The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is under scrutiny after a report last month found the organization’s structure was “dysfunctional” and needed reforms.

SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny could help ...

MultiCare Health System announced all of its regions, including the Inland Northwest, will require masks for patients, visitors and staff in all patient care areas.

Washington inspectors stopped two mussel-infested tugboats, preventing ecological harm and highlighting the need for public ...

The city of Spokane Valley reminded Councilmember Al Merkel on Tuesday what state law expects of him after the municipality spent over $235,000 last year addressing ...

A SWAT standoff is currently underway near East 9th Avenue and South University Road in Spokane Valley. According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, detectives and the U.S. Marshals served a ...

Retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker, a career diplomat, spoke to a hometown audience on Monday evening at a regular meeting of the Republicans of Spokane County.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in Washington has released new guidance to ensure the protection of immigrant students in the state's K–12 public schools.

The bipartisan legislation before Washington lawmakers would establish a state grant program to hire additional law enforcement officers, and it's a proposal some officials ...

Washington State University small grains economist Randy Fortenbery will deliver his annual forecast during the Spokane Ag Show. "I tend to think we're sort of at the bottom end of the market, but ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said the executive order Trump signed on Monday is "unconstitutional on its face" and ...

When Eric Wood will go to work Monday, Feb. 3, at the Walla Walla Fire Department, just as he has for the past 21 years.