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WASHINGTON — Murder reached an all-time high in 2022 and violent crime rose in Washington state while law enforcement staffing continue to nosedive, according to findings from the annual Crime in Washington report.
A judge issued an arrest warrant in February for a woman with tuberculosis who was later seen taking a city bus to a casino, the authorities said.
A retired F.B.I. investigator is digging into records and rediscovering old varieties in trees left stranded when family orchards failed in the 1800s.
LEAVENWORTH – For roller coaster lovers in the Pacific Northwest, options are fairly scarce with just a few theme parks and seasonal attractions dotting the map....
More Info Here: https://www.parks.wa.gov/594/Sucia-Island...
Washington’s Dept. of Ecology issued a #drought advisory for the entire state last week. In the 60 days between April 25 and June 23, precipitation was just 47% of normal. The early snowmelt has run off, with streamflows projected to be below 75% of normal.
Last year, Washington state lawmakers committed $1 billion toward constructing a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River. Now, Oregon's Legislature has made a matching contribution, our colleagues at Axios Portland report.
Scott worked on storyboards to develop scenes of Bambi, his mother, and the film's hunting dogs, on which she spent weeks to develop them into “vicious, snarling, really mean beasts.” Male artists in the company were stunned, who initially assumed that only a man could create drawings with such intensity and technical skill
Washington state has been home to nuclear weapons-related projects for decades — some well-known, others shrouded in secrecy.
OLYMPIA – Drivers should plan for extra travel time Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16, and everyday bicycle riders will find they have a lot of company on two wheels as 5,000 bicyclists ride western Washington’s state highways and local roads for the 2023 Kaiser Permanente Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic.
Interstate 5 in Fife has a new, bright look, and the Washington State Department of Transportation hopes it’s enough to catch your attention....
In Seattle they ignited a tumultuous feud between local crime syndicates and played a key role in some of the city's most salacious political scandals. The arrival of pinballs coincided with the repeal of Prohibition, and pinball machines soon became common in taverns, pool halls, and seedy nightclubs.
Interactive map showing various air quality metrics throughout Washington State.
The U.S. government is chipping in about $130 million to support several Washington state projects that range from replacing a storm-damaged breakwater at a Port Orchard marina to helping a Native American tribe move from ancestral villages threatened by rising seas.
Washingtontribes.org is a public education program sponsored by the Washington Indian Gaming Association (WIGA) to raise awareness about how tribal government investments benefit everyone in Washington.
Click on any treaty to read about its history.
Washington needs between 35 to 85 safe haven structures along the coast. Right now there is just one. If a the big quake hits thirty to sixty-foot tsunami waves would reach outer beaches within 10 to 20 minutes.
As the days get hotter and warmer, many Washingtonians are gearing up for the wildfires that will ignite across the region this year, causing smoky skies, ev...
In 1980, all eyes were on Mount St. Helens. Could the Northwest see another eruption soon?
A federal judge on Friday ordered Washington state to pay more than $100 million in fines for failing to provide timely competency evaluations and treatment to mentally ill individuals who are char…
Washington has 39 counties, and there are both climate and cultural differences between the western and eastern sides of the state. The east side is more sparsely populated and covers a larger area in terms of square miles. It also includes the Evergreen State’s least-populous county, Garfield County. The west side is known...
Firefighters in southwestern Washington were working on Tuesday to extinguish a wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and burned more than 530 acres since it broke out on Sunday, the authorities said.
In a visceral response to data showing increased speeding, drunk driving and traffic deaths, Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday that speed-enforcement cameras should be added to I-5 and other Washington state highways, where they aren’t legal now.
Out of the millions of fungal species in the world, only a few hundred can make people sick. Coccidioides is one of them — and it lives in desert dust. Microscopic spores are kicked up when the ground is disturbed; if inhaled, they can cause an infection known as Valley fever. Most people recover without ever knowing they had...
