June 4, 2024, 8:01pm Northwest
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office cited a person who they believe started a 10-acre wildfire in the McConihe area. Read story
June 4, 2024, 5:32pm Latest News
A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it. Read story
June 4, 2024, 3:31pm Northwest
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Monday issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read story
June 4, 2024, 11:01am Courts & Crime
Immigration officials acknowledged an erroneous sex-crime conviction listed in the U.S. charging records against a detainee at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, and recently deported the man to Micronesia, where he reportedly faced death threats over the mistake. Read story
June 4, 2024, 10:49am Business
State workers can earn recognition and up to $10,000 from the Productivity Board through a state employee incentive program the Secretary of State's Office has relaunched. The program rewards employee proposals that increase government efficiency and save the state money, according to a news release. Read story
June 4, 2024, 8:31am Election
Washington’s top election official says he does not believe a state law that allows voters to challenge the right of a candidate with a felony conviction to appear on the general election ballot applies to presidential candidates. Read story
June 4, 2024, 8:08am Latest News
Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that she hopes to beat once and for all. Read story
June 4, 2024, 7:38am Northwest
An emergency shelter that offers transitional housing for unhoused veterans in Tacoma is planning to close its doors this summer, and staff are worried the vets might not get the support they need at other shelters. Read story
June 4, 2024, 7:38am Northwest
Decades ago, when construction crews carved a highway through Snoqualmie Pass, site of an ancient Indigenous trail, they also created a risk that the hills would push back. Read story
June 4, 2024, 7:33am Business
A federal judge found BNSF Railway willingly, consciously and knowingly trespassed when it ran about a quarter-million cars carrying crude oil over the Swinomish Reservation beyond what was outlined in an agreement with the tribe. Now, the issue at hand is how much money the railway must pay to make… Read story
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