Even before the pandemic, regulators found patients suffering from staffing problems in over half of the nursing homes in Washington state. But the state still lacks a sweeping response.
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A Washington state employee is under criminal investigation as new audits reveal how vulnerable the state's Employment Security Department was to a $640 million fraud...
The son-in-law of the Washington State Patrol chief resigned as a trooper after investigations into allegations of on-the-job sex and sexual assault. He is now...
Seattle officials vowed but failed to reform off-duty police work. In the system left in place, SPD can’t reliably enforce its rules. Employers pay wildly...
New legislation in Congress, based off a 2020 Seattle Times investigation, would make it easier for cleanup workers at Hanford to get federal benefits when...
The Pierce County Council will hire an independent investigator to probe the conduct of Sheriff Ed Troyer, including his Jan. 27 confrontation with a Black...
Many are calling for action to be taken against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer in response to a story by The Seattle Times about Troyer's...
A newspaper carrier on an early-morning delivery route in Tacoma was surrounded by police officers after the Pierce County sheriff called 911 on him, claiming...
The Seattle Times hosted a webinar, “A shot in the arm: the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington," on March 15. The hour-long event...
Despite troubling reports and several red flags, Damascus Homes LLC received public funding for years in the Seattle area’s fractured social services system. But once...
As I’ve reflected on the year of pandemic, I'm reminded of the way our journalism captured history but also informed, enlightened and protected our community....
