Biden set for first Pacific Northwest trip since election
President Joe Biden is stretching his legs this week with a rare overnight visit to the Pacific Northwest, heading to Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.4 years ago
Providence agrees to pay $22 million in medical fraud case
Providence Health & Services Washington has agreed to pay $22.6 million to resolve allegations that its Walla Walla hospital fraudulently billed federal health care programs.4 years ago
Washington governor signs $17 billion transportation package
A nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that will pay for a variety of projects across the state was signed Friday by Gov. Jay Inslee.4 years ago
Inslee OKs bills clarifying police reform laws in Washington
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday signed two bills fixing parts of a sweeping package of police reform measures that lawmakers passed in the wake of 2020′s widespread racial justice protests.5 years ago
Amazon to close all its bookstores in the US, UK
Amazon is confirming it’s closing all of its bookstores as well as its 4-star shops and pop up locations as it reworks its physical footprint.5 years ago
Russia’s Putin announces military operation in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine, warnings any attempt to interfere with the action would lead to "consequences they have never seen."5 years ago
State House OKs open carry ban at school board meetings, ballot counting sites
The state House approved a bill this week that would ban open carrying of guns at ballot counting sites and school board meetings.5 years ago
Washington insurance commissioner adopts credit scoring ban
Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has adopted a rule prohibiting insurers from using credit scoring to set rates.5 years ago
Starbucks says employees must get vaccine or test weekly
Starbucks says its U.S. workers must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 or face a weekly COVID testing requirement.5 years ago
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died in 2021.5 years ago
Betty White dead at 99
Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99.5 years ago
US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated.5 years ago
Tim Eyman assets to be sold to satisfy $5M million debt
Initiative promoter Tim Eyman, found liable for violations of Washington’s campaign finance laws, is facing the court-ordered sale of his assets.5 years ago
EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for larger private companies, certain health care workers and federal government contractors.5 years ago
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics’ suit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect. The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo. That’s […]5 years ago
FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.5 years ago
Republican lawmaker to enter Washington secretary of state race
Republican state Sen. Keith Wagoner says he plans to challenge newly appointed Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs in next year’s election.5 years ago
Omicron cases pop up in Canada
Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.5 years ago
All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder
All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice.5 years ago
State lawmaker ill with COVID in El Salvador now in Florida
State Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale who was sickened with COVID-19 in El Salvador is now in stable condition at a Florida hospital after a medevac flight.5 years ago
Boeing settles with victims of Ethiopia 737 MAX crash
Boeing reached a settlement with the victims' families from the March 2019 crash of one of its 737-MAX aircraft that claimed 157 lives.5 years ago
Class action lawsuit filed against new Washington long-term care tax
Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court.5 years ago
