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In June, the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council’s revenue forecast anticipated that state coffers would run dry by 2027 despite record revenue levels and following the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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9/23/25
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The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, dealt a blow last week to a Colorado company that plans to build what would be the state’s largest wind and solar …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/23/25
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Projected tax collections in Washington continue to fall steeply, with declines totaling more than $500 million since the governor signed off on billions of dollars in tax increases earlier this year …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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A 29-year-old Thurston County man was arrested earlier this month after he was found on the roof of a Walmart, according to a Lacey police social media post.
About 11:40 p.m. Sept. 10, …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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9/23/25
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A 53-year-old man who died at the Thurston County jail on Sept. 14 has been identified by the Thurston County Coroner’s Office.
This is the second death at the jail this month. The …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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9/23/25
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Proving yet again that you can’t tax your way to economic prosperity, Washington state's 2025-27 budget is now negative by $421 million . According to the state’s September Revenue …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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9/23/25
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Washington’s secretary of state on Tuesday denied the Trump administration’s request for personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls, saying to hand over the data …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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A Grays Harbor County man who smuggled heroin into a federal detention center, leading to an inmate’s fatal overdose, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/25
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Maycol Lopez-Perez, 21, of Seattle, faces charges of felony hit-and-run, driving while under the influence and third-degree driving with a suspended license after he and a passenger allegedly fled …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/23/25
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In the early hours of Sept. 20, Lewis County Fire District 13 responded to a recreational vehicle fire with a “slow rolling” brush fire, according to a statement posted by District 13 to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/25
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Two members of a drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexico were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle Sept. 22, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced in a news release.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/25
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Katie Larsell and Michael Schilmoeller adore the electric vehicle they bought in late August — a full month before the federal $7,500 tax credit is set to expire on Sept. 30 — but not the …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/23/25
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Police are investigating after a shooting killed a man in Northeast Portland on Monday night.
The shooting happened around 11 p.m. at Northeast 102nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, in …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/23/25
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Eight food carts in a Southeast Portland pod were damaged Tuesday morning in what investigators believe was an accidental propane tank explosion.
Firefighters quickly put out the Southeast 82nd …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/23/25
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In the aftermath of two mechanical snafus that forced passengers off light rail trains, a Sound Transit executive says the public should expect increased planned outages for maintenance, in hopes of …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/23/25
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Seattle police released new dashcam footage on Monday showing how the driver of a stolen Audi Q5 evaded police by jumping the open University Bridge last week.
The driver is still at large as of …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/23/25
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A 31-year-old man was critically injured after being shot several times Monday afternoon in Seattle's South Delridge neighborhood.
The man was shot in the left arm and leg several times just …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/23/25
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With the high cost of living in Seattle, how can people afford to have kids here? The answer is simple: By making a lot of money. The median income for a Seattle married couple with kids is so high, …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/23/25
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Lauren Edgar was in second grade the first time she realized her future might lie outside the earth’s atmosphere.
While attending Discovery Elementary School in Sammamish, Edgar went to …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/23/25
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The City of Olympia has secured enough funding to move forward with transforming the old Olympia Armory into a creative arts campus. Building Manager Valerie Roberts said there will be a construction …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/23/25
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