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About a hundred people gathered downtown Tuesday to protest against the IRS.Whatcom Tea Party board member Kris Haltermann sa...
Governor Jay Inslee is reiterating his call for lawmakers to pass a state gasoline tax increase. House Democrats are backing ...
One local state Senator says Republicans will not compromise if that means making taxpayers pay $1.1 billon more than is ...
A local lawmaker says both Republicans and Democrats need to compromise to pass a budget in this special session.Democratic s...
Candidate filing week for local elected offices is now underway.Chief Deputy Auditor Diana Bradrick says it’s quite sim...
Governor Jay Inslee says he wants lawmakers to "step up to the plate" and build a consensus on how the state budget...
The Whatcom Tea Party will not accept an apology from the IRS for putting conservative groups under added scrutiny.The IRS ha...
Dennis Rodman is calling on his "friend for life" Kim Jong Un to release an American citizen from Lynnwood, Washing...
North Korean officials claim Lynnwood businessman Kenneth Bae entered the country "with a disguised identity in an inten...
The Washington State Department of Transportation will start work to ease traffic congestion on the Guide Meridian in the nex...
The United States is calling for the immediate release of an American citizen from Lynnwood, Washington who has been sentence...
North Korean officials say a man from Lynnwood has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for committing crimes against the...
Local lawmakers are not surprised that the state Legislature will need to go into a special session because they failed to ag...
A survey conducted by the National Science Foundation shows the University of Washington in Seattle was among the universitie...
Lawmakers hope to finalize legislation designed to strengthen state DUI laws when they meet again in May for a special sessio...
Congressman Rick Larsen calls a temporary measure to put air traffic controllers back on the job a band-aid that ignores larg...
Democratic Senator Kevin Ranker says a recently proposed state Senate commerce bill would perpetuate discrimination.Sponsored...
Legislators are getting ready to head back to Olympia in two weeks after wrapping up their regular session yesterday. Governo...
A proposal to study a border-crossing fee is being criticized by both Democrats and Republicans in Congress.Washington Democr...
A bill that would allow future state employees opt into a 401k-style pension plan, rather than fixed-payment pensions current...
Senator Doug Ericksen of the 42nd District says he agrees with proposed plans to cut the Department of Ecology’s Bellin...
People could soon be paying more for the things they buy online.The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 would allow states to re...
Political activist Tim Eyman wants voters to decide whether they want to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds...
Senator Doug Ericksen of the 42nd District says he agrees with proposed plans to cut the Department of Ecology’s Bellin...
A bill that eliminates a number of tax breaks and makes permanent an expiring tax hike on professional services is on its way...
It appears an extension of Washington's beer tax is being scrapped for the current legislative session. Proposals to exte...
State Department of Ecology officials say proposed Senate budgets cuts that would close their Bellingham field office are not...
Bellingham has been designated a “Tree City USA” for its role advocating healthy urban forests.In celebration of ...
40th District Democrat Senator Kevin Ranker says maneuvers that blocked a vote on the state Dream Act and Reproductive Parity...
A local legislator wants to know why the State Department of Licensing has been giving fake IDs to the CIA.Republican State R...
A local attorney says proposed changes to state DUI law are unconstitutional.Governor Jay Inslee recently brought forth House...
Whatcom County’s Sheriff says this week’s tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon is a reminder for everyone that o...
Washington State Senate Democrats say they plan to use a parliamentary maneuver to bring to the floor two bills that are bott...
Governor Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are scheduled to make an announcement today concerning legislation de...
The state House of Representatives has approved a budget that relies on more than $1-billion in tax increases.The House b...
Legislative leaders and Governor Jay Inslee are looking to put more teeth in Washington's laws on drunk driving.They gath...
A conservative think tank says the House Democrats’ budget would need a supermajority to pass.Jason Mercier with the Wa...
Congressman Rick Larsen says he supports proposed multi-million-dollar construction projects at Whidbey Island’s Naval ...
House Democrats want to raise $1.34-billion for public school funding as part of their state budget proposal. The $34...
State Senator Doug Ericksen says the budget passed by the senate last Friday will invest more in education and fund environme...
A local state lawmaker says the budget passed by the state Senate last Friday will devastate opportunities to expand the midd...
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene “gives back” in solidarity with America over sequester spending cuts.The 1st District...
Whatcom County saw record-breaking retail sales in the last three months of 2012, according to the latest numbers from the St...
Allowing samples of wine and beer at farmers markets is edging closer to approval at the state House.The Government Accountab...
A conservative grassroots political group calls allegations of anti-Muslim bias in the Concrete School District a smear campa...
