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A lawsuit that blames Seattle's 911 service for the death of a caller who waited 10 hours for an ambulance — and who allegedly never got care — is moving forward.
The city and its ambulance …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/3/26
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Layoffs at tech companies are continuing at a blistering pace this year as the industry navigates emerging artificial intelligence trends and the ballooning costs associated with them.
The tech …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/3/26
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Starbucks is extending its baristas the chance to earn $300 quarterly bonuses, on top of other changes meant to sweeten the retail employee experience.
The Seattle-based coffee giant debuted its …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/3/26
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U.S. job growth rebounded in March and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, suggesting the labor market was stabilizing as the Iran war began.
Nonfarm payrolls rose 178,000 last month, the …
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/3/26
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Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet for the first time in the war and targeted more sites, including energy facilities, in Arab Gulf states overnight and into Friday.
The United States has rescued …
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Tony Capaccio, Patrick Sykes, Arsalan Shahla and Courtney Subramanian / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/3/26
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A multi-agency pursuit that began in Mason County came to an end Thursday night in Lewis County after a Washington State Patrol (WSP) SWAT team removed a barricaded subject from inside her disabled …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/3/26
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Washington State Patrol detectives arrested a man suspected in a homicide Thursday, more than nine years after he allegedly crashed his car while under the influence of alcohol, leading to the death …
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4/3/26
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A University of Washington professor said he was terminated as director of the university’s Middle East Center after he sent messages on the center’s listserv that criticized the U.S. and …
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/3/26
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Authorities are investigating after as many as 20 dead canines — some found skinned, missing front paws and with twine wrapped around their necks — washed ashore since last Thursday in coastal …
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By Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/3/26
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A former Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer charged with sexually assaulting a Northern Cheyenne teenager while in custody and lying to the FBI about the incident changed his plea in federal …
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By Darrell Ehrlick / The Daily Montanan
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4/3/26
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The Idaho House passed a bill that could allow members of the public to concealed carry guns inside some parts of courthouses.
House Bill 621 would allow people to concealed carry guns inside …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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4/3/26
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Oregon’s senior U.S. senator on Friday urged federal officials to uphold their duty to protect Social Security data despite demands from President Donald Trump to use that information to create a …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/3/26
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Oregonians have one more month to weigh in on the future of floating offshore wind energy in the state, including a path forward that would abandon the effort for now.
State officials extended …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/3/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more homeless units before the World Cup begins in Seattle may be difficult to achieve, a City Council staff memo says.
While Wilson's goal was to …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials.
The new shutdowns come after the company …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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During a recent lunch period at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in Seattle, Principal Zachary Stowell said his walkie talkie was quiet. No fights. No incidents.
It wasn’t like this when he …
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By Nate Sanford / Murrow News
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4/3/26
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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the leaders of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife of attempting to silence a member of the citizen panel that oversees the agency in …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/3/26
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The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and partnering agencies held a mock DUI crash at Rochester High School on Thursday to demonstrate the seriousness of distracted, impaired and reckless …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/2/26
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Two months after Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal told The Center Square he would meet with two female athletes who’ve become the face of the effort to protects …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/2/26
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The Port of Olympia is giving its Harbor Patrol Program and two vessels to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).
On Tuesday, March 31, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/2/26
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