Blaze is a friendly Labrador and golden retriever mix who regularly spends time with students at Finley's River View High School.
But when she's not comforting students in need, she's the …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/26/24
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A man who shot an elderly couple to death in their farmhouse bedroom in January 1997 was resentenced last week to 46 years in prison.
Cheyenne T. Brown, who was 20 years old at the time, was …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/26/24
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Pete Carroll returning to coaching? In the city the Seahawks arrived into on Christmas?
That would be an intriguing re-Pete.
The 73-year-old Seahawks coach until 11 months ago is exploring …
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Gregg Bell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/26/24
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A handful of curious elk wandered down the ridge Friday afternoon to the Oak Creek feeding station, where many of their brethren had already started eating their daily 1:30 p.m. meal of hay.
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Luke Thompson / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/26/24
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With a new year just around the corner, a host of new statewide laws that will soon impact Washingtonians’ wallets one way or the other will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Here are some of them.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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12/26/24
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Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget proposal offered some hope for child care and early learning advocates who were prepared to fight against deep cuts.
Inslee’s plan would boost …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington Standard
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12/26/24
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She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. But now, there’s a new baby by her side — a symbol of hope in this, …
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By Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times
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12/24/24
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is set to begin the new year with a large amount of upgraded equipment.
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved, Tuesday, Dec. 17, the …
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By Dylan Reubenking /dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/24/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking
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12/24/24
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A 53-year-old man escalated an argument over an open window with Metro bus driver Shawn Yim, then pepper sprayed and kicked Yim before walking off into the early-morning darkness Wednesday in …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Border Patrol agents on a routine search of the woods north of Lynden on Thursday discovered a pair of backpacks containing more than $1 million in illegal drugs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/24/24
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A jury on Monday found Seattle Children's hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital's Odessa Brown …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Last week, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson named state Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, as secretary of the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Senn will be the department's second head since …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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A Spokane Valley woman was arrested after attempting to impale her neighbor with a 2-foot "centurion-style sword" as he walked his daughters from their apartment to school Friday morning, deputies …
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Cannon Barnett / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/24/24
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For Washington's outdoorsy crowd, 2024 had its peaks and valleys. The year began with scant snow and ended with a lot of it. Summer featured a mixed bag of wildfire smoke, while fall brought a bumper …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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An Indigenous student has sued Tacoma Public Schools for prohibiting her from wearing tribal regalia during her June high school graduation ceremony.
Gracie Belle Ray, who is a member of the …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/24/24
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The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive $33 million in federal funding to construct a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon, state officials said.
The crossing, …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Winter whale watching returns to the Oregon coast this week.
Oregon’s two official whale watch events – winter and spring – follow the migration of gray whales . In the winter, …
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Julie Evensen / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Jennifer Shatzer found her 23-year-old son unconscious in a bedroom of their Lake Oswego home just days after Thanksgiving in 2022.
His half-eaten lunch from McDonald’s was nearby. Also …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Southwest Washington high school teacher arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct with a student
A high school teacher from Vancouver Public Schools was arrested Friday on allegations that he had sexual contact with a 16-year-old student in 2013, police said.
Shadbreon Gatson, 43, is a …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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