The 2026 Washington legislative session comes to a close after approving what Democrats call a historic measure: the state's first income tax.

This year’s short legislative session came to a close Thursday after lawmakers approved a supplemental operating budget.

The Seattle Seahawks are currently in the first week of free agency, but while they are beginning, another organization is just wrapping up. This week also marks the final days of Washington's 60-day ...

These top-rated Mediterranean restaurants in the U.S. serve standout dishes inspired by coastal regions worldwide.

To run it back with two frontliners plus many of the “glue” guys, the unsung fabric of the Super Bowl-champion team. To strategically back-fill depth. And to set Seattle up for the draft. Next year’s ...

The City of Olympia announced on March 12 that Shelby Parker was appointed Chief of Police for the Olympia Police Department. Parker has served as the interim chief since June, and deputy chief before ...

This week, the Washington House of Representatives debated — for more than 24 hours — and then approved an income tax on people who make more than a million dollars a year. We hear some of the ...

The $1.4 billion project transformed the city’s sewer system and cleaned up the Willamette. It did not eliminate every overflow.

Train Dreams,” the haunting Oscar-nominated drama from filmmaker Clint Bentley, begins with birdsong and light. We see a train track curving its way out of a tunnel into ...

OLYMPIA [TOM BANSE]—Tax legislation Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Wednesday targets the last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest. TransAlta Corporation is keeping its Centralia coal ...

The Mediterranean Sea spans quite a big region, and the food from the places along its coast is some of the best in the world. The region includes a diverse array of cultures and distinctive cuisines, ...

State lawmakers in Olympia have signed off on a phased compliance schedule for Spokane’s lone waste-to-energy plant, a move legislative number-crunchers say will spare local ratepayers about $15 ...