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OLYMPIA — The Department of Corrections is prepared to implement a proposed law that would allow it to distribute abortion pills, DOC Secretary Cheryl Strange told lawmakers Monday.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times
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4/11/23
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OLYMPIA — The State House of Representatives passed legislation Monday, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), to remove the state's requirement for advisory votes on revenue …
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Rebecca Pettingill / Columbia Basin Herald
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4/11/23
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A King County judge last week ruled against a Federal Way gun shop owner who sold high-capacity magazines despite a state ban.
The judge's decision granted state Attorney General Bob Ferguson's …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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4/11/23
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More older people and those with disabilities would qualify for property tax breaks under a state proposal to expand eligibility under a long-standing exemption program. The bill will soon head to …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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4/11/23
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A man was detained Saturday morning by the Washington State Patrol for impersonating a law enforcement officer.
A trooper observed the vehicle, a blacked-out Ford Explorer, driving at 80 miles …
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By Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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4/11/23
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A 34-year-old woman who died Saturday afternoon in a Thurston County car wreck has been identified, according to the county coroner.
Holly Hudson of Tacoma was driving south in the 15600 block …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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4/10/23
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A 43-year-old businesswoman allegedly slapped a student while presenting to a Lakeridge Middle School class for a career fair Friday, police said.
Ellen Sawo, of Lake Oswego, was arrested for …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/10/23
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At first, Ashley Lingle didn’t register that the screaming outside of Happy Juice, her Vancouver espresso and smoothie cart, was coming from her husband, John.
By the time she realized …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/10/23
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Legislation that attempts to reimagine the way hospitals track and enforce staffing levels is on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk after state representatives voted it out of the House last week.
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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4/10/23
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Supporters of a state bill that would hike taxes on real estate sales to fund low-income housingare prodding Washington lawmakers to take action and ripping a business group for running a television …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times
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4/10/23
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The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office organized a coordinated search of an area in Mason County on March 25 and 26 for possible evidence from Lindsey Baum’s disappearance.
The …
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By Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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4/9/23
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There are a lot of things Marines take home from battlefields, from deployments.
Patches and headwear in foreign designs. Knives and insignia and jewelry, perhaps traded, perhaps taken from …
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By Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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4/9/23
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One woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision that happened April 8 on Bald Hill Road near Yelm. The crash prompted officials to close the roadway for some time.
Lt. Cameron …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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4/9/23
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The state Senate on Saturday approved a ban on the sale of assault weapons in Washington, setting up the measure to go to Gov. Jay Inslee for a signature in the final weeks of the legislative …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/9/23
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A proposal to eliminate time limits for filing child sex abuse lawsuits in Washington has stalled in the state Senate out of worries it could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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4/9/23
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Federal officials are investigating an incident Monday where a boater appeared to charge sea lions swimming in the Columbia River near Hayden Island.
Michael Milstein, National Oceanic and …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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4/9/23
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Friday's court hearing regarding a Tacoma woman refusing to comply with court orders for isolation and treatment of tuberculosis reinforced an earlier order of contempt and order for involuntary …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune
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4/9/23
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A 65-year-old Burien man was sentenced Friday to over 46 years in prison for killing a couple in 2020, dismembering their bodies and disposing of their remains in a suitcase and duffel bags that were …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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4/9/23
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A 46-year-old man who attended a Seattle Mariners game last week with a woman who hasn't been seen since will remain in jail as police continue investigating the woman's disappearance, her adult …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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4/9/23
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A Seattle restaurant and its owner have filed a federal lawsuit against the city for their expenses and loss of business during the 2020 Capitol Hill Organized Protest, the latest in litigation that …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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4/9/23
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