News
Alaska Airlines: Masks now optional on flights
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines has said that masks will be optional on their flights after a federal judge…
Crime
Fire that destroyed businesses on San Juan Island was arson
FRIDAY HARBOR — Officials with the Town of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island said a fire that…
News
State Board of Health won’t require COVID vaccine for students
Provision only in two states in nation
News
Inslee signs law intended to reduce hazing incidents
SPOKANE — After Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died from alcohol poisoning after a fraternity event in…
News
King County settles jail beating lawsuit with $3M
SEATTLE — King County will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by an incarcerated man who…
News
Employers in Washington state soon will have to list salaries in job postings
OLYMPIA — Job postings in Washington state starting in January will have to show some dollar signs.
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Spokane to pay $1M to family of man deputy shot and killed
SPOKANE — The family of a man with mental health issues who was shot and killed by a…
News
Memorial conducted in Everett for officer killed in line of duty
EVERETT — A procession and memorial service was held for Everett police officer Dan Rocha, who was fatally…
Politics
Inslee signs $64.1 billion supplemental budget
OLYMPIA — A
$64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends on statewide programs ranging from homelessness and behavioral…
News
Gray whale found dead on Camano Island
CAMANO ISLAND — A dead gray whale has been found on the west side of Camano Island.
News
Gov. Jay Inslee signs $17 billion transportation package
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that will pay…
Politics
State lawmakers reach agreement on $64 billion supplemental budget
Priorities include social support, homelessness
News
Trade group settles GMO-labeling case for $9 million
SEATTLE — A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay…
News
New calf born to endangered southern resident orcas
SEATTLE — A new calf has been was born to J pod of the endangered Southern Resident orcas.
Crime
Young man fatally shot in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE — Police are investigating a shooting that left a young man dead Wednesday evening on Third Avenue…
News
Man pleads not guilty in death of officer killed by deputy
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Yakima man who was being chased when a deputy mistakenly shot and killed off-duty…