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FILE - The Boeing logo is seen, Jan. 25, 2011, on the property in El Segundo, Calif. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, March 4, 2024, that its audit of manufacturing at airplane-maker Boeing and its key supplier turned up &ldquo;multiple instances&rdquo; of them failing to make sure manufacturing met quality standards.

Former Boeing employee sues over harassment, discrimination at work

FILE - The Boeing logo is seen, Jan. 25, 2011, on the property in El Segundo, Calif. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, March 4, 2024, that its audit of manufacturing at airplane-maker Boeing and its key supplier turned up &ldquo;multiple instances&rdquo; of them failing to make sure manufacturing met quality standards.

March 5, 2024, 8:16am Business

When Rachel Rasmussen, then a Boeing crane mechanic, reported that her manager had made an anti-gay joke, she suddenly found herself facing a one-day suspension over parking tickets. Read story

School district investigates racist slavery-themed item in Spokane elementary newsletter

March 5, 2024, 8:00am Latest News

An employee at Wilson Elementary School issued a newsletter late last week with allegedly racist content, leading Spokane Public Schools to investigate the incident and the staff involved. Read story

Publishers Clearing House knocks on Long Beach door

March 5, 2024, 7:58am Northwest

Publishers Clearing House visited a Long Beach couple Monday with a surprise — the announcement of winning nearly $55,000. Read story

Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, ranking minority member of Senate Ways and Means Committee, listens to a question from the media during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 in Olympia, Wash.

WA Legislature passes 3 initiatives covering taxes, schools and police chases

Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, ranking minority member of Senate Ways and Means Committee, listens to a question from the media during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 in Olympia, Wash.

March 5, 2024, 7:54am Latest News

The Washington Legislature on Monday passed three of six initiatives to the Legislature, which would bar an income tax, put a "parents' bill of rights" into law and lift some restrictions on when police can chase suspects. Read story

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Washington universities extend decision deadlines due to problematic new FAFSA rollout

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March 5, 2024, 7:52am Latest News

Most four-year colleges and universities in Washington have extended decision deadlines for prospective students after compounding delays in the federal financial aid system have left students across the country in a bind. Read story

President Joe Biden walks out of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, to board Marine One for a short trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for his annual physical.

Push for WA Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ instead of for Biden in March 12 primary picks up steam

President Joe Biden walks out of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, to board Marine One for a short trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for his annual physical.

March 5, 2024, 7:52am Election

A campaign urging Democrats to vote "uncommitted" in Washington's March 12 presidential primary is rapidly gaining momentum amid protests over President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war and worries about his ability to defeat Donald Trump this fall. Read story

Washington state lawmakers approve police pursuit and income tax initiatives

March 4, 2024, 7:30pm Northwest

Three conservative-backed initiatives that would give police greater ability to pursue people in vehicles, declare a series of rights for parents of public-school students and bar an income tax were approved by the Washington state Legislature on Monday. Read story

2 snowmobilers killed in separate avalanches in Washington and Idaho

March 4, 2024, 5:57pm Latest News

Two snowmobilers were killed in separate avalanches in Washington state and in Idaho. Read story

The Portland State University chamber choir sings &quot;Hallelujah&quot; on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill’s future is now in the governor’s hands

The Portland State University chamber choir sings &quot;Hallelujah&quot; on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

March 4, 2024, 5:56pm Northwest

The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. Read story

Botched execution of serial killer in Idaho puts focus on capital punishment secrecy laws

March 4, 2024, 10:41am Northwest

In 2012, two Idaho prison officials chartered a private plane and flew to Washington state with thousands of dollars in cash. Read story