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A 45-year-old Western Washington woman died while crossing Highway 395 north of Pasco.
Johanna M. Paul, of Kent, was crossing the northbound lanes of a dark stretch of highway near Foster Wells …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/2/25
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Two proposed rule changes for transgender student athletes in Washington will be advisory-only votes after the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the governing body for high-school …
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Scott Hanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/25
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Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5181 , amending the parents’ bill of rights initiative that passed the Legislature last year, was voted out of executive session in the House Education …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday put the kibosh on Democratic lawmakers’ plans to use billions of dollars from a proposed wealth tax to balance the state budget.
Ferguson, a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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Amtrak is moving train cars to the Northwest from other parts of the country to swap in for 26 cars abruptly pulled from service in late March due to corrosion problems.
The issues with the …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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Washington was among 23 states that sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the cancellation of $12 billion in federal funding to address infectious diseases, substance abuse and mental illness, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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The Department of Enterprise Services is expecting a crowd of at least 1,000 people at Saturday's "Remove, Reverse, Reclaim" protest on the Capitol Campus.
One of the last protests organized by …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/1/25
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The average price of gasoline in Washington has reached a year-high of $4.38 per gallon, marking a significant increase from recent weeks. As of March 31, the price represents a 34-cent jump from the …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/1/25
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Rep. Michael Baumgartner and other members of a House oversight committee sent a letter to Washington Attorney General Nick Brown claiming the state's "sanctuary law" is preventing local law …
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James Hanlon and Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/1/25
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The Washington state House passed its budget just after midnight on Tuesday, setting the stage for negotiations with the Senate and the governor on a spending blueprint to address a looming …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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Democratic lawmakers have revamped their approach to banning flavored tobacco products in Washington.
In new bills filed Friday in the state House and Senate, the original prohibition on …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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Dozens of victims of domestic and sexual violence and their families and supporters gathered in Olympia on Saturday for a "Safe Childhood Now Rally" to advocate for legislation that aims to lay out …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/31/25
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Amid rising tensions with Washington, D.C., state lawmakers advanced a bill Friday that would grant Gov. Bob Ferguson authority to prohibit another National Guard from entering his state.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/31/25
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Oregon recently celebrated registering more than 100,000 electric vehicles, which Gov. Tina Kotek called a “milestone” for reaching the state’s climate goals.
But that …
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By Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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3/31/25
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Washington state senators revealed a proposal Monday to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of culverts blocking the migration of salmon and other fish.
The plan …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/31/25
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Funding of Washington’s public schools is one of the tougher wrinkles House and Senate budget writers must iron out in the weeks ahead.
Democrat-drafted proposals in the two chambers are …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/31/25
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With about four weeks left in the 2025 legislative session, many bills have been eliminated from consideration.
During session, bills have to make progress through the legislative process, being …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/31/25
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The highly polarizing “Uncle Sam billboard” on Interstate 5 in Napavine has been stuck on the same two messages for four years. “How many Americans will we leave behind in …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/31/25
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Law enforcement arrested a 20-year-old man Sunday, the last named suspect allegedly connected with a drive-by shooting in Moses Lake that killed a 14-year-old and injured four others.
Jose …
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Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/31/25
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than 30 Pierce County residents who claimed they were swindled after investing in a California-based business whose leader was later federally charged …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/31/25
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