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We're in the calm before the storm, Seattle, as heavy rain and flooding are expected to sweep Western Washington next week.
Typical rainy season weather was in the forecast for the first weekend …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/7/25
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Washington is the nation’s unfortunate leader when it comes to retail theft — an issue that some state lawmakers are signaling needs urgent attention.
In a 2024 Forbes Advisor …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/7/25
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Changes, some significant, are in store for hunting and angling in Oregon next year, but anglers want the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission to take a special look at perhaps the biggest, …
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/6/25
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A man died in a car crash in North Portland on Friday evening.
Officers arrived at the crash site on North Columbia Boulevard near Hurst Avenue at about 7:20 p.m., the Portland Police Bureau …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/6/25
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood against a rainy backdrop of the Ice Harbor Dam to praise the value of hydroelectric power to the Northwest during his first visit in office to the Tri-Cities on …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/6/25
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A man and woman have been charged with child assault and abandonment nearly two years after a 2-year-old girl overdosed on fentanyl inside their Loon Lake residence.
Drugs and paraphernalia were …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/6/25
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Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes on Thursday declared a Little Saigon hookah lounge, where a man was fatally shot earlier in the week, a chronic nuisance property, documenting assaults, a fatal …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/6/25
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Seattle police released footage showing the moments a man was shot and killed by police officers after he allegedly waved a gun near an intersection Tuesday afternoon in Rainier Valley.
The …
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Paige Cornwell and Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/6/25
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Babies should continue to get the hepatitis B vaccine shortly after birth, the West Coast Health Alliance said late Friday afternoon — disagreeing with a federal vaccine advisory committee's …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/6/25
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“Are you ready to work?” ski patroller Alisha Bator whispers into the ear of Kio, a mountain rescue dog, at the edge of a meadow near the Forest Queen chairlift at Crystal Mountain …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/6/25
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Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson recently announced her full transition team, a slate of people that includes advocates of the progressive policies she campaigned on, as well as some moderates.
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/5/25
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As Washington state invests in the electrification of its public transportation fleet while preparing for a ban on privately owned new gasoline-powered vehicles in 2035, regional energy stakeholders …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/5/25
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Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is proposing legislation that would require employers tip off their workers when federal immigration enforcement agencies request their eligibility …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/5/25
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Some Washington state Republicans have come out against a statewide payroll tax unveiled earlier this week by Rep. Shaun Scott, a member of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America since 2017.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/5/25
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The driver of a big rig car carrier involved in an injury crash Thursday morning in Lacey that brought northbound I-5 traffic to a grinding halt for hours did not have a commercial driver’s …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/5/25
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Fall migration of wild waterfowl continues to drive high statewide risk of avian influenza (bird flu), according to a recent news release from the Washington state Department of Agriculture …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/5/25
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The Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA) recently announced a collaborative leadership structure to guide its government relations work heading into the 2026 legislative session, according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/5/25
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More than half of violent crimes in Washington state are going unsolved.
That sobering data point, shared with state lawmakers Thursday, comes as violent crime has dropped but remains far ahead …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/5/25
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced in a news release that its new MyWDFW mobile application is now available for free download in the Google Play and Apple app stores.
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/5/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, this week joined a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing concerning sea lion predation in the Pacific Northwest.
Gluesenkamp Perez is not a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/5/25
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