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Inslee OKs bills clarifying police reform laws in Washington

The two bills relate to behavioral health crises and certain less-lethal weapons

March 4, 2022 1:30 p.m.

Local utility provider creates climate advisory group

Fleetwood will sit on the "beyond net-zero" panel

March 3, 2022 4:25 p.m.

FEMA disaster assistance deadline approaching

March 7 is last chance for residents to apply

Updated March 4, 2022 11:05 a.m.

House drops vaccination requirement for lawmakers on floor

Public allowed in gallery overseeing chambers starts Tuesday

Feb. 28, 2022 5:24 p.m.

2 fixes to police reform laws head to Inslee’s desk

Both bills overwhelmingly passed the legislature

Feb. 28, 2022 5:16 p.m.

Atmospheric river reignites flood anxieties

Flooding and avalanche threats extend into Wednesday

Feb. 28, 2022 4:43 p.m.

Top WA Democrat no longer supports exported fuel tax

"We've been hearing people and been hearing their concerns," Rep. Jake Fey, D-Tacoma said.

Feb. 26, 2022 7:19 p.m.

Washington officials to assess new mask guidance from CDC

Current statewide mask mandate lift date still stands

Feb. 25, 2022 3:58 p.m.

Washington state to pay $3.75M after inmate dies of cancer

Man died at Monroe Correctional Complex after cancer went untreated

Feb. 24, 2022 9:00 p.m.

WA Redistricting Commission to pay fines, legal costs

Two lawsuits settled for more than $137,000

Feb. 24, 2022 5:44 p.m.

New WA advocacy group pushes ‘evergreen hydrogen’

Several Whatcom industries supporting the Alliance

Feb. 24, 2022 5:05 a.m.

Indigenous Affairs

Federal court says former Nooksack woman is under tribe’s jurisdiction

'I was scared every time they rang the doorbell'

Updated Feb. 24, 2022 11:48 a.m.