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OLYMPIA — As Washington gets bluer, backers of a slate of voter initiatives framed the ballot battle as an opportunity for voters to exercise a check on a Democratic Legislature run amok.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/8/24
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King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove has defeated former U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the race to become Washington's next commissioner of public lands.
As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/8/24
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Abortion access. Mass deportations. Health care.
These are a few of myriad issues that many Washington voters have voiced worry about since former President Donald Trump won the race for the …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/8/24
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, declared victory in her reelection bid for Congress Thursday evening.
She did so following a projection by The Columbian. As of Friday morning, the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/7/24
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A day on the water with a pole and peace and quiet may just be what the doctor ordered, even if you have to wear some mittens as temps decline.
Seniors wanting to cast a line in Washington are …
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Joel Martin / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started a chorus of tech leaders congratulating Donald Trump on his reelection, wishing him "success in leading and uniting the America we all love," in a social media post …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Authorities have released the identity of human remains found in 2022 in a bank along the Nooksack River in Ferndale. The remains are those of Mark Jay Hess of Ferndale, who was reported missing in …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Lacey detectives recovered a loaded handgun near Seven Oaks Elementary School Tuesday afternoon that is believed to be connected to a series of summer crimes.
Police Sgt. Jeremy Knight said the …
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MartÃn Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/7/24
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SEATTLE — Moments after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee gave a speech urging residents of the …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/7/24
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A Washington State Department of Ecology spokesperson is updating the estimate of how much diesel fuel spilled near the Columbia River when a Union Pacific freight train derailed early Wednesday …
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Jeremy Burnham / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Most of the country has swerved to the political right, but Washington state has steered left — and nobody knows what exactly is going to happen next.
That was the new reality the Puget …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/7/24
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The city of Lacey is pursuing a plan to update its rules regarding reflexology and massage businesses after complaints and an investigation showed that at least seven of those businesses were …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/7/24
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A 26-year-old Tacoma-area man who drove to Michigan to pick up a 13-year-old girl to whom he'd been sending illicit messages and brought her back to Washington won't spend more time in jail after he …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Incoming Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that the Washington state Attorney General’s Office has prepared for “months” for the potential of Donald Trump's second presidential term.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/7/24
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