Trains are in the final phase of testing of the new positive train control system that has been installed on the entire Amtrak Cascades rail line nine months after a deadly derailment near Dupont.
Robert Hand is Washington state's 2019 teacher of the year. There is one key factor he feels makes a difference in students' lives. And Washington is falling short of it.
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Climate Challenge awarded Seattle a $2.5 million grant to help the city advance ways to meet climate change goals. But critics question the mayor's commitment.
A school bus crashed Friday afternoon near Auburn. Video from Chopper 7 over the scene at about 3 p.m. showed emergency responders and multiple ambulances.
Seattle passed safe storage regulations in July but it wasn't entirely clear what passed for storage. The city is proposing a definition and is accepting public comment.
Washington State University responded to allegations of sexual misconduct by WSU employee Jason Gesser reported by The Daily Evergreen in a statement released Thursday.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a philanthropic effort targeting $2 billion toward non-profits working on homelessness issues and early childhood education.
A driver crossed the center lane on Highway 99 in Shoreline and collided with a taxi, killing the passenger. Both drivers are in serious condition at a local hospital.
After a court ruling ordering Tumwater teachers to return to school, members of the Tumwater Education Association overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to continue their strike.
Federal wildlife experts are putting together a plan to capture the ailing orca, J50, nicknamed "Scarlet," but they stress they would only do that as a "last resort."
The Tacoma School District says it budged and has offered teachers what they have been demanding -- a bigger raise. The teachers, however, say it's not true.
The Port of Seattle is spending $325,000 to investigate how an airline employee was able to steal an airplane and crash it on a Puget Sound island last month.
A new report shows Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood has a crime rate 138 percent higher than the national average. There’s a 1 in 15 chance you'll fall victim to a crime there.
As Hurricane Florence looms off the East Coast, blood banks across the nation are sending donations to help out. Injuries are expected. But it will leave Washington short on its own supply, according to Bloodworks Northwest.
