Northwest
Tribal roles to focus on missing, murdered indigenous people
One position will be located in Olympia. The second will serve in Eastern Washington.
Northwest
Climate change group not happy with Inslee
Protectors of the Salish Sea have been holding daily demonstrations on the Capitol campus.
Northwest
Group says officials lagging in water cleanup plans
Suit called for the Department of Ecology to develop cleanup plans for almost 1,600 bodies of water.
Northwest
Events that led to killing at Washington retirement home
One man was shot dead and two women were wounded in a shooting at Smith Tower Apartments in…
Northwest
Amendment would give state Legislature broad powers in case of catastrophe
Opponents say the authority the amendment would give is too vast and could be used “unscrupulously.”
Northwest
Northern fur seals multiply on steaming Alaska volcano
Vents on Bogoslof Island continue to spew mud, steam and sulfurous gases two years after an eruption.
Northwest
Okanogan firefighter dies a month after being burned in fire
Christian Dean Johnson died Wednesday at Harborview Medical Center, where he had been in intensive care.
Northwest
Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst to retire
Her last day will be Jan. 5, and she will complete the fall term of oral arguments before…
Northwest
Help pick America’s fattest bear
Over summer the bears grow comically, almost absurdly, fat on the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
Northwest
Man sues Oregon clinic over donated sperm used for 17 kids
He claims there is a violation of an agreement that allowed for no more than five children.
Northwest
WWU alerts students about hate group posters on campus
The white supremacist group Patriot Front has been recruiting across Whatcom County.
Northwest
Gov. Jay Inslee is looking for changes in wolf management
He wants to reduce the number of gray wolves that are being killed in Ferry County.
Local News
Firm to pay $1 million after funneling money to Tim Eyman
Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Citizen Solutions unlawfully concealed a $308,185 payment to Eyman.
Northwest
Feds warn about possibly tainted pills in Bellingham
The pills appear to be oxycodone but are being tested to determine whether they are tainted with fentanyl.
Business
Macy’s to close landmark downtown Seattle store
The announcement came one day after employees were told of the decision by the retailer.
Northwest
Mystery illnesses spur Inslee to ban flavored vape products
The rule would not apply to tribal shops, but the governor is reaching out to them for cooperation.
Northwest
Shootings on I-5 in north Seattle was a possible road rage
A driver said he was going over the Ship Canal Bridge when an aggressive driver shot at him.
Northwest
Portland police halt ICE agent training at facility
The city prohibits the use of city funds, personnel or equipment to enforce federal immigration law.
Northwest
Hawaii coral show signs of stress amid record-setting heat
Federal researchers are predicting some of the worst coral bleaching the region has ever experienced.
Business
EU court: Dutch tax deal with Starbucks is legal
The European Commission “was unable to demonstrate the existence of an advantage in favor of Starbucks.”