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Federal officials told Eastern State Hospital, which has a staff vacancy rate of 27%, it had until June 17 to address lack of staffing and...
In a settlement, Gov. Jay Inslee's office agreed to pay $70,000 in a lawsuit alleging public records act violations, and to redo appointments to the...
Ruling from the bench on Friday, a judge ruled that the Washington state Department of Corrections had complied with the lawsuit's two chief demands.
Seven-term U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader has lost the Democratic primary in Oregon to progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner.
The nation's gas prices are soaring, especially in Washington state, and the runaway prices loom large as a political issue.
Flooded two years ago by people who lost work when COVID-19 hit, food banks in the Seattle area are absorbing another wave of need this...
Josh Harris, who bailed out three Tacoma police officers charged with killing a Black man, has entered the Pierce County Council race.