Senator Maria Cantwell and Representative Rick Larsen will attend a public celebration today for the newly-designated San Jua...
Republican Senator Doug Erickson says Governor Jay Inslee’s proposed tax increases would be wrong for Whatcom County.In...
A new report gives Washington a “b-minus” when it comes to transparency of government spending.Jason Mercier with...
Governor Jay Inslee will hold a news conference this morning to present his priorities for the state budget covering the next...
Proponents of coal exports are firing back after the governors of Washington and Oregon asked the White House to study the ef...
A bill sponsored by a local lawmaker that aims to stop climate change has passed the State Legislature.Senate Bill 5802 creat...
A recent Whatcom County law enforcement sweep of gangs and serious felons has resulted in 14 arrests.The Whatcom County Sheri...
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene says the budget proposed by the Republican-controlled House would take the nation in the wrong di...
Washington's latest revenue estimate predicts a budget shortfall of $1.25 billion.The deficit reflects the difference...
The Whatcom Transportation Authority is inviting the public to comment this morning on the latest proposed changes to its far...
The massive machine that will bore the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel is to set sail for Seattle today.The state Depa...
The Republican-controlled State Senate has unveiled a new proposal that would lower tuition at state colleges and universitie...
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Iraq war, but people in Bellingham don't seem to be celebrating the milestone.KG...
State lawmakers are awaiting the release this week of the state's forecast for tax collections.It is information that is ...
The State Senate gives the “thumbs up” to a bill recognizing berry farmers’ water rights. Legislators recen...
New proposed legislation may make it possible to unlock your new cell phone and go to another carrier.1st District Democratic...
A bill designed to find ways to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in Washington is on its way to the House.The Senate has appro...
The final public hearing is tonight for a plan that would convert logging land around Lake Whatcom into a big park.The Whatco...
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is making calls to Washington state lawmakers, urging them to vote in favor of a bill to ...
Congressman Rick Larsen and other Northwest Democratic lawmakers are calling for the protection of federal land in the San Ju...
Republican members of the Washington State House are calling for "economic and transportation reforms" before they&...
A bill that would give local public schools A through F letter grades is waiting for a vote in the State House after narrowly...
After going over the numbers, state budget experts say the automatic federal funding cuts being phased in could cost Washingt...
Democratic Representative Rick Larsen is concerned about impending cuts that threaten to close the air traffic control tower ...
A package of education policy bills awaits action in the House after clearing the state Senate.The legislation includes a pro...
The federal government estimates that Washington gained more than 24,000 jobs in January, but the state’s unemployment ...
A key lawmaker says a bill that would require universal background checks for gun purchases may not pass during the current l...
A new statewide poll shows most voters in Washington oppose higher taxes on gasoline and car tabs.The Elway poll of over 400 ...
Road construction season is fast approaching and with it more news on plans to build two new roundabouts in Lynden.State Depa...
Republican State Senator Doug Ericksen is disappointed by the State Supreme Court's ruling that a law requiring a two-thi...
The state Supreme Court has ruled that the law requiring a two-thirds majority vote by the legislature to raise taxes is unco...
The State Supreme Court is expected to decide Thursday whether the law requiring a super-majority vote for tax increases is u...
The State Department of Ecology has announced the next phase of work to clean up Bellingham Bay.Ecology and the Port of Belli...
New proposed legislation in Olympia could change the tax status of the Northwest Washington Fair.The Senate unanimously appro...
Congressman Rick Larsen says automatic federal spending cuts would have a severe impact on education in Whatcom County.He say...
State lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow cities and counties to increase the car-tab tax for local transp...
The Washington State Senate is currently considering a proposal to close the state's fixed-benefit pensions for employees...
Seven local projects aimed at improving water quality have been picked to receive state and federal funding this summer.Sandy...
Incoming Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation says she supports a proposal to increase the state...
Washington's Republican Party chairman is calling on Initiative promoter Tim Eyman to apologize to new Democratic Governo...
A State Representative from the 40th District says a proposed 10 cent gas tax increase is needed to maintain roads and keep t...
The removal of mercury contaminated soil along Bellingham Bay is the focus of a new clean-up project.The State Department of ...
There may be less of a chance that more coal trains may soon be rolling through Washington and Oregon.Seattle Mayor Mike McGi...
About two-thirds of Washington state residents support Medicaid expansion.That is what a new Elway survey commissioned by the...
A bill that's to be introduced today at the capitol would add a ten-cents-per-gallon increase to Washington's gasolin...
Longtime banking executive Carol Nelson has been chosen by Governor Jay Inslee to lead the Washington State Department of Rev...
Whatcom County’s Sheriff says he was justified in firing his former deputy last summer.Paul Murphy recently filed a cas...
