The 8th District has never before sent a Democrat to Congress. Schrier, a first-time candidate who rode a wave of Democratic enthusiasm to victory, vowed to bring a new perspective to a divided Capitol.
Treshon Broughton is suing 12 police officers for alleged rights violations including use of excessive force.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — After delays Astoria work crews have cleared several camps located in city forestland where some people without shelter had lived for years. The Daily Astorian reports crews on Friday moved nearly two dumpsters filled with trash, mattresses, bicycles, and other belongings from the camps. The city had delayed action on the...
Project Homeless is a new Seattle Times initiative that explores and explains the region’s complex, troubling problem of homelessness. With strong watchdog reporting and vivid storytelling, Project Homeless seeks to spotlight what is working, and what is not working, in responding to homelessness. We will also feature solutions-oriented reporting from elsewhere in the country.
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A Richland doctor is accused of prescribing opioids and other highly addictive medications without seeing the patients. Janet S. Arnold allegedly charged patients $20 for prescriptions without an appointment and $80 to $120 if they wanted to visit her at Desert Wind Family Practice. In May 2017, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Kathleen Whalen thought she was doing her civic duty by helping the detective investigate an identity-theft ring. In reality, she was unwittingly helping him build a case against herself and her own disability claim.
All national and state parks in Washington will offer free admission Monday in celebration of Veterans Day.
JERUSALEM (AP) — A handwritten letter written by Albert Einstein warning of the dangers of growing nationalism and anti-Semitism years before the Nazis rose to power has been sold for nearly $40,000. The Kedem Auction House says the previously unknown letter, brought forward by an anonymous collector, fetched $39,360 in bidding in Jerusalem on Tuesday...
