Big-time Spokane events return after pandemic pause
Hoopfest and Bloomsday put Spokane on the map. After two years of cancellations and virtual events, the city is again the place to be for hoopsters and runners statewide.
Sections
Extras
Watch Now
Hoopfest and Bloomsday put Spokane on the map. After two years of cancellations and virtual events, the city is again the place to be for hoopsters and runners statewide.
Washington lawmakers passed a bill this legislative session to establish a low-interest student loan program.
More regional wineries are forgoing the tradition of heavy glass bottles to reduce waste and sidestep supply chain issues.
The governor told a Crosscut Festival audience that the restrictions have saved about 19,000 lives in Washington state.
Kids in Washington soon won’t have to pay to use public buses and trains across the state in a new $3 billion transit plan.
A new report from a Yakima-based trade group is the first step toward a more environmentally sustainable hop industry.<
A new report from a Yakima-based trade group is the first step toward a more environmentally sustainable hop industry.
Arthur Longworth became a model of redemption. Despite earning policy and legal support, it was still incredibly difficult to get him out of prison.
Legally and ethically, prosecutors are required to turn over evidence — even when it could hurt their case. Those who don’t, however, face few consequences.
The Pay Up policy would provide a base-pay equivalent to Seattle's minimum wage, along with other worker protections for app-based workers.
A new law will require employers to post more pay and benefit information in job ads. A similar effort in Colorado is being met with mixed results.
Fourteen years behind its original deadline, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is scheduled to begin turning radioactive wastes into benign glass in 2023. However, an internal federal document said the preparatory process for this work will produce toxic vapors from a substance called acetonitrile, which would be unsafe for workers and people and animals that live nearby.
They might look like 'a combination between a kitten and a puppy' but the charismatic creatures play a big role in the PNW.
An illegal fishing case involving Tulalip Tribal members is symbolic of bigger concerns with state interference in tribal sovereignty, Indigenous citizens say.
Officials are investing millions to trap, quarantine and eradicate the bugs in Yakima Valley, which are capable of devouring over 300 types of plants.
The state Public Works Board is considering changes after private internet companies successfully objected to local government initiatives.
Politics were not a factor in refusing federal money, officials from the cities say.
Anti-Asian hate and confusion in entomology spur a renaming of the world's largest hornet species.
With new ways to attract movie and TV producers, will Washington’s film industry get its big break?
Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would require methane collection systems at certain landfills.
Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would require methane collection systems at certain landfills.
...and a few bills they left on the table.
A windfall of recovery money requires thousands of extra hours for the State Auditor's Office to prevent misuse.
Family members of mass shooting victims say the ban could save lives, but gun-rights groups remain opposed.