House Republican budget lead Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, is firing back at Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic budget writers blaming the Trump administration for deep cuts in Medicaid ...

Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is reporting a toxic algae bloom for McIntosh Lake near Tenino. Lab results ...

The West Thurston Fire Authority and its partner agencies were able to halt a brush fire in South Thurston County on Monday afternoon before it could reach homes in the area.

Washington state and Seattle are not changing their immigration policies despite being identified Tuesday in a Department of ...

The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant Monday at a residence in the 300 block of School Street ...

For the first time, Washington’s attorney general has enforced the state’s new cap on rent hikes, fining eight landlords $2,000 each for violating the law. House Bill 1217 took … ...

As our kids head back to school this fall, many families across Washington are feeling the sting — not just from the cost of backpacks, pencils and notebooks, but from the crushing financial weight ...

Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is reporting a toxic algae bloom for McIntosh Lake near Tenino. Lab results from a sample collected from McIntosh Lake on July 30 detected microcystin ...

Seven potential cases of tuberculosis have been reported at the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma. But state health officials don’t believe the serious and highly contagious bacterial ...

Tuesday’s primary went well for three appointed Democratic Washington state lawmakers looking to overcome tough challengers to retain their seats. State Sens. Victoria Hunt and Vandana Slatter, and ...

Two oil refinery operators in northwest Washington, HF Sinclair and Tesoro, have been hit with fines for improper management of oily sludge and acid waste at their facilities. Washington’s Department ...

Lightning caused six of the 13 fires burning in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest since late July, authorities reported Monday afternoon. People caused five blazes, while two do not have the … ...