After dropping to historic levels last year due to ongoing drought and high temperatures, hydropower generated in the Northwest is expected to rise slightly this year from much needed precipitation.

Coming off a 33-year high, deaths on Washington’s roads dropped nearly 10% last year, according to state data released Wednesday. The state saw 731 people die in vehicle crashes in 2024, according to ...

State lawmakers delivered 423 bills to Gov. Bob Ferguson this year and he signed them all. Except one. Its sponsor hopes the Washington Legislature will override the veto the next time it is in ...

Yakima County plans to sue if the Trump administration doesn’t pull back plans to reintroduce grizzly bears in the area and delist them from the Endangered Species Act. The Biden administration ...

A bill that was approved by overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Legislature to study the primary cost drivers for home ownership and rental housing in Washington state has been vetoed by ...

Critics of a new law concerning student rights and privacy protections at school say the fight is far from over, but note the damage has been done. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1296 was signed into ...

When someone makes a statement that simply is not true, I tend to call it that, rather than say it’s a lie. If the state budget shortfall is nowhere near $16 billion, yet someone claims it is — as ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson vetoed key provisions of a bill related to Washington state’s Clemency & Pardons Board (CPB). Engrossed Second Substitute House HB 1131, signed partially into law by the governor on ...

All four Idaho Republican congressmen want the U.S. Small Business Administration , or SBA, to move its Pacific Northwest ...

Washington’s Free Fishing Weekend returns June 7-8, allowing anglers the opportunity to fish for many species without a license, according to a news release from the Washington state Department of ...

Battle Ground Public Schools has canceled the 2025-26 school year kindergarten Jump Start program following two failed levy attempts and related budget cuts. Jump Start is a four-day kindergarten ...