One person died and another was arrested after a Saturday evening shooting in the Hawks Prairie area of Lacey, Lacey police say. The incident occurred before 6:12 p.m. in a parking lot on the … more

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a road rage incident in which another driver was shot during an argument on Interstate 5 in Kent. Francisco Oliver Castro-Guzman has been … more

OLYMPIA — The Washington House voted down a last-minute deal to maintain a criminal penalty for drug possession and boost funding for treatment Sunday night, the final day of the legislative … more

In January, 70 culinary arts students from Aberdeen, Lake Quinault, Montesano and North Beach high schools made a huge impression on a person who’s broadcast on millions of TVs every fall … more

Newer is never better in downtown Centralia’s antique row. At ground zero in the downtown shopping area, Dominic and Kathleen Ayala, new owners of Emporium Ayala, said the new business mission will be similar to the old: to repurpose and reuse secondhand nostalgia of yesteryear. Last month, the couple took ownership of the two-story, 7,500-square-foot antique and furniture shop formerly known as Ayala Brothers Furniture.  more

Senate Bill 5599 is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee to be signed into law after passing out of the Legislature on Wednesday.   The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, would … more

A 21-year-old man will spend the next 24 years in prison for his part in gunning down a pregnant woman in Kennewick in 2019. Judge Jacqueline Stam said it was one of the most difficult decisions … more

OLYMPIA — Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1051, the Robocall Spam Protection Act, into law Thursday. The new law will hold accountable those who spam individuals with robocalls … more

OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers  proposed a roughly $69 billion spending plan Saturday, which over the next two years  would fan out across the state to pay teacher salaries, give … more

OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers announced a deal Saturday night, as the Legislature sprints toward adjournment, that could increase the penalty for drug possession. Under a negotiated … more

They flew to Poland, then drove for 18 hours, through a war zone, to say goodbye to Steve Munroe. The 33-year-old had left Washington seven months earlier to fight in Ukraine. He now lay dying in … more

After four hearings in a span of 17 days, Jordan Bowers, a prime suspect and the biological mother of missing 6-year-old Oakley Carlson, will face trial on multiple counts of first-degree and … more

Custom tire decals helped Kent police identify a 36-year-old man accused of shooting two homeless women after one or both of them rebuffed his sexual advances, according to prosecutors. … more

Bellingham school officials are warning staff, students and families about the synthetic opioid fentanyl after an incident where gum or candy was found laced with the potentially deadly prescription … more

A new Washington law will create a cold case unit focused on investigating unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, House Bill 1177 … more

A toddler was reportedly shot and then left at a fire station in Tukwila on Friday morning, according to the Tukwila Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a woman screaming on the … more

  The right and the duty to seek justice is outlined in nearly all texts informing government and spirituality. It is a core of human nature. While records related to the investigation … more

The Lewis County Coroner’s Office is among the county agencies under fire for how the investigation into the August deaths of Aron Christensen, 49, of Portland and his puppy, Buzzo, were … more

The Veterans Memorial Museum Quilts of Valor chapter has been hard at work fulfilling requests for Lewis County veterans. Ten more veterans were honored Thursday afternoon at the museum with their … more