Governor Jay Inslee is pushing the state Senate to put an abortion-related bill up for a vote.The Democratic governor told a ...
A recent outbreak of salmonella cases has State Health Officials on alert.The Washington Department of Health is warning peop...
Democratic Senator Kevin Ranker says productive wolf policy-making in Olympia has gone to the dogs.The 40th District Senator ...
Washington's 40th District Representative Kristine Lytton is focused on restoring farmland during this legislative sessio...
2nd District Representative Rick Larsen applauds the Senate passage of the Violence Against Women Act and calls on the House ...
Look for Washington House Democrats to roll out a $6 billion transportation package today.House Transportation Chair Judy...
Controversial gun safety measures are up for debate in Olympia this week.Democrats in the State Senate rolled out six bills t...
The State Senate held public hearings last week on three proposed constitutional amendments that would require two-thirds of ...
Mayor Kelli Linville disagrees that the City should have been heavier-handed with the Port over the redevelopment plan for th...
Washington's Democratic Party is continuing what "The Seattle Times" calls a public-relations attack on the two...
Lawmakers in Olympia this week took a look at how to keep Washington’s newly-legalized marijuana from leading to more i...
Officials are sifting through more than 124,000 comments on what to cover in an upcoming environmental review for the propose...
In his first comments on this year's state Legislature, new Governor Jay Inslee says minority Republicans who now control...
President Obama is tapping a Washington state business executive to head the Interior Department.The President is nominating ...
The state ferry system is getting what it calls a desperately-needed shot of federal funding.It will receive nearly $6.5 ...
The Republican-led State Senate has passed three bills that backers say would improve Washington’s state-run workers co...
Washington State is watching as various congressmen start introducing bills to force an end to the federal government's a...
The State Department of Ecology has approved Bellingham’s updated program that regulates development along Bellingham B...
A bill that passed out of the State Senate Commerce and Labor Committee yesterday would allow employers to pay some new hires...
Ten Republican members of the State House are offering legislation that would put all firearms, ammunition and accessories ma...
Democrats are criticizing a trio of education bills heard in the State Senate last week.The bills would hold back third-grade...
Whatcom County could get a fourth superior court judge thanks to a bi-partisan bill that passed the state Senate yesterday.Re...
A number of Washington lawmakers are behind a new bill to require background checks on all gun sales here, including those at...
Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell told President Obama Monday that he must approve the proposed San Juan Islands monum...
Seattle Police say they'll consult the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division today in an effort to get informat...
The state Department of Revenue wants local retailers to know they must charge sales tax to shoppers from north of the border...
The state Department of Health is putting a Bellingham health care assistant’s license on probation for abusing prescri...
A bill sponsored by state Senator Doug Ericksen that would refocus use of the state’s toxic clean-up account got a publ...
Whatcom county's two representatives in the U.S. House voted different ways on a bill that extends the government's c...
A state Senate committee says it will consider five bills that would save businesses money by changing workers' compensat...
Prescription pain medication overdose deaths are significantly down in Washington.The state Department of Health announced ye...
The gun-control group Washington Ceasefire says a poll it took recently found that 90-percent of Washington residents want un...
A number of state lawmakers are now calling for a comprehensive study of what a lot more coal trains might do to the Puget So...
Several Democrats in the state Legislature are working to make sure that abortions stay covered by insurance when federal hea...
Coal Trains are back in Washington's news.The state Department of Ecology tells "The Everett Herald" that some ...
Governor Jay Inslee says he will consider extending two taxes that are scheduled to expire in June, if necessary, in order to...
As President Obama unveils a package of new gun laws, Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo says state and federal authorities nee...
The start of the 2013 state legislative session on Monday also marked the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators i...
The “State of the City” is the subject of a public address by Mayor Kelli Linville Tuesday afternoon in Bellingha...
Washington State Senator Kevin Ranker has declined two leadership positions offered by the new republican caucus in the senat...
Washington's 2013 Legislature gets underway today, but "The Seattle Times" reports that the bipartisan coalitio...
Business was booming for local retailers as the leaves were falling last year.Taxable retail sales in Whatcom County increase...
A march of people protesting gun violence proceeds to Seattle Center for a rally for stronger gun control laws.Hundreds of me...
Republican State Senator Doug Ericksen from Ferndale is responding to Democrats’ criticism of the GOP takeover of the s...
Outgoing Governor Christine Gregoire is in Washington DC for the U.S. Council of Governors meeting Wednesday, but rumors say ...
If you’ve been at the DMV recently and noticed shorter wait times, you’re not imagining it.The Washington Departm...
