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A gravel distribution yard operates without a permit across the street from Fairmount Elementary School as students play at recess, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington.

WA’s AG, health officials raise questions about gravel yard by school

A gravel distribution yard operates without a permit across the street from Fairmount Elementary School as students play at recess, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington.

March 26, 2024, 7:47am Latest News

Washington state’s attorney general and health department are raising concerns about a gravel yard that’s been operating directly next to an existing elementary school in unincorporated Snohomish County. Read story

Teen dies a month after Lake Sacajawea stabbing

March 26, 2024, 7:45am Northwest

The teenager who was stabbed last month at Longview’s Lake Sacajawea died Friday, officials say. Read story

Tina Wu and Rick Salvador pose for photographs March 18 amid the Yoshino cherry blossoms at the University of Washington Quad in Seattle.

Cherry blossoms attract tourists — and UW researchers

Tina Wu and Rick Salvador pose for photographs March 18 amid the Yoshino cherry blossoms at the University of Washington Quad in Seattle.

March 26, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Couples strolled, TikTokers danced and friends shared takeout under the gnarled branches dappled in pale pink blossoms on the University of Washington’s Quad on the last night of winter. Read story

Strippers’ bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington

March 25, 2024, 7:57pm Latest News

Legislation in Washington known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law on Monday. Read story

Bargain cinnamon may not be the deal you thought; alert issued by Washington Poison Center

March 25, 2024, 6:59pm Health

If you’ve gotten a good deal on ground cinnamon, you may want to check whether it is covered by national and Washington state alerts based on unsafe levels of lead. Read story

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson (at podium) makes remarks prior to Gov. Jay Inslee (to the left of Ferguson) signing a package of gun legislation in April 2023. The legislation included a ban on the sale of firearms classified as assault weapons.

Man in the middle: Ferguson tries to strike a balance on policing

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson (at podium) makes remarks prior to Gov. Jay Inslee (to the left of Ferguson) signing a package of gun legislation in April 2023. The legislation included a ban on the sale of firearms classified as assault weapons.

March 25, 2024, 6:43pm Northwest

When a candidate is running for election, they’ll often seize on an issue when they sense they have the upper hand. Or they might go on the offensive in an area where they think they’re vulnerable. Other times a subject looms so large they want to be quick to confront… Read story

The Washington State Capitol building is seen on the first day of the legislative session, Jan. 8, in Olympia.

Federal appeals court won’t block Washington’s redrawn legislative district map

The Washington State Capitol building is seen on the first day of the legislative session, Jan. 8, in Olympia.

March 25, 2024, 5:52pm Northwest

New legislative district boundaries intended to amplify the voice of Latino voters in the Yakima Valley will be in place for elections this year, after a panel of federal judges declined to pause them from taking effect. Read story

This photo combo provided by Twin Falls County Sheriff&#039;s Office in Idaho shows from left, Nicholas Umphenour and Skylar Meade.  Meade and Umphenour  were arrested in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Thursday, March 21, 2024, about 36 hours after Umphenour shot two Idaho corrections officers as they were preparing to return Meade to prison from a hospital, police said. They were due to be arraigned Friday.

Men described as Idaho prison gang members appear in court on hospital ambush and escape charges

This photo combo provided by Twin Falls County Sheriff&#039;s Office in Idaho shows from left, Nicholas Umphenour and Skylar Meade.  Meade and Umphenour  were arrested in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Thursday, March 21, 2024, about 36 hours after Umphenour shot two Idaho corrections officers as they were preparing to return Meade to prison from a hospital, police said. They were due to be arraigned Friday.

March 25, 2024, 5:43pm Northwest

Two men charged in a brazen prison escape and ambush at an Idaho hospital that left three correctional officers with gunshot injuries were arraigned in Boise on Monday. Read story

Cowlitz County to perform more autopsies as demand rises

March 25, 2024, 3:51pm Northwest

The Cowlitz County coroner’s office hit over twice its contracted annual cap in autopsies in 2023, so commissioners recently increased the number of autopsies performed by the office’s forensic pathologist by a dozen more. Read story

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival starts early, as three farms open this month

March 25, 2024, 3:50pm Northwest

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival brings in thousands of tourists yearly for its bright fields of blooming tulips in a rainbow of colors. Read story