WA Schools chief to Trump and his Dept. of Education: Back off
The latest culture wars salvo arrived in the form of a letter threatening to cut off federal education dollars if OSPI ...
WA Senate passes parking bill as one step to boost housing supply
Washington lawmakers are trying to ease the way for more housing. The state Senate passed a bill to lower the parking space ...
This fuzzy rare creature is uplifting viewers with her ‘cute antics,’ WA video shows
The zoo shared a video of the endangered tapir calf “mouthing” at hay in her enclosure. This latest video prompted nearly 200 ...
Are WA lawmakers who text and talk in hearings really listening? Some say ‘Not a good look’
They whisper to each other or are on their phone,” X user EricaPNW wrote on Feb. 11. “They don’t care what we have to say.” ...
‘It violates who we are as a nation.’ Ex-federal workers from WA angered by firings
Sen. Patty Murray shines spotlight on workers from region swept up in recent probationary firings by Trump administration.
Here’s what WA sheriffs said when asked about Trump administration’s immigration plans
InvestigateWest and Cascade PBS reached out to all 39 sheriffs to ask how they plan to balance conflicting local, state and ...
WA’s leaders blast Trump’s ‘dangerous’ cuts to Bonneville Power Administration’s staff
By cutting the Bonneville Power Administration, President Trump is increasing the risk of blackouts in our region,” Gov. Bob ...
FOX 13 Seattle on MSN8h
WA Senate panel advances mental health benefits for pilots
A proposal to ensure pilots and other airport employees would get paid family and medical leave benefits when out of ...
WA experiences second microburst storm, damaging remote Goldfields town
Gwalia is a former gold mining town, which at its peak was home to 1,200 residents. The closure of the Sons of Gwalia mine in 1963 left the town almost deserted, but a few residents still remain today ...
WA leaders say schools must choose between funding and helping vulnerable students under DEI executive order
The order aims to dismantle DEI programs, with a threat of withholding federal funding for non-compliant schools.
The Columbian20h
WA’s battle with Trump over birthright citizenship moves closer to Supreme Court
Washington state’s attempt to block the Trump administration’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship could soon be headed ...
The Wenatchee World13h
Pay-per-mile honor system could supplement WA gas tax
Pain at the pump may soon be an annoyance at the odometer, if a proposal in Olympia to charge motorists for each mile driven ...