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Man in custody escapes at Sea-Tac Airport, takes light rail to Seattle

Seattle police are searching for a man who escaped custody Sunday morning at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before fleeing in handcuffs by light rail. According to an airport … more

Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/5/25

What the Washington state Legislature approved, and didn't, that could affect drivers

This year's legislative session in Olympia was dominated by talk of shortfalls, taxes and impacts from the Trump administration. But, as usual, lawmakers considered many bills that cruised under … more

Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/5/25

Olympia council to discuss how to provide reparations to enslaved Africans’ descendants

The Olympia City Council is set to discuss city-scale actions that could provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved African people when it holds a June 24 study session. More than 400 … more

Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) | 5/5/25

Racist comments, jokes about sexual identity net suspensions for two Washington state cops

Two veterans of the Lakewood Police Department, including a sergeant who was the president of the Lakewood Police Independent Guild, were suspended after investigations found they made inappropriate … more

Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS) | 5/5/25

Nike, Columbia, other footwear companies ask Trump for tariff relief

More than 70 footwear companies asked President Donald Trump to exempt their products from sweeping new tariffs they said pose an “existential threat” to the industry. Members of the … more

Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Man killed in early-morning assault in Vancouver, homicide investigation underway

Police are investigating the death of a man wounded in an assault in Vancouver on Saturday. Officers found the badly injured man around 4:10 a.m., in the 10400 block of Southeast French Road, … more

Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Southwest Washington man accused of child sexual abuse, sharing images

Police say a Vancouver, Washington, man sexually abused a child and shared sexually explicit material featuring children with the operator of an online chat room. Vancouver police said they … more

The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

What to know about alleged bribery scheme allowing unqualified truckers to hit PNW roads

An upstart commercial driving academy with branches in Washington and Oregon was allegedly bribing an independent driving tester to obtain passing grades on exams for its unqualified students in … more

Ted Sickinger / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Body found on Oregon river shore believed to be missing California kayaker

A body found along the Willamette River shore on Sunday is believed to be 20-year-old Californian Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, officials said. Rodriguez accidentally went over Willamette Falls in a … more

The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Touring land that has been in her Tenino family for generations Colvin Ranch owner Jennifer Colvin along with Bill Kronland, Scatter Creek Wildlife Area Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, speak to the environmental benefits to the conservation grazing method to land stewardship.

Grazing cattle are helping conserve this Tenino area prairie that’s open to the public

The Colvin family has raised cattle on land just outside Tenino for generations, but recently the cattle have not been confined to the family’s ranch on Old Highway 99. Visitors to the … more

Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS) | 5/5/25

The Port of Longview, including EGT, seen from the Rainier side in late 2024.

Tariffs threaten top destination of Southwest Washington ports

The United States’ tariffs on Chinese imports spurred the country to impose its own tariffs on American goods in retaliation. That could impact the country’s status as a top trading … more

Nick Morgan / The Daily News | 5/5/25

The Washington state Capitol on April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

Candidate filing begins for nine Washington state legislative seats

The curtain is officially rising on Washington’s 2025 election season. Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday for more than 3,200 seats on city councils, county commissions, … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 5/5/25

Tenino drops non-league game versus North Thurston

Just five Beavers reached base after the first inning and struggled to add runs in losing 6-3 to the Rams on Saturday afternoon at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. Tenino (13-5) jumped out ahead 2-0 on … more