If you’re headed to state coastal communities in the next couple of weeks, be sure to bring your camera.The state Depar...
Liberal and religious groups are getting ready to counter a planned Gun Appreciation Day in Seattle and elsewhere two days be...
Petroleum seeping into Bellingham Bay is forcing the city to move up part of its central waterfront cleanup efforts.The Washi...
Farmers in our region have a new advocate in the nation’s capitol.U.S. government officials recently announced that Was...
Democratic state Senator Kevin Ranker says he's concerned that the recent Republican takeover of the state senate will ac...
A state Department of Revenue report just out shows that Washingtonians are paying less in state and local taxes than in rece...
Most of Whatcom County has a new representative in congress.Suzan Delbene, a Democrat representing Washington's newly-red...
Washington's Congressional delegation is not excited about the Fiscal Cliff deal just approved by Congress and President ...
A local accountant says congress’s last minute fiscal cliff tax deal is certain to cause uncertainty for the average ta...
Western Washington conservative activists say it’s not right that voters were ignored on two recent local ballot measur...
An eastern Washington lawmaker is pushing to have hydropower recognized as a renewable source of energy.Representative Larry ...
Congressman Rick Larsen says he supports the compromise tax agreement passed last night to avoid the so-called "fiscal c...
Washington's minimum-wage workers can ring in the new year knowing they will see a pay raise in 2013.Elaine Fischer with ...
The Senate and House Agricultural committee leaders say they have a deal that will prevent the country from plunging off the ...
The flu has already claimed the lives of three people in Washington State.The State Department ofHealth reports this week tha...
The Mount Baker Highway is open once again after more falling trees forced a temporary closure Saturday night.The state Depar...
An analysis of the current struggle for control of the Washington State Senate is being compared to a similar situation in 19...
The Mount Baker Highway will likely remain closed east of Maple Falls at least until tomorrow.Heavy wind and snow has already...
Army prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, who's accused of murdering 16 ci...
The Mount Baker Highway is closed east of Maple Falls after heavy wind, rain and snow caused nearly 100 trees to topple onto ...
The man who will have to work with departing Governor Christine Gregoire's final state budget says only that the budget r...
Washingtonians get high marks in recycling from the state Department of Ecology.Officials reported yesterday that in 2011, pe...
One King County infant dies of whooping cough just as epidemic levels in the state begin to decline.State health officials we...
A surge in gun-related tragedies has government officials up in arms about tighter control measures.In light of what happened...
The U.S. Senate gives unanimous thumbs up to in vitro fertilization services at the V.A. Yesterday, members of the senate app...
Mayor Mike McGinn says he's calling for a $25 thousand study to determine the benefits and negatives of having coal t...
A man accused of plotting to attack a military processing station in Seattle pleads guilty as part of a deal that enables him...
There's word that Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature are already far apart on how to pay for the big boost in e...
Top government officials are in Ferndale for a historic contract signing between Alcoa and the Bonneville Power Administratio...
A generic Canadian version of a popular drug has local officials on guard.Whatcom County Police and border agents are heeding...
Senator Patty Murray says middle-class Americans need to be ready to risk going over the so-called 'fiscal cliff' on ...
There are rumors that Governor Christine Gregoire might be on President Obama's short list for Secretary of Interior when...
Senate Democrats have chosen Senator Jim Hargrove to lead the writing of the state operating budget next year and made Senato...
The state Department of Ecology has adopted rules for a new recycling program so people can safely dispose of their burned-ou...
Ferry riders throughout Western Washington, including Anacortes, Whidbey Island, and the San Juan Islands will have the chanc...
The Washington State Department of Ecology adopts its final rules for the Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Progr...
Our state may soon be getting not only more coal trains, but more oil trains as well."The Seattle Times" notes that...
The bill for fighting the record wave of wildfires in Central Washington this past summer is coming in.According to a "Y...
Washington’s whooping cough epidemic is slowing, but health officials warn that with the holidays approaching it’...
Governor-elect Jay Inslee says the people of Washington have spoken on the issue of marijuana, and it's time for the fede...
A NUMBER OF WASHINGTON RESIDENTS HAVE JOINED OVER HALF-A-MILLION PEOPLE IN 39 STATES WHO ARE TELLING THE WHITE HOUSE THEY WAN...
THE SLUGGISH ELECTION RESULTS IN OUR STATE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN WHATCOM COUNTY, HAS RENEWED CALLS FOR REFORMING WASHINGTON'...
It looks like charter cchools will be coming to our State. Initiative 1240, which will allow up to 40 charter schools to be e...
The "Seattle Times" projects that Initiative 1240, which will allow up to 40 charter schools to be established in W...
