The region’s biggest fair returns Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 10, for families to enjoy agriculture, animals, entertainment, games, rides and food as the annual Clark County Fair opens for ...

Branden Trager, of Brush Prairie, and his guiding company Mayhem Services LLC pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Tacoma to violating the Lacey Act. In pleading guilty, Trager admitted ...

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, recently introduced the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act, which aims to connect young people with careers and ...

Last month, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported that Washington faced running out of money by 2027. With the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the state now ...

The Olympia City Council will vote Tuesday night on whether to adopt a Workers’ Bill of Rights that would raise the minimum wage in Olympia to $20 per hour, or send the proposal to voters this ...

Volcano Rescue Team volunteers work to save a father and child at an opening to the Ape Cave south of Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, July 23, in this photo provided by the team.

Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering. These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect ...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez urges the House Appropriations Committee to adopt her amendment to study overly bright headlights.

New Hampshire Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander’s amendment to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), backed by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, passed the House Armed ...

Donald Leo Kiive, 81, passed away peacefully at home in Hockinson, Washington, on May 31, 2025. Born on Nov. 1, 1943, Don grew up in Hockinson, attending Hockinson Schools and later graduating from … ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools throughout the ...

President Donald Trump’s new executive order is a sharp blow to Washington state municipalities’ Housing First strategies, with potential loss of federal funding if they do not adhere to new ...