A fake Facebook page used Gary Parker's photo and a donation link to urge supporters to 'barbecue' Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan, prompting denials and regulator questions.

A school-board vote tonight could restore police on a Seattle campus, reviving a bitter debate over safety, equity and who responds to campus incidents.

Advocates say Washington’s child‑welfare agency failed to screen and assist immigrant foster youths seeking SIJ protections, leaving teens at risk of deportation and lost benefits.

A Salvadoran detainee in Tacoma says he suffered a stroke while awaiting deportation to El Salvador’s CECOT prison amid family claims of delayed care and blocked communication.

Gov. Bob Ferguson agreed to a $4,000 ethics settlement after allowing a former aide to ride on a state patrol plane to the Tri‑Cities, officials say.

DOE has reportedly narrowed the BPA administrator search to two finalists — a decision that could shift transmission planning, rates and the agency’s market strategy.

Tacoma’s parks director resigned as the district confronts a roughly $7 million operating shortfall, nearly 50 layoffs and looming service cuts. A May 18 public meeting will weigh the options.

Community First Whatcom filed Initiative 26‑01 to bar services organizers say help landlords coordinate rent hikes. The proposal would ban paid coordinating tools and create legal remedies for tenants.

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that DCYF must produce foster‑care files to five former foster youth in abuse suits, while allowing redactions and safeguards.

Retired first responders, led by former Sheriff Dave Reichert, filed a federal suit saying E2SHB 2034 unlawfully moves roughly $3.3B from the LEOFF Plan 1 pension trust. Actuaries warn the change raises the risk of future shortfalls.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is championing abstinence-based recovery and 'wellness farms' — and rolling $100M toward a pilot that has experts warning medications could be sidelined.

Washington officials asked a federal judge to force The GEO Group to let health inspectors into Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center after thousands of detainee complaints.

A state commission has reprimanded Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai after an order said he touched a King County court clerk without consent. The judge must complete harassment training and the reprimand is on record.