Washington State Parks leaders are weighing a difficult decision on how to maintain or redevelop a storied island park mere miles from downtown Seattle. Blake Island Marine State Park shimmers … ...

The state has paid out over half a million dollars in unemployment benefits to workers during labor disputes this year. Washington’s new benefit extending unemployment to striking union … ...

Voters are preparing for what could likely be the most consequential election in the history of the Washington Supreme Court ahead of a crowded primary with ballot boxes opening July 17. Five of ...

A driver was issued a criminal citation after striking a motorcyclist on state Route 507 in Thurston County on Friday. The motorcyclist, identified by the Washington State Patrol as Benjamin J. Donnon ...

Snake River water trust users in Idaho won’t be faced with having their water shut off this irrigation season, state officials announced Thursday. “Given the intensity of the 2026 … ...

Beginning Wednesday, July 8, the High Rock Lookout and surrounding area will be closed to the public during the continued reconstruction and renovation of the High Rock Lookout in the Cowlitz Valley ...

Federal authorities on Tuesday threatened Washington state election officials with criminal prosecution if they fail to prevent noncitizens from voting in this year’s federal elections. In a … ...

The private company that runs a Tacoma immigrant detention center must allow state inspectors inside after years of refusing, a federal judge ruled Thursday. But U.S. District Court Judge … ...

The National Federation of Independent Business released a Washington-specific version of its monthly Small Business Economic Trends report on Tuesday, which shows the region below the national ...

Health Disparities within Thurston County 2026 Report,” a comprehensive examination of the health inequities facing local ...

The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years, widespread bird and marine mammal die-offs, ...