Regional News

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 9:50 PM

The meeting of the Finance and Administration committee earlier this week started with what was ostensibly good news but ended...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 5:29 PM

The city of Spokane wants people to know the trouble it goes through and how much money it spends to clean up after people...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 5:25 PM

Washington ranks among the top 10 states in terms of the highest number of reported incidents of crime, according to a new...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 3:45 PM

Cue up Willie Nelson: last year, travelers were on the road again in Washington state. In 2022, drivers logged...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 3:35 PM

The Seattle City Council has passed its second attempt at a drug possession bill that makes the use or possession of controlled...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 1:30 PM

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority is winding down its pilot program that focused resources on getting homeless...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 1:19 PM

The Association of Washington Business has expressed disappointment over a proposal by the state Department of Labor &...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023 8:45 AM

Washington state’s public pension system is expected to be fully funded by 2027, according to the Office of the State Actuary....

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 4:35 PM

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service recently awarded Seattle $12.9 million to plant and maintain trees over the...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 4:21 PM

It looks like Spokane County won't be getting as much federal aid as anticipated related to the recent area wildfires. ...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 3:44 PM

Veniamin Gaidaichuk of Everett was convicted on Monday by a Yakima County jury of felony attempted second-degree child rape and...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 3:40 PM

Spokane is about to get a green makeover, thanks to the federal government, in the form of $12 million in grant funding from the...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 12:22 PM

The Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Office has approved 14 health insurers to sell individual coverage plans in 2024,...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023 11:31 AM

King County announced it will maintain year-round services on its water taxi to and from West Seattle. During...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 9:50 PM

An international “sister state” relationship spanning six decades between Washington and the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan was...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 5:45 PM

Spokane County residents who have already endured so much related to the recent wildfires are asked by the Washington State...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 4:47 PM

The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Washington state declined by 2 cents this week, according to AAA data,...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 3:42 PM

The Seattle City Council is set to vote on a proposal to tighten standards on empty properties as part of the city's Vacant...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 2:05 PM

With the intent of making the Evergreen State even greener, Washington will receive $42 million in federal grant funding aimed...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 1:07 PM

The Washington State Department of Health on Monday announced the retirement of its COVID-19 dashboard, with a replacement that...