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A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread

July 26, 2024, 2:50pm Breaking News

Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on roads ringed with fire… Read story

Judge clears Amazon in high-profile warehouse safety probe by WA regulators

July 26, 2024, 1:01pm Business

Amazon did not endanger warehouse workers at three Washington facilities, a state judge who oversaw a months-long trial on claims brought by safety regulators ruled this week. Read story

Jerry Miller of ’60s band Moby Grape dies in Tacoma

July 26, 2024, 6:47pm Northwest

Jerry Miller, a founding member of the pioneering ’60s San Francisco psychedelic rock band Moby Grape, died July 20 in Tacoma. Read story

Squaxin Island Tribe will help save kelp

July 26, 2024, 6:47pm Northwest

The Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Squaxin Island Tribe have announced a partnership to conserve the Squaxin Island Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound. Read story

Allstate: Seattle-area drivers among top 5 in U.S.

July 26, 2024, 6:46pm Northwest

Yes, you read that headline right — a recent study ranked Seattle-area drivers among the best in the nation. Read story

Whatcom County Council weighs plan to cut funds for low-income housing project

July 26, 2024, 6:44pm Northwest

Whatcom County Council members are scheduled to discuss a proposal next week that would withdraw the county’s financial support from a subsidized housing project in downtown Bellingham because of several overdose deaths and continued complaints about crime. Read story

North Cascades Highway reopens as wildfire that forced closure continues to grow

July 26, 2024, 5:10pm Northwest

The Washington Department of Transportation on Friday announced North Cascades Highway traffic has resumed after a wildfire forced recent closures of the northernmost pass between Eastern and Western Washington. Read story

Three men — including ex-Marines — sentenced for involvement in plot to destroy power grid

July 26, 2024, 1:06pm Latest News

Three men with connections to white supremacist groups were sentenced Thursday in federal court after plotting to destroy a power grid in the northwestern United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Read story

Let&rsquo;s Go Washington, a political committee, turned in boxes of petitions for Initiative 2117 (above) and five other initiatives in the fall of 2023. A supporter rests before helping deliver them to the secretary of state&rsquo;s office.

Complaint against Let’s Go Washington won’t be sent to AG’s office

Let&rsquo;s Go Washington, a political committee, turned in boxes of petitions for Initiative 2117 (above) and five other initiatives in the fall of 2023. A supporter rests before helping deliver them to the secretary of state&rsquo;s office.

July 26, 2024, 10:04am Election

The state Public Disclosure Commission decided Thursday to retain jurisdiction on a complaint alleging Let’s Go Washington and its founder Brian Heywood violated campaign finance laws in the course of gathering signatures for six initiatives last year. Read story

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. She&rsquo;s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party&#039;s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden&rsquo;s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.

Harris snags support of Washington Democratic delegates

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. She&rsquo;s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party&#039;s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden&rsquo;s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.

July 26, 2024, 10:01am Election

Washington state’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention united Thursday night behind Vice President Kamala Harris’s bid to be the party’s presidential nominee. Read story