to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities last summer.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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With regular gas currently hovering around $5.70 a gallon in the Seattle area, filling up the tank can be a source of dread. Owners of electric vehicles, I imagine, must be smiling to themselves as …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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Everyone rooting for the Sonics to return has a reason: the team was stolen, childhood nostalgia, it's good for business, Seattle is a basketball town.
You'll hear those reasons more often, and …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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After surviving an arson, a natural gas explosion and a pandemic, Greenwood's Taproot Theatre company has a new storm to weather: copper wire theft.
Someone scaled the building and stripped two …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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If the best things in life are free, then parking at some of the most popular light rail stations in the Seattle area will soon be less than best.
Make that far from best, according to several …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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Would it be naive to say we can get used to warm, sunny weekends in Seattle at this point?
This weekend will be our third in a row characterized by short-sleeve-level temperatures and clear blue …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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Seattle police are investigating a stabbing and hit-and-run that occurred Wednesday night in Rainier Valley.
The two incidents are believed to be connected, Seattle police said in a blotter …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/26
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While the idea of a special tax on millionaires is hotly debated across the country, Maine state Rep. Cheryl Golek characterized her state’s new tax as a modest and reasonable step toward fairness.
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By Kevin Hardy / Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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This article was first published by FāVS News .
Hundreds of local residents and students lined up more than an hour early Tuesday as Turning Point USA brought its national tour to the ICCU …
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By Hayden Wysup / Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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A Washington state farming advocacy group says a Yakima-based activist organization received nearly $500,000 in Climate Commitment Act funds, and then used the funding for political attacks on farms …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/29/26
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A Thurston County Superior Court judge has granted a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent SB 5974, the new sheriff decertification law from taking effect on Thursday, April 30.
Judge …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/29/26
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While the idea of a special tax on millionaires is hotly debated across the country, Maine state Rep. Cheryl Golek characterized her state’s new tax as a modest and reasonable step toward fairness.
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By Kevin Hardy / States Newsroom
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4/29/26
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Washington’s new law setting stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs was partially blocked in state court on Wednesday, one day before much of it was set to take effect.
The preliminary …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/29/26
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After significant shellfish harvest restrictions were implemented in 2025, Washington’s shellfish waters are seeing encouraging signs of recovery, according to a news release from the Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/29/26
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