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Steam billows from the Longview WestRock mill, which makes cardboard materials including container board and corrugated containers, March 14, 2024, in Longview, Wash.

Washington state’s landmark climate law hangs in the balance in November

Steam billows from the Longview WestRock mill, which makes cardboard materials including container board and corrugated containers, March 14, 2024, in Longview, Wash.

October 14, 2024, 7:52am Election

A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years after it took effect. Read story

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks to reporters, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, during a news conference in Seattle. In a 5-4 decision Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, the Washington Supreme Court upheld an $18 million campaign finance penalty against the Consumer Brands Association, formerly known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Ferguson sued the group in 2013, alleging that it spent $11 million to oppose a ballot initiative without registering as a political committee or disclosing the source of the money. (AP Photo/Ted S.

As AG, Bob Ferguson vastly expanded his office to focus on consumer lawsuits

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks to reporters, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, during a news conference in Seattle. In a 5-4 decision Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, the Washington Supreme Court upheld an $18 million campaign finance penalty against the Consumer Brands Association, formerly known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Ferguson sued the group in 2013, alleging that it spent $11 million to oppose a ballot initiative without registering as a political committee or disclosing the source of the money. (AP Photo/Ted S.

October 14, 2024, 7:40am Latest News

In a dozen years as state attorney general, Bob Ferguson has vastly expanded the size and reach of the office, establishing himself as one of the country's most aggressive filers of consumer protection and antitrust actions. Read story

They protested during an Eritrean festival in Tacoma. Were they activists or vandals?

October 14, 2024, 7:37am Northwest

A weekend festival for Eritreans last year in Tacoma encountered a challenge on Day 2: A large crowd protesting the Eritrean government arrived and blocked traffic while some tore down vendor tents and clashed with event-goers. Read story

‘He was a great soul.’ Family of teenager killed in Tacoma say his organs helped 6 lives

October 14, 2024, 7:34am Northwest

Jonathan Tovar would often tell his mother that his biggest goal was to work hard so he could buy her a house. He wanted a better life for her and was determined to make that possible. Read story

WA found a better way to remove homeless encampments. Will it stick?

October 14, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

Moving from a homeless encampment into housing in Washington is unlikely. Read story

A postcard captioned, &ldquo;Tornows Cabin&rdquo; shows the makeshift lean-to in which he was purported to live while he was a fugitive. The &ldquo;cabin&rdquo; is nothing more than salvaged boards propped up against splits of wood and standing trees.

‘Friend or foe?’ Wild Man legend lives on 111 years after he was killed in WA wilderness

A postcard captioned, &ldquo;Tornows Cabin&rdquo; shows the makeshift lean-to in which he was purported to live while he was a fugitive. The &ldquo;cabin&rdquo; is nothing more than salvaged boards propped up against splits of wood and standing trees.

October 14, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

Deep in the rain-soaked foothills of the Olympic Mountains is a clearing filled with shrines framed with elk bones, photos and artifacts more than a century old. Some are rusted with age, others have a palpable sense of just being touched. Read story

The northern lights appear over the Chugach Mountains in east Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Could natural, underground hydrogen be a gusher of clean energy in Alaska?

The northern lights appear over the Chugach Mountains in east Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

October 14, 2024, 6:00am Business

Alaska geologist Mark Myers hopes that underground reserves of hydrogen could fuel a new state energy industry. Read story

System operators in the command center of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in Taylor.

Utilities’ extreme plan to stop wildfires: shut off the power

System operators in the command center of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in Taylor.

October 14, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning off the power. Read story

Washington aviation group: Let’s talk about state’s airport needs

October 13, 2024, 2:07pm Business

More than a year after it was created by the state Legislature, a new committee seeking long-term solutions to Washington’s aviation and transportation issues has taken early steps toward a mission statement and hiring a consultant. Read story

Prosecution in Idaho student murder case narrows death penalty argument for Kohberger

October 13, 2024, 1:40pm Northwest

Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students, should indeed be subject to the death penalty if he is convicted of first-degree murder, state prosecutors argued in newly filed court documents. Read story