State officials say the recent deluge highlighted the need for projects to protect communities from floods. The Trump ...

TACOMA, Wash — On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled a Washington law that would make clergy members mandatory reporters of abuse cannot be enforced, at least for now. "IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the ...

A federal judge on Friday blocked a Washington state law requiring Catholic priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect, including any information they learn from sacramental confession, ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — Washington is joining Alaska, California and New York in forming a coast-to-coast federal ferry caucus aimed at boosting national support for ferry systems, lawmakers announced ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Washington law that would have demanded clergy members to report child abuse and neglect in all circumstances has been blocked by a federal court. U.S. District Judge David ...

Washington State Trooper hit and killed while responding to collision on SR509 Washington State Patrol (WSP) have announced that a one of their own, 29-year-old Tara Guting, was struck by a driver and ...

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Washington policing: Federal agents and local police officers rolled onto Washington’s streets from a parking lot manned by National Guard troops Wednesday evening as President Trump’s takeover of law ...

WASHINGTON STATE — Washington’s elected officials raised questions on Friday about whether the President’s Executive Order on Homelessness has any sort of practical plan for implementation. On ...

Where the federal government sees waste, states see opportunity — both to serve as a counterweight to the Trump administration and to recruit some much-needed talent. In the weeks since the Department ...

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