Washington has launched a hotline to report hate crimes and bias in three of the state’s biggest counties. Residents in King, Spokane and Clark counties can now report hate crimes and bias incidents ...

Jaren Ek returns the ball during a friendly match of pickleball with Steve Lyon on Wednesday, July 2, at the newly opened pickleball courts at Kiwanis Park in Battle Ground.

A man drowned at Horseshoe Lake Park in Woodland on Monday afternoon, June 30, after going underwater and not resurfacing, prompting a multi-agency response and search that ended with the recovery of ...

A Columbia County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that the Clatskanie teen accused of plotting a mass shooting at Kelso’s Three Rivers Crossing could go home under strict supervision and ...

The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp recipients from states.  The latest move has renewed worries from advocates that the &hellip ...

Over 600 fires have already started in Washington this season, with 400 of those burning across state-owned land. Upthegrove said one of the best ways to honor a fallen firefighter is to reduce risk, ...

More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year, according to the results of an aerial survey of forests by the state’s Department of Natural ...

With high school and college commencements wrapping up, employers now worry about the graduates’ preparedness to enter the work world. This year, 3.9 million students graduated from our … ...

Child care is a significant expense for families nationwide, but a new report from personal finance website and app WalletHub finds it especially challenging in Washington state. “For married couples ...

With approval of GOP megabill, Washington state braces for food stamp cuts Washington officials expect around 170,000 people could lose nutrition aid, and the state could be left with nearly $200 ...

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or ...

Washington’s century-old fuel tax is going up again. On Tuesday, the gasoline tax will rise by 6 cents a gallon, the first increase in nine years for the primary revenue source … ...