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In a reversal, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has ordered that surveillance cameras be turned on during the FIFA World Cup Tournament.
Wilson said in a statement Friday that the decision to activate …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/7/26
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State agency leaders received a dire warning from Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office on Friday that they’re headed toward “what will likely be the most challenging budget any of us has yet faced.”
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/26
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Early Thursday morning at around 6:55 a.m., 36-year-old Jacob Bevins of Aberdeen was arrested in connection with the death of his 4-year-old son, Aiden Scott Bevins.
According to the Aberdeen …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/6/26
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As a federal judge considers whether to temporarily block Idaho’s new transgender bathroom ban law that will apply to private businesses, attorneys delved into how law enforcement would enforce the …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / The Idaho Capital Sun
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6/6/26
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The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections.
Senators …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/6/26
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Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill.
The farm bill, which Congress generally reworks every five years, …
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6/6/26
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Three environmental groups are suing to block the logging of nearly 400 acres of state forestland in Washington’s Elwha Watershed.
Filed Monday in Clallam County Superior Court, the lawsuit …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/26
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Federal cannabis policy changes, market consolidation and difficulties with illicit-market enforcement remain among the biggest challenges facing Washington’s legal marijuana industry, according to …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW.org
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6/6/26
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The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/26
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Damage is estimated at $100,000 after a vandal smashed 13 window casings and two doors on the Washington Legislative building early Thursday.
Security film covering on the windows, which was …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/26
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Signature-gatherers for an initiative to ditch Washington’s new income tax did steady business at a Tumwater church Wednesday afternoon.
Seated under a tent outside The Remnant church, a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/5/26
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A line of attendees snaked around the parking lot of Bob’s Sporting Goods in downtown Longview on Saturday. That’s where community members gathered for a barbecue fundraiser for the families of …
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By Erik Neumann / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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6/5/26
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Rescue officials are urging swimmers to take caution after two men were pulled Tuesday from dangerously cold lakes in Seattle and Issaquah, where air temperatures approached 90 degrees.
Seattle …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/5/26
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A 57-year-old Richland man who has been a registered sex offender for over 10 years is accused of raping a woman in a rural park and then leading police on a chase across the state line.
Timothy …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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6/5/26
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The Washington state health board shot down a proposal Thursday to require greater reporting of diseased monkeys used for research.
About a dozen animal rights activists from People for the …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/5/26
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CJ and Alisa Doran’s life together happened fast.
The young couple met on a dating app and decided to meet up at a Salt & Straw in Vancouver, Wash., after chatting online for only two …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/5/26
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A Western Washington University student has been charged with two felonies related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
The investigation into Jayden Gage Alonso, …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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6/5/26
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A Pend Oreille County Fire District 2 firefighter has been arrested on suspicion of trying to take pictures of one of his co-workers while she was showering.
According to court documents, Martin …
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Emily White / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/5/26
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Three years after a 22-year-old Portland woman was found dead in a pond, her family finally saw someone charged in her death.
Jesse Calhoun was arraigned Wednesday on the latest murder charges …
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Isabel Funk / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/5/26
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The Oregon Board of Parole on Wednesday rejected the bid for release by a man who raped and killed a 5-year-old Douglas County girl in 2010.
Dustin Wallace, 32, is serving a life sentence for …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/5/26
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