For a starting one-way price of $279, travelers can fly from Spokane’s Felts Field Regional Airport to the Olympia Regional ...

Tuesday's blue wave is carrying Democrats to a supermajority in the Washington state House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON – After besting five of her fellow Republicans by a wide margin in the Aug. 4 primary, Amanda McKinney is the odds-on favorite to represent central Washington’s 4th Congressional District ...

Washington’s governor met again with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday to push the case for the return of the Seattle SuperSonics.

Election Day is here in Washington and the nation. Numerous pivotal races will be decided.  There are three ...

WHAT WOULD THE INITIATIVE DO? Initiative 001 would restore Initiative 2081, known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, that the Legislature enacted in 2024 then amended in 2025. This measure would undo ...

All but one of the slate of five Washington state Supreme Court candidates backed by Democratic leaders led their races ...

Washington is so far set to receive around $1.6 billion in settlement funds from companies accused of playing a role in fueling the opioid epidemic. That’s according to the state attorney general’s ...

Buoyant Democrats were on course Tuesday night to strengthen their grip on power in the Washington state House.

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These are places like east King County suburbs where Republican Dino Rossi’s tenure as a state senator nearly carried him to ...