Democrat Jay Inslee will be Washington’s next governor, after Republican Rob McKenna conceded defeat Friday.McKenna cal...
Local gay marriage advocates are celebrating now that Washington's ballot measure legalizing same-sex marriage appears to...
Republican John Koster will concede the First Congressional District race to Democrat Suzan DelBene today, and will also crit...
The state Department of Corrections is looking for a local gang member who accused police of racial profiling at this year...
Opponents of Referendum 74 are conceding defeat.Referendum 74 to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington State is leading wi...
Local political parties are both holding out for their team's candidate to win the state governor's race.Democrat Jay...
A conservative think tank says the approval of a supermajority for tax increases in our state sends a clear message that lawm...
A public policy expert is weighing in on the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in two states. Carnegie Mellon pr...
As of late last night, Democrats were keeping their jobs as heads of several Washington state agencies.Insurance Commissioner...
In the races to represent Washington’s 42nd Legislative District, both Republicans Jason Overstreet and Vincent Buys ha...
In Washington’s new 1st Congressional District, Democrat Suzan Delbene is leading over Republican John Koster 54-46 per...
Congressman Rick Larsen is ahead of Dan Matthews in the state’s newly redrawn District 2 race with 60 percent of the st...
As of late last night, Democrats led several state government races, but Kathleen Drew was barely ahead of Republican Kim Wym...
Washington’s Referendum 74 allowing marriage for same-sex couples was still too close to call with 52 percent approval ...
So far, it looks like Democrat Bob Ferguson will be Washington's new Attorney General following a campaign that featured ...
Authorities in Seattle are investigating a break-in at the offices of the Washington State Democratic Party offices. Official...
A military court hearing is underway for the Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of shooting and killing 16 civilians in...
Democrats are complaining about a new Get Out the Vote project from the state and King County Republican Party organizations....
People in affluent, tech-heavy Washington have been donating far more to President Obama's reelection campaign than they ...
First District Congressional candidate John Koster's opponent says the Republican's recent comments about rape reveal...
The latest University of Washington/KCTS-TV poll shows Democrat Jay Inslee with a 49-46 percent lead over Republican Rob McKe...
Both of Washington's U.S. Senators were in Bellingham yesterday as part of the Democrats’ 26 stop “Jobs for W...
A local naturopath is accused of using his medical credentials to sell pot.The Washington State Department of Health has susp...
Another Republican candidate is drawing criticism for comments about abortion and rape, and this time it hits close to home.J...
Brad Pitt is putting his money where his mouth is.The Hollywood star and longtime advocate for same-sex marriages, has pledge...
If you haven't yet registered to vote and you want to participate in the November general election, today is your last ch...
According to one analysis, Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee are taking opposite approaches as they try to break...
A public meeting where you can submit comments and learn more about the Gateway Pacific Terminal will be held in Bellingham S...
President Obama is throwing his support behind R-74, the state ballot referendum that would uphold the same sex marriage law ...
With the general election now less than two weeks away, Washington's student mock election is about to start.The Secretar...
A new statewide poll shows Republican Rob McKenna with a 47 percent to 45 percent lead over Democrat Jay Inslee in the race t...
Washington's Lean Management Program to make state government more efficient is working.That's in a report that Gover...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife are donating $500 thousand to the campaign seeking to have Washington's ...
A new statewide independent poll shows Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Rob McKenna are tied in their race for governor.The...
As voters in our state fill out their ballots, the Justice Department is making sure that no voter is discriminated and no vo...
A penalty issued against a Sedro-Woolley cattle operation by the state Department of Ecology is upheld by the Washington Stat...
State Senator Doug Ericksen has introduced a bill to stop corruption in Olympia.The Republican from Ferndale says he wrote th...
A new University of Washington poll gives President Obama a ten point lead over Mitt Romney in the November election.It says ...
A new survey by Public Policy Polling has produced a shocker in the Presidential race here in Washington.The poll shows Presi...
A new statewide opinion poll shows Republican Rob McKenna gaining ground on Democrat Jay Inslee in the governor's race. T...
Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Rob McKenna meet in Seattle for their final televised debate ahead of the November 6 elect...
Nordstrom has jumped into the gay marriage fray.In a companywide memo, Nordstrom president Blake Nordstrom writes the luxury ...
With snow in the forecast for Mount Baker, crews will be closing the road to Artist Point for the season this morning.Workers...
Local Republicans have invited a national talk show host to Bellingham to hear today's presidential debate and offer his ...
A local author says last week's debate between the vice presidential candidates will probably be more memorable than thos...
The efforts for and against Referendum 74 to reaffirm Washington's new same-sex marriage law both have new support."...
