A $19 million property sale and years of painful cuts helped Bellevue schools open Tuesday with a balanced budget.

The layoffs hit 12 Washington facilities, from Bellevue's SEA106 tower to the BFI1 warehouse in Sumner.

James Crawford's attorney sent a demand letter alleging breach of contract, two years after his stormy 2024 firing.

A 6-1 council vote halts new server farms over 10 megawatts in unincorporated Pierce County, citing aquifer and grid strain.

An independent commission says Tacoma's budget crisis leaves no room for raises for Mayor Anders Ibsen or the council this year.

A Mount Vernon potato farmer says he never worried about data centers until a few years ago. Now Skagit County has frozen new projects for six months.

A Tukwila church has sheltered thousands of asylum seekers for 18 months while Seattle's own emergency housing plan stayed on the shelf.

Krista Perez leads incumbent Melanie Morgan by 380 votes in Tacoma's 29th District primary, even after a five-car crash landed her in jail.

Thirteen firms bid on the $80,000-$100,000 review as Seattle Public Schools digs into how it handles teacher misconduct cases.

State officials knew Washington's carbon cuts were overstated by millions of tons — but the governor's office held the fix for weeks.

State leaders expected nearly 1,200 enrollees; only 173 will keep long-term care coverage after federal cuts hit October 1.

Michael Shepard leads Eamonn Collins by two votes in the 42nd LD primary, with 439 ballots still to count in Whatcom County.

Dan Strauss says one in four unsheltered Seattleites now lives in a car or RV — and the city has almost no programs built for them.