STATE
City Council will hear update on Bellingham's rental inspection program
GOVERNMENT
Bills advance that favor police, housing density
Whatcom, Skagit lawmakers support pursuits bill
TRANSPORTATION
Ferry runs aground near Seattle; no injuries reported
There were 596 passengers and 15 crew members aboard
ENVIRONMENT
Washington mulls future of salmon hatcheries
Possible plans weigh conservation, economy, treaty rights
LAW & JUSTICE
Anacortes proposes making drug use a crime
City leaders intend to divert defendants to treatment
ENVIRONMENT
Divers brave briny Edmonds entanglements to collect marine debris
Six milk crates full of debris hauled out
BEYOND BARS: PART III
Most people in Whatcom County's jail are in crisis
Planners want social services in new lockup
GOVERNMENT
Democrats meet constituents at Ferndale town hall
Lawmakers discuss police pursuits, affordable housing
GOVERNMENT
Bills to 'fix' 2021 police reforms advance in Olympia
Legislation eases police pursuit rules, tightens drug enforcement
GOVERNMENT
Rent cap bill dies, housing density lives on in Legislature
Both parties willing to increase housing stock
ENVIRONMENT
Explainer: Washington's first cap-and-invest auction
Auctions projected to raise almost $1.5B through 2024
HEALTH
Washington to lift mask mandate in health care facilities
Announcement comes as statewide hospitalization rates fall
