September 21, 2021, 1:08pm Latest News
One day after the Democratic speaker of the Oregon House rescinded a power-sharing deal she made with Republicans to redraw political maps, it was unclear whether GOP lawmakers would show up to work at the Capitol on Tuesday. Read story
September 21, 2021, 12:23pm Northwest
SEATTLE — Federal biologist Erin Fedewa boarded a research vessel in June in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and journeyed to a swath of the Bering Sea that typically yields an abundance of young snow crab in annual surveys. Read story
September 21, 2021, 12:07pm Latest News
Centralia — Southwest Washington’s U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler visited the country’s southern border late last week, posting about her trip and calling the situation a humanitarian and drug-trafficking crisis. Read story
September 21, 2021, 10:15am Northwest
YAKIMA — An invasive fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats continues to spread in Washington, with the fungus detected in late spring near Rimrock Lake. Read story
September 21, 2021, 10:15am Northwest
SEATTLE — A man who accused Seattle police officers of physical abuse after they entered his home two years ago during a welfare check has reached a $250,000 settlement with the city. Read story
September 21, 2021, 10:13am Latest News
Seattle — After an alarming surge in coronavirus cases this summer — leading to new masking and vaccination requirements — COVID-19 hospitalizations are ticking down statewide, hospital leaders said Monday. Read story
September 20, 2021, 6:20pm Northwest
NEWBERG, Ore. — An employee at a school outside Portland went to work in blackface last week and has been placed on administrative leave, according to a message from the district. Read story
September 20, 2021, 3:45pm Northwest
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers returned to the state Capitol Monday for a special session to tackle the once-a-decade task of redistricting, which will determine how voters pick state representatives, state senators and members of Congress for the next five election cycles. Read story
September 20, 2021, 2:41pm Latest News
OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee has asked the federal government for assistance staffing hospitals and long-term care facilities in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read story
September 20, 2021, 1:24pm Northwest
Mount Vernon — Skagit County farmers produced about $314 million worth of crops in 2020, three dairy farms went out of business, and crops such as Brussels sprouts continued to grow in popularity. Read story