Vaccinations are finished for nursing homes in Washington. That's not the case for long-term care facilities. Half of them are still waiting on their first doses. One place on the South Hill finally received its first Friday.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A new bill aims to make watersports safer for anyone using a kayak, canoe or paddleboard. House Bill 1018, filed by Representative John Lovick (D-Mill Creek), seeks to apply the sames rules for operating motorboats to those…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The east region, as well as the seven other regions across Washington, will stay in Phase 1…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state have introduced legislation that could increase the state gas tax, making it the highest in the country at 67.4 cents a gallon. The proposal calls for a 18-cent increase a gallon in…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to expand sports gambling in Washington state beyond Indian casinos and into privately-owned card rooms has been introduced in the state Legislature for the second consecutive year. The Senate bill seeks to expand sports…
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man who is accused of using bear spray on two photojournalists and threatening a newspaper reporter during the Jan. 6 protests started by former President Donald Trump’s supporters at the Washington state Capitol has been…
More than 13,000 people in Idaho already received both doses of the COVID vaccine while people living in an assisted living facility in Hayden are still waiting for their first shots.
Thursday marks one year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in the United States, right here in Washington, and Governor Inslee asks that people take a moment to reflect on those who did not make it this far.
The Washington State Department of Health is working to open four mass vaccination sites across the state by Monday, including the Spokane Arena, with the goal of vaccinating 45,000 people per day.
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, according to police. Four people have been charged Thursday in connection with those demonstrations. At least four demonstrations were…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Governor Jay Inslee will address the state on Thursday to provide an update on the 2021 legislative session and Washington's response to the ongoing pandemic. The governor will be joined by Michele Roberts, acting assistant secretary for…
Seattle officers have made at least two arrests on Wednesday stemming from property damage and violence in downtown as protesters take to the streets.
The sounds of children screaming and laughing could be heard on the playgrounds of Adams Elementary Wednesday afternoon. Third graders in Spokane Public Schools are back in class.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol has spent at least $1.5 million over the past two weeks in costs related to security at the state Capitol, and that number is expected to climb, officials said Wednesday. At a…
Observers say the votes to impeach from U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse signal a ‘civil war’ playing out within the GOP nationwide.
SEATTLE (AP) — While the state struggles to bolster its vaccination distribution efforts, the Washington Department of Health on Tuesday began reporting its most updated vaccination numbers on its online COVID-19 data dashboard. The dashboard, launched months ago, updates Washingtonians every…
The National Guard and State Patrol are ready to protect the Capitol, but most of the excitement will likely be in the other Washington.
COVID-19 highlight the disparities and barriers families face, especially for kids trying to attend school online.
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A driver was arrested after rear-ending a Washington State Patrol vehicle early Sunday morning on Highway 16 near Tremont Street in Port Orchard. A 41-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of impairment after striking the…
SEATTLE (AP) — Twelve people were arrested and two vehicles were impounded Monday after protesters blocked Interstate 5 in Seattle, the Washington State Patrol reports. Troopers responded to the scene, in the northbound I-5 collector-distributor lanes near James Street, at…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington State will immediately move to Phase 1B of its coronavirus vaccine rollout plan, which has been expanded to include anyone ages 65 and older.…
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington report has found one of the state’s iconic fish is facing a threat to its existence as a result of climate change. The 2020 State of Salmon in Watersheds report by the Washington State Recreation…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Representative Rob Chase, who recently filled the house seat vacated by Matt Shea, is continuing Shea's push to develop the new state of Liberty. When he was in the House, Shea repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, proposed a 51st…
Consultants of color who specialize in remaking corporate cultures say their work is routinely undervalued, even as demand for it grows.
