Gov. Jay Inslee has named Cami Feek commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department. Last year, the department temporarily suspended unemployment benefits payments… Continue reading
Seattle is the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its residents 12 years-old and older against coronavirus, Mayor Jenny… Continue reading
It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough… Continue reading
The Bonneville Power Administration has announced the addition of a public safety power shutoff (PSPS) procedure to its wildfire mitigation plan. The… Continue reading
Director solicits help from North Olympic Peninsula
Federal officials are proposing to curtail nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast in especially bad years to help the… Continue reading
Licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The state Liquor and… Continue reading
An elementary school in eastern Washington is switching to remote learning after an outbreak of COVID-19. Officials at Waitsburg Elementary School near Walla… Continue reading
A southwest Washington man who federal investigators say was seen on video saying, “Our house,” while inside the U.S. Capitol with his… Continue reading
The state attorney general on Thursday charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and one with manslaughter in… Continue reading
Several state ferry routes have changes in place prior to Memorial Day Weekend. For instance, the Port Townsend/Coupeville route will have one boat… Continue reading
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a series of bills designed to strengthen the environment in Washington state. Inslee signed the Climate Commitment… Continue reading
Four counties that had been in a more restrictive second phase of Washington state’s current COVID-19 reopening plan have joined… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a $59 billion, two-year state operating budget that he said would… Continue reading
The state Department of Natural Resources has returned to Camano Island again to remove creosote-coated pilings carried by the… Continue reading
Move dependent upon vaccination rate
