June 30, 2020, 1:58pm Editor's Choice
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was heckled and had to cut short his speech Tuesday on battling the coronavirus pandemic in Eastern Washington. Read story
June 9, 2020, 8:29am Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that he would create an independent statewide task force to address policing across the state of Washington. Read story
June 11, 2020, 8:38am Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a new, independent investigation into the killing of Manuel Ellis by Tacoma police, after new revelations emerged that Pierce County sheriff’s deputies and a Washington State Patrol trooper were at the scene when police detained and ultimately killed Ellis on March 3. Read story
June 2, 2020, 12:22pm Latest News
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rebuked President Donald Trump after the president suggested governors were “weak” for not cracking down harder on protests over the death of George Floyd and threatened to send in the military to squelch demonstrations. Read story
June 1, 2020, 11:13am Latest News
OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that while the damage from weekend protests that turned violent must be condemned and those responsible prosecuted, “we will not allow that to obscure the justice of the underlying protest.” Read story
May 29, 2020, 2:53pm Editor's Choice
OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday announced he would not extend the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order beyond Sunday and would allow counties more flexibility to apply to advance through the current four-phase reopening plan using updated benchmarks that some larger counties had been seeking. Read story
May 28, 2020, 3:58pm Latest News
SPOKANE — A judge in central Washington state is considering whether Gov. Jay Inslee’s emergency stay-at-home orders issued in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are constitutional or should be lifted. Read story
May 27, 2020, 4:13pm Churches & Religion
OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that churches, mosques and synagogues can resume in-person services, with those in counties in the second stage of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan allowed to have smaller in-building services and the remainder limited to outdoor services with no more than 100 people. Read story
May 6, 2020, 2:23pm Health
SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday state officials are reviewing the possibility of using antibody testing, to retroactively measure the spread of the coronavirus. Read story
May 1, 2020, 5:08pm Clark County News
More than 100 people packed in front of the Clark County Courthouse on Friday afternoon to protest closures linked to COVID-19. Read story