Northwest
School shooter’s counselor never told police about threats
In 2017, a 17-year-old student killed a boy and wounded 3 girls at Freeman High School near Spokane.
Local News
How our House members voted in response to ‘racist comments’
It was no surprise Washington’s seven Democrats backed the measure and its three Republicans did not.
Northwest
Washington unemployment rate for June was 4.6 percent
The rate in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett region was 3.3 percent.
Northwest
Yakima officials vote down effort to bar immigration flights
ICE has transported more than 650 people through the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field since May.
Northwest
Montana, North Dakota push against state rail law
Montana and North Dakota attorney generals say federal authority over railroads pre-empts state law.
Northwest
Group suggests enclosure for orcas in San Juan Islands
Area also seen as a rehabilitation site if a member of the local orca population is ailing.
Northwest
Demonstrators return to immigration jail after attack, death
Were protesting the facility and roundups that were supposed to begin Sunday.
Nation-World
Jay Inslee wants soccer star Rapinoe as secretary of state
“I haven’t asked her yet so this could be a surprise to her,” Inslee said at a progressive…
Northwest
Judge recommends $14M award to neo-Nazi trolling victim
Called The Daily Stormer publisher Andrew Anglin’s behavior reprehensible and atrocious
Northwest
Court: Seattle wealth tax unconstitutional but so is tax ban
Opens the door to a battle at the state Supreme Court.
Northwest
Remains found in Oregon believed to be actor Charles Levin
Levin, 70, was reported missing from Grants Pass on July 8 by his son.
Northwest
Police investigating fatal stabbing in Seattle park
Found a 25-year-old woman with a stab wound to her chest.
Northwest
Agencies boost efforts to stop wildland firefighter suicides
No figures are available because agencies often track only fatalities that occur during work hours.
Local News
State officials investigate 7 inmate deaths at Monroe prison
The Monroe Correctional Complex medical director was fired for misconduct in April.
Northwest
Police kill man allegedly attacking Tacoma immigration center
He reportedly was armed with a rifle and throwing incendiary devices at the Northwest Detention Center.
Northwest
Port Angeles man charged in deaths of wife and three children
Matthew Timothy Wetherington is being held in the Clallam County jail on $5 million bail.
Northwest
Democratic presidential hopeful Inslee opposes pipeline plan
There is a proposal to construct a replacement tunnel beneath a channel connecting two of the Great Lakes.
Local News
Everett man, 18, arrested after fireworks spark a brush fire
He conceded to Chelan County deputies that he put fireworks inside a mailbox — but didn’t light them.
Northwest
Bend Bulletin must fire employees before paper is sold
Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers is buying the Eastern Oregon newpaper for more than $2 million.
Northwest
Dead gray whale found floating in Budd Inlet near Olympia
Cascadia Research said the whale was extremely emaciated due to malnutrition.