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Washington Legislature passes carbon pricing measure
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington is on track to become the second state in the nation to have a comprehensive carbon pricing policy under...
Apr 25, 20212 min read
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Senate and House to enter negotiations on capital gains tax
- Olympia, WA AP The Washington Senate on Thursday refused to concur with changes the House made to a measure to create a new tax on...
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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Failed governor candidate Loren Culp (R) is now planning to run for US House of Representatives
REPUBLIC, Wash. (AP) — Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp will challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, a fellow Republican,...
Apr 22, 20211 min read
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Governor Jay Inslee appoints Tyson Hill to the Grant County Superior Court
Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Tyson R. Hill today to the Grant County Superior Court. He replaces Judge John Antosz, who is resigning on...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Standoff with Washington man suspected of killing California woman
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of driving from Washington state to California in order to kill his estranged wife was taken...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Gov. Inslee and WADOH agree to roll back Whitman, Pierce, and Cowlitz counties back to Phase 2
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the rollback of three counties not meeting the Phase 3 Healthy Washington metrics for...
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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Investigation into Benton sheriff witness tampering reopened
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The embattled Benton County sheriff in eastern Washington is under criminal investigation once again for allegedly...
Apr 8, 20211 min read
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WA House approves open carry ban at Capitol with 57-40 vote.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state House on Sunday approved a measure to prohibit the open carrying of guns and other weapons at...
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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Next COVID-19 vaccine tier takes effect tomorrow March 31st adding 2 million eligible WA residents
- Olympia, WA On Wednesday, 5 million more Washington residents will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Jay Inslee...
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Space X Falcon 9 rocket debris falls to earth over the skies of the PNW displaying streak of lights
The Falcon 9 second stage from the March 4th Starlink launch failed to make a deorbit burn. The rocket debris is now reentering earth...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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All Washington residents 16 and up will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines by May 1
SEATTLE (AP) — State officials have confirmed that everyone 16 and older in Washington state can get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine by...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Four, including child, killed in head-on crash in Granger on SR-22 Wednesday morning
- Granger, WA Four people including a child were killed in an head on crash on state highways 22, and 223 around 3:00am Wednesday morning...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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LA bound Amtrak from Seattle collides with vehicle in Oakland, CA
- Oakland, CA An Amtrak train headed from Seattle to Los Angeles hit a utility truck stopped on the tracks in Oakland that burst into...
Mar 18, 20211 min read
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Gov. Inslee announces extension of moritorium and loosening long term care visitations and more
Inslee announces extension of eviction moratorium, expansion of vaccine eligibility, long-term care visitations may resume - Olympia, WA...
Mar 18, 20214 min read
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Gov. Inslee announces statewide move to Phase 3 and Phase 1B, Tier 2 vaccine eligibility
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will be transitioning from a regional approach...
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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Inslee signs emergency proclamation requiring in-person education opportunities for public schools
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an emergency proclamation prohibiting all public K-12 schools in Washington from failing to...
Mar 17, 20215 min read
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WA vaccine eligibility to expand to tier 1B allowing more groups to get vaccinated on March 22
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Workers in agriculture and grocery stores will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 22, as will...
Mar 4, 20213 min read
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Issaquah based Costco 4Q profits rise, helped by pandemic shopping habits
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Warehouse retail chain Costco Wholesale said its fourth-quarter profits rose slightly from a year ago, its profits...
Mar 4, 20211 min read
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Johnson & Johnson's 1 dose vaccine approved in Washington State
- Olympia, WA The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup,...
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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Bill advanced to ban Native American mascots at schools
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The use of Native American names, symbols and images would be banned from being used as school mascots, logos and...
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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