May 6, 2025, 4:32pm Northwest
The Legislature has passed House Bill 1046, which grants immunity from civil liability for those who forcibly enter a locked vehicle to rescue a vulnerable person or domestic pet. The bill, passed by both the House and Senate in April and signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson, is set… Read story
May 6, 2025, 4:30pm Northwest
The Upper Hoh Rain Forest road is finally set to open again. That means that Washington’s iconic temperate rainforest, one of the most-visited parts of Olympic National Park, will reopen on Thursday, May 8, after a months-long closure. Read story
May 6, 2025, 4:29pm Northwest
Bellingham’s beloved stuffed fake sloth, situated high in the trees on northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham, will remain there for the time being. Read story
May 6, 2025, 3:39pm Northwest
A baby elephant seal was stabbed multiple times on an Oregon beach, federal officials said. Read story
May 6, 2025, 11:25am Northwest
Pierce County is one of several local governments filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new requirements tied to federal grant funding. Read story
May 6, 2025, 11:24am Northwest
Police arrested about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a University of Washington engineering building and demanded the school break ties with Boeing. Read story
May 6, 2025, 8:37am Business
Washington has joined 18 other states in an effort to stop the Trump administration from curtailing wind energy development. Read story
May 6, 2025, 8:31am Northwest
In a special meeting Monday, the Central Valley School Board finalized and filed a federal Title IX complaint against the state public schools authority, challenging guidance on transgender sports participation, which they say conflicts with federal directives . Read story
May 6, 2025, 8:29am Business
Port of Woodland officials are seeking applications from residents of southeast Cowlitz County and communities near Ariel, Yale and Cougar following the sudden death of port commissioner Paul Cline. Read story
May 6, 2025, 8:27am Nation & World
A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially blocking the president’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program. Read story