Residents of Olympia, Washington, rejected Proposition 1) on Tuesday, with 4,857 votes against and 3,821 for. The proposition would have codified the Workers' Bill of Rights Initiative, which sought ...

Authorities say social media posts directed at Gov. Bob Ferguson featured references to firearms and Ferguson’s security detail and photos of the governor’s home. Prosecutors allege a Washington state ...

While Tuesday’s election was predominantly focused on city and county races, voters in six legislative districts in western Washington also decided who should represent them at the state Capitol. The ...

King tides are predicted to return to Washington between Friday, Jan. 2, and Tuesday, Jan. 6, depending on the location. In ...

Annual “committee days” meetings are planned to begin Dec. 3, with a wide range of topics teed up for discussion before the January session.

Capitol Corridor is returning to full service for the first time in more than five years, the intercity rail service announced in a Dec. 2 news release.

The task of relocating Marcus Whitman’s statue in the Washington state Capitol is becoming a chore. Whitman was a doctor and missionary in the 1800s. His role in the displacement of Native Americans ...

Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget shortfall. Individuals and households would pay a 9.9% tax on adjusted gross ...

When it comes to the locations where Train Dreams was shot, much was done on private property, where owners opened their ...