U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a letter saying Washington state had been identified by the White House as a "sanctuary" jurisdiction.

Do you live west of Lake Washington? You probably voted for Girmay Zahilay. East of Lake Washington? Chances are you favored Claudia Balducci.

After questioning, it came out that at least four jurors had used Google to do research about the Renton murder case they were deliberating. It's a rare and costly mistake.

To everyone but George Innis, there was no question that he killed his wife, Barbara, late last year. Instead, his family and the authorities faced a different quandary.

Switching to a heat pump is often touted as a climate-friendly choice that can help your wallet, too.

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products.

Kyle McDaid has gone viral in Scotland for his videos speaking in his thick Scottish accent that has confused Spokane shopworkers.

Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

To combat book censorship, libraries nationwide are working to provide access to online library cards.

Tens of thousands of people who fight wildfires spend weeks working in toxic smoke and ash wearing only a cloth bandanna, or nothing at all.

An archaeologist in Sweden spent three years traveling in vessels built like those from 1,000 years ago. He discovered lost sea routes, hidden trade harbors and new respect for Viking seamanship.

Firefighters were concerned Sunday about the possibility of fire spreading under trees and a warming forecast later in the week.

Human composting is not yet legal in Pennsylvania so people have been shipping bodies across the country, to states such as Washington, to take part.

The NAACP of Tri-Cities opens a new office in a former doctor's clinic.

In a neighborhood that appeals to people from both the right and the left, residents strive for a finely tuned state of political harmony.

Marmots, wildflowers and squealing pikas are among the species facing changing mountainscapes in Washington.

While drivers flooded Seattle's streets to make their way around the region's closed highways, a group of people advocated for lidding Interstate 5 to hide the highway and dampen the noise.

Washington is taking months to license mental health workers. When applicants push for answers, they face hours-long phone queues and frustrating email auto-replies.

A woodshop on Bainbridge Island gives boats their names, and helps bring a clock out of history.

The supply lists, compiled by teachers or schools, have become a favorite topic of complaints on social media and parenting podcasts.

Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more intense and destructive storms and leads to sea-level rise that puts tens of millions of people at risk.

Seattle police officers arrested a man for investigation of first-degree assault in a shooting that left a man in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center.

Senegal's schools for husbands have been training hundreds of men in largely conservative communities on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores.

Gunfire broke out on a Swift Orange Line bus in Mill Creek Saturday evening, after a fight on board spilled outside, according to police.