The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dove into the high-stakes case on homelessness that originated in Oregon’s Grants Pass with justices struggling to figure out where to draw the line on how far …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/23/24
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A Vancouver police officer who pressed a Taser against a theft suspect’s exposed genitals and threatened to “Tase” him was found not guilty of the fourth-degree assault charge Clark …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/23/24
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Washington state will receive more than $156 million to launch programs to provide rooftop solar and other forms of solar energy to people with lower incomes and on the front lines of climate change.
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/23/24
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An Amber Alert has been issued for the ex-police officer facing a rape charge suspected in two West Richland killings on Monday.
Washington State Patrol issued the alert for former Yakima …
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/23/24
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The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is following through with charges against six people involved in the Interstate 5 pro-Palestinian protest earlier this year.
The Jan. 6 …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/23/24
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The Washington state Legislature’s goal of transitioning the transportation sector away from fossil fuels and toward electric vehicles is facing numerous challenges, one of which is the lack of …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/23/24
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Hurt feelings may be lingering for some Republicans following the GOP party convention in Spokane last weekend, but the state party chair tells The Center Square that the media coverage of the event …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/23/24
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In December 2023, a historic property tax adjustment delivered a blow to the value of a natural gas power plant near Elma, raising taxes of remaining property owners in the area and across the …
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By Clayton Franke / The Daily World
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4/23/24
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A Kelso woman is facing felony arson charges after allegedly igniting a fire inside a convertible belonging to her ex-boyfriend.
Court records show Anastasi Courtney Ouellette, 34, of Kelso, is …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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4/23/24
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Loud cheers and country music filled the Tacoma Dome as professional bull riders put their grit to the test in the Tacoma “Unleash the Beast” championship Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/22/24
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As part of a growing list of international partners, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz met with a delegation of Ukrainian officials last week to discuss wildfire mitigation and …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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4/22/24
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Grants Pass City Council President Vanessa Ogier and her mom Cindy Ogier arrived Saturday in Washington, D.C., and snagged the first spot in line to camp outside the U.S. Supreme Court, hoping to be …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/22/24
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A former Bellingham Police Department officer has sued the city of Bellingham over a former mayor's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, alleging that the city discriminated against him due to his …
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Denver Pratt / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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4/22/24
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A Pasco state senator says she doesn't plan on moving anytime soon to run in a new legislative district after a boundary change effectively ousted her from the 15th District.
Nikki Torres, …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/22/24
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But can he coach?
This should be the only thing Seahawk fans and Seahawk players should be asking. The virtual erasure of the Pete Carroll era in the hallways near the entrance of the team's …
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Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/24
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Months after a contract battle between a regional insurer and Tacoma-based health system was resolved, a new impasse has erupted between a different insurer and the same health system.
This …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/22/24
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A woman and her two children, victims of a deadly house fire in West Central Spokane early Saturday morning, remain hospitalized and on life support, a family member told KHQ Sunday.
The father, …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/22/24
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Over the past couple of years, Washington lawmakers have wrestled with a daunting task.
The problem: The state's largest utility, Puget Sound Energy, sells natural gas to nearly 1 million …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/24
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Battle Ground Police Sgt. Richard Kelly confiscated illegal drugs during a call prior to suffering a fatal overdose in August 2023, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office found in an external …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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4/21/24
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After getting off to a raucous start, delegates returned Saturday for the final day of the state Republican Party convention and endorsed gubernatorial hopeful Semi Bird, a day after party …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/21/24
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