Washington residents get two big candidates' debates tonight. There's the one between Vice President Biden and Republ...
The Washington State Department of Revenue says liquor prices across the state are lower than they were in June, when private...
The mayor of Bellingham has proposed a budget that she says will get the city to stop deficit spending by the end of 2014.May...
Most marine areas of Puget Sound will reopen for recreational fishing this Saturday.The state Department of Fish and Wildlife...
In what some experts see as possibly disastrous news for Democrats, new voter registration is way down from 2008."The Se...
Washington voters are getting ready to decide on a constitutional amendment to let the University of Washington and Washingto...
With the November election just under a month away, it looks like Washington voters are ready to approve Referendum 74 to kee...
Experts say it’s possible the price of milk could skyrocket, now that congress has allowed the federal “farm bill...
Is an additional $4.1 billion what the state needs to fund our failing basic education system?Superintendant of Public In...
Washington State Senator Michael Baumgartner, a Republican who's challenging Democrat Maria Cantwell for her seat in the ...
A communications expert at the University of Washington says Mitt Romney came out strong in last night's Presidential can...
A new statewide poll is giving President Obama an even bigger lead over his GOP rival Mitt Romney than he had over John McCai...
One of the hot topics in last night's gubernatorial debate between Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna was taxes, with each accusi...
Local political addicts are eagerly anticipating tonight's presidential debate taking place in Denver.Riley Sweeney with ...
State lawmakers visited the site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point yesterday morning.Project developer...
Washington's minimum wage will go up to $9.19 per hour next year, but an advocacy group says the increase still falls...
Whatcom County residents who haven't registered to vote need to do so this week if they want to take part in the November...
Saying it still can't find all the specialized workers it needs here in the U.S., Microsoft is asking Congress to charge ...
Washington Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen is set to appear today before the Washington Public Disclosure Commission to answer ...
There's little if any progress reported so far this week in the wave of wildfires that has plagued Central Washington thi...
The mayor of Bellingham has announced who will be running the city's fire department after the current chief retires.Mayo...
Crews are scrambling to contain an oil spill coming from a sunken fishing boat in the Swinomish Channel near Anacortes.The 71...
Republican John Koster and Democrat Suzan DelBeneconcentrated on their experience levelsMonday night at a First Congressional...
Governor Christine Gregoire is mulling over recommendations from the Washington State Department of Transportation that outli...
A Republican candidate for Washington's 1st District, covering part of Whatcom County, is calling a new attack ad against...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will soon make another swing through Washington to campaign for fellow Republican Rob McKe...
Washington's 2nd District Representative has introduced a bill that would make it easier for people without a photo I.D. ...
A Whatcom County executive is weighing in on the county council’s plans for a massive park in the mountains above Lake ...
Four teachers from Bellingham are out of harm's way after rioters pillaged and burned a private school near a U.S. embass...
Drivers on the freeway in Bellingham can expect 30 minute delays during their commutes next week.Crews will be replacing the ...
A new statewide poll on the Washington governor's race, conducted by SurveyUSA, shows Democrat Jay Inslee holding a lead ...
Supporters and opponents of a big land reconveyance in the Lake Whatcom watershed are calling for people to show up at tonigh...
Washington's senior U.S. senator, Patty Murray takes front and center at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,...
Washington's 2nd District Representative Rick Larsen is in Charlotte, North Carolina attending the Democratic National Co...
Washington's senior U.S. senator, Patty Murray, will be among the speakers at next week's Democratic National Convent...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee and GOP candidate Rob McKenna face off in their first one-on-one debate leading...
New fuel efficiency rules just approved by the Obama administration will save Washington drivers more than 200-million-dollar...
An Israeli court has ruled that the state of Israel is not at fault in the death of an American protester nearly a decade ago...
The chair of the Whatcom County Republican Party is in Florida attending the GOP National Convention.Lynden resident Luanne V...
Some federal lands in the San Juans could be headed for a national monument declaration now after Senators Patty Murray and M...
There's word of some new telemarking scams here in Washington.The state Attorney General's Office and the Departments...
A judge has cleared the way for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to appear on Washington's November ballot.T...
The State Department of Natural Resources is now saying they knew the Taylor Bridge Fire was going to be a bad one.Aaron Ever...
Democratic candidate for governor Jay Inslee releases his federal income tax returns covering the last five years and is call...
A member of the legendary Tuskegee airmen is being remembered in Washington State.George Hickman was one of the pioneering Af...
The State Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on two new rules aimed at protecting our state from the impact of a...
The state Libertarian Party is suing to keep the Republican presidential ticket off the November ballot in Washington.Liberta...
After getting complaints from Democrats about its endorsement of Republican Rob McKenna for Governor, the Aerospace Futures A...
