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For the past century, a row of military graves in Tacoma's Oakwood Hill Cemetery has been conspicuously gap-toothed. Only a patch of grass has marked the final resting place of David Franklin, …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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10/6/22
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is visiting Washington on Thursday to promote a traffic improvement project in Wenatchee and a salmon corridor outside Issaquah.
He will announce …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times
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10/6/22
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They were dropped from the sky, huge white trash bags weighing about 250 pounds each.
Early Wednesday, a helicopter began airlifting the bags filled with garbage and other debris left behind at …
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Phil Ferolito / Yakima Herald-Republic
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10/6/22
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First lady Jill Biden will visit Tacoma and Seattle later this week for official events and a political fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
After appearances in San Francisco, Biden is …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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10/5/22
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A former officer at the Benton County jail who smuggled drugs and cellphones to inmates was sentenced in federal court to three years and 10 months in prison on Tuesday.
Eric Christian, 34, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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10/5/22
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Washington hospitals faced another round of record financial losses in the second quarter of 2022 as health care systems continue to recover from the pandemic, prompting some service cuts in parts of …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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10/5/22
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Puget Sound Energy is telling customers they may see higher energy bills in late 2022 and in 2023.
The increase is driven by rising natural gas prices, state policy objectives for clean …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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10/5/22
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Doubling down on claims that its warehouses are safe, Amazon has sued Washington's workplace safety regulator.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in a federal court in Seattle, Amazon accused Washington …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times
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10/5/22
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The Washington State Patrol allegedly clocked a motorcycle that had been reported stolen going 114 mph along Interstate 5 in Whatcom County, then caught up to the rider when he attempted to run after …
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David Rasbach/ The Bellingham Herald
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10/5/22
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The former Amazon engineer whose 2019 hack compromised 100 million credit card users' accounts won't spend any additional time in jail.
Convicted in June on seven hacking-related charges, Seattle …
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Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times
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10/5/22
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Residents in dismay over a city of Lacey Children's Day sponsor brought their concerns to a North Thurston Public Schools board meeting on Tuesday.
Children's Day was held Oct. 1 at Huntamer Park …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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10/5/22
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A 19-year-old man who was killed last month near Roy when the driver of the car he was in wrecked at high speed on a rural Pierce County road was identified Tuesday.
Alex Pulley, 19, died of …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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10/4/22
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While the Mariners won't have a home playoff game to start the 2022 postseason, Mariners fans can still go to T-Mobile Park to watch them play in the three-game wild-card series over the …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/4/22
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After about a two-month dip, gas prices are climbing again in Washington state, especially west of the Cascades, where levels are once again close to the June peak.
At $5.45 a gallon, gas prices …
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times
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10/4/22
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A pedestrian who was hit and killed by a driver in Mason County Sunday night has been identified, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The man was identified as Paul B. Taft, 56, of Shelton …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/4/22
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Cody Easterday is headed to prison after being sentenced for a massive "ghost cattle" scam that defrauded Tyson Foods and another company out of more than a quarter billion dollars.
Easterday …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald
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10/4/22
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The jury box was full. The desks for the prosecution and defense were occupied. The public gallery was packed.
When the judge entered the 10th floor courtroom in downtown Portland, he …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/4/22
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A demonstrator who sued after she said her arm was fractured when she fell after getting pushed by a riot-clad Portland police officer won $40,000 Tuesday — far less than the $450,000 she …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/4/22
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will build a temple in the Tacoma area, the Mormon church has announced.
Church president Russell Nelson made the announcement Sunday during the …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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10/4/22
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A pedestrian was killed when he jumped into traffic on Sunday evening, Oct. 2, off State Route 3 near Bayshore in Mason County.
Washington State Patrol trooper Katherine Weatherwax said WSP …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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10/4/22
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