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Bills advance that favor police, housing density

Whatcom, Skagit lawmakers support pursuits bill

April 16, 2023 5:00 a.m.

Ferry runs aground near Seattle; no injuries reported

There were 596 passengers and 15 crew members aboard

April 15, 2023 8:32 p.m.

Washington mulls future of salmon hatcheries

Possible plans weigh conservation, economy, treaty rights

April 11, 2023 5:00 a.m.

Anacortes proposes making drug use a crime

City leaders intend to divert defendants to treatment

April 8, 2023 5:00 a.m.

Divers brave briny Edmonds entanglements to collect marine debris

Six milk crates full of debris hauled out

April 4, 2023 5:00 a.m.

Democrats meet constituents at Ferndale town hall

State lawmakers discuss everything from gun control to flood control

March 18, 2023 5:04 p.m.

Bills to ‘fix’ 2021 police reforms advance in Olympia

Legislation eases police pursuit rules, tightens drug enforcement

March 10, 2023 1:36 p.m.

Rent cap bill dies, housing density lives on in Legislature

Both parties willing to increase housing stock

March 9, 2023 2:43 p.m.

Explainer: Washington’s first cap-and-invest auction

Auctions projected to raise almost $1.5B through 2024

March 7, 2023 9:08 p.m.

Washington to lift mask mandate in health care facilities

Announcement comes as statewide hospitalization rates fall

March 4, 2023 2:42 p.m.

Anacortes-to-B.C. ferry delayed until 2030

Officials dismayed at loss of local economic boon

March 4, 2023 5:05 a.m.

Court rejects deception charges against Savers Value Village

AG's office charged Value Village with deceiving public

Feb. 28, 2023 12:45 p.m.