Washington's COVID-19 state of emergency ends Monday

Washington state's COVID-19 state of emergency and remaining emergency proclamations will end Oct. 31.

Debate for Washington Secretary of State with Julie Anderson, Steve Hobbs

Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a longtime county auditor to be the state’s first nonpartisan chief elections officer.

Washington’s paid family leave premiums to increase Jan. 1

The payroll premiums on workers’ wages to pay for Washington state’s paid family and medical leave program will increase on Jan. 1.

WSP locates missing Indigenous teenager, last seen in Rochester

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) canceled their Missing Indigenous Person's alert after locating a teenager who went missing early Thusday morning.

1 dead, multiple injured in crash on SR 510 in Thurston County

Troopers are investing a crash that left a child dead and injured four people Thursday morning on State Route 510 in Thurston County.

Report: Pierce Co. lawmaker ‘engaged in abusive and bullying conduct’

A workplace conduct investigation released this week found that Rep. Melanie Morgan "engaged in abusive and bullying conduct" and took retaliatory actions against a policy analyst working for the Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force on which the Democratic lawmaker served as chair.

Man receives 19 years for armed robbery, leading deputies on a dangerous pursuit through Olympia

A Lakewood man was sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery, burglary and assault charges – all stemming from a single incident that happened in Olympia last April.

Suspect charged in 'unprovoked' murder of man listening to music in his car outside Olympia WinCo

Thurston County Prosecutors have charged 23-year-old John T. Nguyen with one count of first-degree murder while armed with a firearm and one count of second-degree murder while armed with a firearm in connection to the apparently random shooting death of a man in Olympia. 

L&I fines 2 roofing companies millions for 'egregious and willful' safety violations

The Department of Labor & Industries fined two roofing companies for letting roofers work without fall protection, as well as other ‘egregious and willful’ safety violations.

Washington DOH launches monkeypox data dashboard, cases declining statewide

The Washington State Department of Health launched an interactive monkeypox dashboard as cases decline statewide. “MPV cases are decreasing across our state, but this outbreak isn’t over yet," says Health Secretary Dr. Umair Shah.

Olympia woman found dead in home; adopted son, 30, arrested

Deputies are investigating after a 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the death of an 82-year-old Olympia woman.