COSMOPOLIS, Grays Harbor County — For a long time, this small and struggling community along the Chehalis River bled money, but newly elected Mayor Linda Springer set a new direction when ...

“This is the worst case I’ve witnessed’: Thurston County officials detail ongoing investigation of Tenino woman’s murder Jeffrey Zizz, 47, was charged Monday for the death of 82-year-old ...

With the messages now removed by its new owners — the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation — the contentious Uncle Sam billboard on Exit 72 on Interstate 5 is now bare as seen on ...

As Washington grapples with a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, some state agencies are starting the largest wave of layoffs since the Great Recession. The state worker layoffs come as the … ...

Olympia Police Chief Rich Allen, who has spent 31 years with the department, including serving as chief since 2021, will retire, effective June 16. Allen was on hand for Tuesday’s City … ...

Washington state lawmakers found themselves united in mourning on the last day of session Sunday. A week after the sudden death of Sen. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, legislators were also grappling … ...

In an effort to promote data transparency and accountability, the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, along with Measures for Justice, a national nonprofit, unveiled a new data tool … ...

The last fire to burn a forest in Chelan County was started by drip torches. Fingers of flame ignited the underbrush last fall, clearing fuels that could supercharge a wildfire. In a tour of the … ...

A Canby police captain remains on paid leave while state prosecutors review allegations that he used a police infrared thermal-imaging device during a deer-hunting trip. Capt. Doug Kitzmiller ...

A leaked Trump administration budget proposal completely scraps a key Columbia River salmon recovery program as the administration seeks to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Washington state’s parole board this week will hear the case of one of the so-called “Hillside Stranglers” who murdered numerous women and girls, including two in Washington, in ...

Building plans are handed out to guests during a ground breaking ceremony for the new Lewis County Fire District 5 Apparatus Bay at the District 5 office in Napavine on Monday, May 12.