Fridays lawsuit names the county, its jail director, 11 jail guards and its health care contractor, alleging negligence, assault and civil rights violations.

Council members began advocating for the tax before the new state law that would authorize the local tax was even finalized.

Charles Gardiner, the Cowlitz Indian Tribes Public Safety Department interim chief, was found dead inside a parked car in Vancouver, Wash.

Arsema Barekew, a 12-year-old student, died when a 2018 GMC Arcadia rolled unattended onto a sidewalk outside the school and struck her.

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him.

Rep. Jeremie Dufault, R-Selah, will not be allowed to return to the House floor for the remainder of the legislative session as lawmakers look to pass a final budget.

Three people were killed in a shooting in Newcastle on Thursday night, King County sheriff's office spokesperson Brandyn Hull said.

Anyone can attend the clinic, as long as they are willing to wait in line. Clinic staff encourage people to pack food, comfortable clothing, and medications.

This is the first of at least four weekend shutdowns as crews do maintenance and repaving.

The absence of big cargo ships on Elliott Bay may be harbinger of a bigger slowdown at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma as the effects of Americas trade war with China start to hit home.

Washington Democrats in the Legislature are mulling a tax aimed primarily at Tesla amid national protests against the DOGE-leading billionaire.

The second U.S. drug shown to slow the progression of early Alzheimer's has arrived in Seattle-area clinics. One of the first patients to receive it tells his story.

WSU reports the fraternity coerced new members to use drugs and alcohol. The fraternity can re-assume its status in five years, but must be alcohol-free until 2032,

The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti where they say their lives are being put at risk.

Doctors of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro say his health condition is stable.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Portland General Electric Co. (POR) on Friday reported first-quarter net income of $100 million. On a per-share basis, the Portland, Oregon-based company said it had net income of 91 cents. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks […]

At least nine Washington students whose legal status was revoked had their statuses reinstated.

San Francisco has moved closer to adopting a recovery first drug policy that sets abstinence from illicit drugs as its primary goal.

The Tacoma City Council on Tuesday voted to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former chief of staff for the police department.

A judge has ruled that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022.

A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a taxi cabdriver last year was sentenced to life in prison.

Texas lawmakers have passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition.

The order is the latest salvo from the Oregon bench as the state continues to struggle to ensure people accused of crimes have attorneys.

The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.