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Legislation to force federal immigration agents to get court approval before entering schools and health care facilities cleared the Washington state Senate on Thursday.
Senate Bill 5906 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/26
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The Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, the Columbia Generating Station, was manually shut down early Thursday morning due to a mechanical problem.
Energy Northwest workers shut …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/13/26
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Washington gamblers may soon be able to test their luck betting on the state's collegiate sports.
The Washington state Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would allow residents to bet on …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/13/26
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Central Washington University officials say they will not answer further questions regarding the Faculty Senate's Feb. 4 vote of no confidence involving President Jim Wohlpart, but they released an …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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2/13/26
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Three Seattle police officers exchanged gunfire with a man in Ballard Thursday evening, leaving him in critical condition.
Chief Shon Barnes said officers had been dispatched to a domestic …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/13/26
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A review of a violent Seattle police response to protesters demonstrating against a conservative Christian group's rally at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill last spring found failed communications, …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/13/26
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he’s in talks with France over potential European nuclear defense as he made a call to reorder the transatlantic relationship amid the turmoil of Donald …
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Michael Nienaber / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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2/13/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his push for Israel’s president to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
President …
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Paul Wallace / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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2/13/26
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Russia and Ukraine said a new round of U.S.-led peace talks will take place in Geneva next week.
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead Moscow’s delegation at the negotiations …
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Bloomberg News (TNS)
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2/13/26
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A long-running citizen science program in Glacier National Park has observed a marked decrease in the population of mountain goats since 2008, with scientists concerned that a warming alpine climate …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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2/13/26
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President Donald Trump and his top environmental policy officer finalized a move Thursday to undo an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that laid the foundation for federal rules governing …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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2/13/26
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A 50-mile stretch of U.S. 2 is now fully open between Skykomish and Leavenworth, more than a month ahead of schedule, after flooding and debris slides left the highway severely damaged.
U.S. 2 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/26
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The Washington state Senate approved legislation Thursday to set stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs and other police leadership, weeks after a sheriff’s comments on the bill left some …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/26
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Washington could have become the second state in the country to adopt a framework intended to reduce textile waste and hold companies accountable for the lifecycle of their products.
But a …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/26
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The Washington House of Representatives on Thursday approved a new coal tax that targets a single company.
It’s meant to thwart a surprise move by the Trump administration to keep the …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/26
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Washington senators have passed a bill that would allow the state to distribute millions of abortion pills purchased after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade free to clinics …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/26
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A bill that would allow a state board to remove an elected sheriff in the state of Washington passed off the Senate floor Thursday on a party line vote.
A department in the Washington State …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/26
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On a residential street in North Portland, they seized a man just leaving his home for the morning, who'd spent more than two decades in the country. He spent 70 days in detention before his …
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By Rachel Spacek / InvestigateWest
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2/12/26
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In November 2024, a woman in her early 30s walked into her former high school in Vancouver, Washington, and reported to the principal that while she was a student, she was groomed for a sexual …
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By Moe K. Clark / InvestigateWest
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2/12/26
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A bill in the Washington State Legislature that modifies sex offender registration laws by lowering the criminal penalties for Failure to Register is seen by bill opponents as another step toward …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/26
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