A local political junkie says low voter turnout gave Republicans a big lead over Democrats in the primary races for Washingto...
Once a poster child for meth problems, Washington is now being called a success story.A new statewide tracking system that mo...
Washington’s shellfish are dying and it has nothing to do with pollution.The State Department of Ecology is discovering...
The first part of August brings with it an increased threat of wildfires.The State Department of Natural Resources has alread...
Democrat Suzan DelBene will square off with Republican John Koster in November’s general election vote for the all-new ...
Summer is coming to an end and with school coming up, the State Department of Health wants to remind parents of the importanc...
Governor Christine Gregoire has ordered all flags at state government buildings and facilities throughout Washington be lower...
The State Department of Health has announced it is again offering free support to all Washington residents who want to quit s...
With hotter, drier weather now the rule around Washington, the state Department of Natural Resources says the state's wil...
Hire an unemployed veteran, get a tax credit.That's what Washington's Employment Security Department is telling emplo...
Lynden and Birch Bay will be required to follow new rules to control stormwater pollution next year.A new stormwater permit f...
An element of the federal Affordable Care Act takes effect today, containing provisions primarily covering preventive care se...
Researchers at Western Washington University have received a grant to explore how military service effects individual behavio...
Seattle Public Utilities says Waste Management could be fined up to $1.25 million per day starting Wednesday if garbage s...
As recyclables, yard waste and garbage pile up across King and Snohomish counties, city mayors and King County Executive Dow ...
Starting August 1, most motorcycle riders seeking an endorsement to ride legally in Washington state will be taking their tes...
Washington residents will soon enjoy two more gubernatorial campaign debates."The Seattle Times" says poll-leading ...
More people have been fired in the town of Pacific, a week after Mayor Cy Sun was arrested by his own police for trying to br...
With the number of cases of whooping cough in Washington souring past 3000 this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...
A major contender for the state’s top post is paying Bellingham a visit today.Gubernatorial candidate and former First ...
Two new polls differ sharply about what's going on in Washington's Governor's race."Seattlepi.com" says...
Bellingham lawmakers last night approved a measure asking for an extended assessment of the proposed coal-shipping terminal a...
It’s not uncommon for bats in Washington State to test positive for rabies.Already this year three people have been tre...
The State Department of Transportation will open the road to Artist Point on Mt. Baker, Tuesday.The three mile road at the en...
A new poll shows two Democrats locked in a battle for the chance to oppose presumptive GOP nominee John Koster in the race fo...
An effort to ramp down hot political rhetoric here in Washington starts in Bellevue this weekend.The League of Women Voters p...
A new poll shows two Democrats locked in a battle for the chance to oppose presumptive GOP nominee John Koster in the race fo...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna is losing one of his campaign policy staffers.Kathlyn Ehl resigned from her po...
Over 3000 cases of whooping cough have been diagnosed in Washington state so far this year, according to data from the State ...
Firefighters have started mop-up operations on the state's current largest wildfire.The state Department of Natural Resou...
Rob McKenna's gubernatorial campaign says there's no decision yet on a staff member who recently put offensive commen...
Washington's military veterans and their families will have better information about and access to reliable transportatio...
In an unusual move, a state representative from Blaine is endorsing a candidate for governor that’s not favored by his ...
The Washington Department of Ecology has approved a combination of loan and grant money so Bellingham can improve the health ...
Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna is joining the Federal Trade Commission is warning people about a new wave of healthc...
Sequim Bay will remain closed to shellfish harvesting for now, due to the "red tide."The State Department of Heath ...
The state’s budget director says Western Washington University’s salary increases have hurt its credibility.Marty...
Firefighters just about have a handle on Washington's largest wildfire, the Navarre fire near Lake Chelan in north Centra...
A salmonella outbreak has spread throughout Washington and we have turtles to blame.Julie Graham with the State Department of...
State health officials are warning people not to eat any raw oysters especially now that we've entered the hot summer mon...
Republican Dino Rossi is headed back to the state legislature.This afternoon, heraldnet.com reports he'll take the oath o...
It looks like West Nile virus is back in Eastern Washington.The State Department of Health says mosquitoes collected near Mes...
As the habitat for salmon deteriorates, local American Indian tribes say the risk to the salmon population is a risk to the t...
The deadline to register to vote in Washington's primary election is less than a week away.Whatcom County auditor Debbie ...
The Bellingham City Council may decide today what issues it wants to see included in the environmental review of the proposed...
Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna says while he's disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court rulin...
Washington politicians are reacting to yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court Decision to uphold most of the healthcare reform la...
