Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.

A very gusty night had Western Washington waking up to power outages and road closures throughout the region. Cleanup efforts are underway.

The appointments will allow Pete Serrano to continue to lead the DOJ's offices in Eastern Washington after Democratic Sen. Patty Murray previously vowed to block his confirmation.

A new version of the common flu is spreading globally. Virus evolutions are normal, and this one is not necessarily believed to be more severe.

High wind warnings are set to expire later Wednesday for much of the state. Snow is expected for all of the Cascade mountain passes.

A nearly 50-mile stretch of Highway 2 between Skykomish and Leavenworth will be closed for months, authorities said Tuesday. Rocks, trees and mud cover the road in multiple locations, according to several photos shared by WSDOT. State officials say they don’t know when it will reopen. WSDOT head Julie Meredith said sections of the road are not […]

Former and current YouthCare employees are vocally frustrated with the quality of care the homelessness nonprofit is providing after deep financial cuts.

A national survey shows teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows.

Gil Gerard, known for his role as Buck Rogers, has died at 82.

Public details about the Reiner family's private struggles are relatively few. But some parts of their story are recognizable to the millions of U.S. families affected by addiction.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to give terminally ill people the legal ability to end their own lives with prescribed medication.

White Pass on Highway 12 was closed Wednesday morning due to numerous fallen trees over the roadway.

Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all.

Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care.

Wind speeds reached the 50s and 60s in Seattle and surrounding areas early Wednesday. About 142,000 Puget Sound Energy customers had lost power as of 6 a.m.

In apparently random, public shootings like the one at Brown, the majority of attackers kill themselves or are killed by law enforcement officers at the scene.

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse will not seek reelection in 2026. He announced Wednesday he will retired after serving six terms representing Central WA in Congress.

The two murder counts against Nick Reiner include a special circumstance of committing multiple murders, which increases the possible punishment.

Downed trees and mudslides have already affected numerous roads, including Interstate 5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord where power lines were downed.

Police intensified their search for a suspect in the fatally shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in his home in a Boston suburb.

With roads such as Highway 2 now set to be closed for months severely damaged or blocked by debris, crews are working 24 hours a day to assess and plan repairs.

Visitors of a quiet Auburn residential street likely would not have been able to tell Tuesday morning that the area was a swamp 24 hours earlier, save for several sump pump hoses running into the road.  Michael Aubrey knew, though. All too well. A neighbor was helping take out soaked drywall from the lower level […]

The bill is Seattle City Council President Sara Nelsons last as a member of the council and would target outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell's unique advisor arrangement.

Most schools in Western Washington have been spared during record floods, but schools in Sumas and Snoqualmie report some damage to exterior facilities.

Heavy flooding has turned massive swaths of low-lying land into deep basins of water since the downpour began last week.