June 25, 2024, 5:24pm Latest News Free
The Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide next month on lowering gray wolves’ status under the state’s endangered species law. Read story
June 25, 2024, 8:31am Northwest
A federal jury has awarded four anti-police graffiti protesters $680,000, including punitive damages, after finding Seattle police officers violated their civil rights with “malice, oppression and reckless disregard” when officers booked them into jail during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story
June 25, 2024, 8:19am Northwest
The campaign to raise $53 million a year to fund publicly owned “social housing” in Seattle submitted just over 37,000 signatures Monday, likely guaranteeing the question a place on the ballot this year or next. Read story
June 25, 2024, 7:43am Northwest
A plane crash at a Spokane Valley middle school Sunday is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. Read story
June 24, 2024, 1:43pm Northwest
A prominent Bellevue wealth manager gave $1 million to a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump the day after the ex-president was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Read story
June 24, 2024, 1:42pm Latest News
State Democrats passed a trio of resolutions Sunday at their convention concerning the war in Gaza, including a call for an immediate cease-fire and to halt U.S. military aid to Israel. Read story
June 24, 2024, 8:40am Latest News
Sen. Maria Cantwell’s first term in the Senate didn’t come easy, as she defeated incumbent Republican Slade Gorton by a margin of less than 0.1% in 2000. Since then, the Democrat has cruised to re-election three times as Washington has become an ever-bluer state. Read story
June 24, 2024, 8:37am Business
Washington hop growers are dramatically curtailing production amid a crushing glut and chilling demand for both craft and commercial beer. Read story
June 24, 2024, 8:36am Latest News
A black bear sighted on Tuesday in the Tumwater area has safely returned to a less popular area. Read story
June 24, 2024, 8:35am Health
Up to $100 million could soon be poured into building housing for patients recently released from Washington’s state psychiatric hospitals, with the hope that increasing housing supply will stop patients from returning to the criminal justice system. Read story