Both of Washington's leading candidates for Governor say the state needs transportation fixes, and higher gasoline taxes ...
Samish Bay is open for shellfish harvesting again.Gopskagit.com reports the shellfish beds were re-opened yesterday by the st...
Without giving many details, Washington's top-two candidates for governor both say controlling costs will be their number...
A new lawsuit says the state Department of Social and Health Services left six children in a brutally-abusive home near Feder...
U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen is speaking out in favor of yesterday's Supreme Court decision against most of Arizona's...
A new Elway Research poll shows GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney gaining support in Washington state but still trailing...
Initiative 502, the measure to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana here in Washington, is well ahead in a new Public Policy ...
Governor Christine Gregoire says debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is expected to "dribble in" over the next fe...
A new poll is indicating that Washington's gubernatorial race is now a dead heat.The Elway Research poll of 408 voters ac...
Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee have wrapped up their first debate as they continued their campaigns for Gover...
The State Department of Veterans Affairs has received a grant from Americorps for a program helping vets navigate Washington&...
Members of the King County Fire Investigation Unit are probing the wreck of the Deep Sea, the derelict fishing boat that burn...
Gay marriage is on hold in Washington state.That's after opponents of same-sex marriage today submitted an estimated 232,...
Gay marriage is on hold in Washington state.That's after opponents of same-sex marriage today submitted an estimated 232-...
Bellingham has joined in a national movement against a United States Supreme Court decision that allows corporations to spend...
With Washington now officially boasting the highest gas prices in the nation, a state senator from Ferndale is calling the go...
Republican presidential candidate and presumptive nominee Mitt Romney visits the Seattle area for a couple of private fundrai...
The Mount Baker School District is facing a decision to reduce educational programs as part of its budget for the next school...
Even though a judge has ruled unconstitutional a state law requiring a two-thirds vote for lawmakers to approve tax increases...
Mike Lapointe is challenging Rick Larsen for his seat in Congress.Heraldnet.com reports that Lapointe, a longtime member of &...
Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville and State Transportation officials attended a ribbon-cutting for a new electric vehicle charg...
Inauguration events marking the expansion of the West Coast Electric Highway are taking place in three local cities today.Wit...
The violent death of a two-year-old Centralia girl last week has some saying more must be done to keep Washington children sa...
The Samish Way on-ramp to northbound Interstate 5 will remain closed a bit longer.The State Department of Transportation says...
The Samish Way on-ramp to Northbound I-5 will remain closed a bit longer.The State Department of Transportation says building...
The attorney defending Joint Base Lewis-McChordArmy Staff Sergeant Robert Bales against charges that he killed 17 Afghan civi...
There's word that the Washington State Fraternal Order of Police will endorse Republican Rob McKenna for Governor Wednesd...
Crews have contained an oil leak from a sunken fishing vessel in Penn Cove off Whidbey island, but a temporary shellfish harv...
The State Department of Transportation has announced it will open the road to Artist Point on Mt. Baker this year.The three m...
A recent internal review by the Whatcom County Sheriff's office finds that a deadly shooting involving a deputy last year...
Democrat Jay Inslee is officially running for governor after filing necessary paperwork in Olympia.The former congressman, af...
The State Department of Ecology is warning the public to watch out for algae blooms that may start popping up around the area...
Officials say the sinking of a burning fishing vessel yesterday off Whidbey Island has forced suspension of the mussel harves...
The chair of the Whatcom County Democratic Party is announcing she will seek the state representative seat in the 42nd Distri...
Crossing into Canada may take you a little less time.Washington State Department of Transportation announced they will be add...
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Border Patrol, saying agents on the Olympic Peninsula are interrogating ...
A local shellfish growing area is among several zones that state officials say are threatened with closure due to pollution.P...
A U.S. Congressman is saying farmers in Whatcom County and other parts of the district he represents don’t want e-verif...
The Department of Labor and Industries will host its annual Worker Memorial Day Ceremony Thursday just south of Olympia.The s...
Birch Bay's waterfront could be in for some drastic changes.The Whatcom County Council this week lent its support for a &...
Governor Christine Gregoire has signed Washington's one-billion-dollar capital budget.She says it will create tens-of-tho...
Officials seek help in a sudden die-off of salmon smolts in the Nooksack River.Joye Redfield-Wilder with the State Department...
Don’t be alarmed if you see oil skimming vessels, oil containment boom and other response equipment today in Guemes cha...
Representative Rick Larsen of Washington’s Second District will be spending the day in Bellingham.Larsen plans to meet ...
Western Washington University is being recognized for its large number of alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers.The univer...
Washington's redistricting panel is narrowing the number of legislative map proposals from four to two.Officials have schedul...
