Twenty days from Friday, Spokane’s most notorious criminal is likely to be released from the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, and The Center Square has learned that Kevin Coe is … ...

Backlash mounts over proposed repeal of protections for 2M acres of forest in Washington state Tribes and environmental advocates are organizing to oppose the Trump administration’s planned rollback ...

The Thurston County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 16 to receive and consider public testimony on the 2025 Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. The proposed update … ...

Francis “Knute” Harold Halvorson of Centralia, Washington, passed away peacefully at home on July 11, 2025, at the age of 91. Born March 2, 1934, in Fosston, Minnesota, he was the … ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and dozens of his colleagues across the country are calling on tech companies and payment platforms to take action to block computer-generated … ...

One month from Labor Day, a slew of Washington businesses will be subject to new retail sales taxes, which will be passed onto consumers. The 2025 Washington State Legislature passed Engrossed … ...

She looked into the cochlear implant, a surgically implanted electronic device that improves hearing by sending sounds past the damaged part of the ear straight to the cochlear nerve. In December 2024 ...

Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours.

Border czar Tom Homan told reporters that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations will expand after Labor Day in sanctuary cities nationwide, including Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore. … ...

Families and leaders of Evergreen Public Schools in southwest Washington hope students will return to school on Tuesday after a week-long delay due to a classified workers strike. But … ...

Two recent public meetings about the water contamination situation stemming from the Bob Oke Game Farm in Centralia bring to mind the warning not to confuse motion with action. There’s been no … ...

Students at Rainier Middle School and Rainier High School can expect new cellphone restrictions to start the school year. According to John Beckman, Rainier’s middle and high sc ...