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The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money is part of $538 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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When a 7-year-old girl, caught in the middle of a custody battle, said that her uncle raped her and that her dad didn’t protect her, Angela Rinaldo wasn’t convinced.
Rinaldo, a guardian ad …
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By Kelsey Turner/InvestigateWest
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5/14/26
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Three King County residents were potentially exposed to the type of hantavirus blamed for a deadly cruise ship outbreak last month , health officials announced Tuesday, while also noting the risk to …
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By Elise Takahama / Seattle Times health reporter (TNS)
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5/14/26
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Clarinetist Oriana Korol testified Wednesday that she never kicked or bit a federal officer after he and others chased a man into the Unpresidented Brass Band as the group played across the street …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/14/26
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Police have made two arrests in the February shooting in Keizer that blew out the windows of a car with two young children in it and seriously injured their father.
Ethan Adrian Armenta-Lagunas, …
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Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/14/26
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More than 70% of Portland-area adults say they have been directly affected by Trump administration policies or executive orders – and three-fourths of those say the impact has been negative, …
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Betsy Hammond / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/14/26
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The state of Washington filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Providence Health and Services, claiming it violated legal requirements for treatment of pregnant and nursing employees.
The Providence …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/14/26
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Sandra Ramirez has fought for two years to see the people she believes are responsible for her son’s death be held accountable.
“I wake up everyday knowing that I have to fight. I’m a …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/14/26
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Police believe speed and alcohol contributed to the single-vehicle crash that killed a passenger and seriously injured three others Friday near the Spokane International Airport, according to search …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/14/26
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A Spokane protest last summer that made national news and snowballed into a wave of federal conspiracy charges against three defendants is making its way to trial next week.
The leadup to trial …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/14/26
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Federal defense attorneys are seeking for a Spokane reporter to testify on behalf of their client, who is charged with conspiracy against immigration agents.
The act is a rare move. And the …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/14/26
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When the U.S. women’s national team made its first stop in Seattle in nearly a decade last month, the return was lauded by everyone involved. There was excitement about playing inside Lumen Field. …
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Tim Booth / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/14/26
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Police shared photos of a man they say is a suspect in Sunday's killing of a 19-year-old University of Washington student at an off-campus apartment building.
The death of the teenage student, a …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/14/26
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A jury on Wednesday awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Rose Stumo, a 24-year-old who died when a Boeing 737 MAX plane crashed in Ethiopia in March 2019, the second deadly MAX crash in a …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/14/26
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State officials say eastern Washington forests are “overstocked” following years of fire exclusion policies and management practices that have left drier areas ripe for serious wildfires.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/14/26
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It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices.
While consumers benefit from lower prices on things like wheat …
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By Donna Gordon Blankinship / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take “a wrecking ball” to …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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The battle over parental rights and how Washington school districts are responding will be front and center for two days of meetings this week of the Professional Educator Standards Board .
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/13/26
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The Washington Department of Commerce on Wednesday provided The Center Square with a complete list of taxpayer-funded daycare providers' names and locations, reversing an earlier decision not to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/13/26
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The Washington state Department of Corrections (DOC), in partnership with the Washington state Department of Health (DOH), has made the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available to incarcerated …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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