Washington

A Washington woman who stole a pickup truck and led deputies on a dangerous high-speed chase caused a deadly head-on collision that killed a 70-year-old grandmother and seriously injured two other people, before attempting to flee the crash scene on foot.

Two Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies rescued a driver who was trapped inside a burning car just moments before it was engulfed in flames.

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — There's a new addition to Washington's endangered Southern Resident killer whale population. The Center for Whale Research said Tuesday that researchers spotted a newborn male orca calf swimming alongside its mother, J35, or Tahlequah, in the J Pod. The calf, designated J65, was first seen...

Starting Nov. 1, Federal Way speed cameras will monitor school zones around the clock with a month-long warning period.

Ah, the sweet, sweet taste of a speeding citation. A Ruston neighborhood bar is offering free dessert for customers who bring in speeding citations received in the mail from the city’s newly installed traffic enforcement cameras, its manager said. “If people get a ticket they can come down and commiserate with us,” said Seth Colby, who manages Coles Bar & Grill, in a phone interview Monday. “We thought that we would just have some fun with it.” Coles posted the deal on social media last week. Pe

Depending on who you listen to, much of Eastern Washington has been in a ‘drought’ or drought-like state the last few years.  Now, Benton County is maybe looking up for relief. Cloud Seeding Discussed for Land in the Southeast Part of CountyMuch of the land to the southeast in Benton County, including the Horse Heaven Hills, has seen its share of wildfires this year and last, some due to lack of precipitation.Now County Commissions this week have been looking over possible cloud seeding. Wh

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A pursuit that led multiple law enforcement agencies down I-5, through downtown Bellingham and residential areas, ended after a Bellingham Police Department vehicle equipped with a Grappler Police Bumper, successfully deployed it on the southbound on-ramp at Sunset Drive and I-5 last night. According to radio...

TACOMA, WA - Two newly installed speed cameras in Tacoma captured 400,000 speeding drivers during the first month of operation, creating a volume so massive that city officials cannot process every violation. Instead of issuing citations to all offenders, the city is randomly selecting 100 speeding drivers each day to...

Grocery store chain Trader Joe’s continues adding new locations across Washington, with two new stores “coming soon” in Spokane Valley and Northgate.

SEATTLE — Washington’s hospitals anticipate losing nearly $6 billion in revenue through 2033 due to steep Medicaid cuts in the coming months. That’s according to a new report from the state hospital and community health associations. It comes as Democrats play up high healthcare costs and coverage losses in the runup to next month’s midterm […]