The U.S. Agriculture Department has designated 15 Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas due to extreme weather conditions in the first seven months of 2011. Sen. Maria Cantwell says farmers in those areas are eligible to apply for USDA …
A recent Washington Supreme Court decision in a diminished value case against Farmers Insurance could lead to an increase in automobile insurance coverage disputes in that state. The problem is that the court allowed for diminished value but offered no …
A fire official says a heavy load of snow and ice caused the roof to collapse at a Lakewood, Wash., business that produces and delivers – ice. West Pierce Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Hallie McCurdy says three people were …
Firefighters say overheated Christmas lights sparked a fire in Mill Creek, Wash., that damaged a home and killed a 3-week-old puppy. The Everett Herald reports that the woman at the residence Sunday night walked into her living room to find …
A fire that damaged a Spokane, Wash., home started with a car fire. The occupant was working on the car Saturday, trying to cut off the fuel tank with a torch when he burned a hole in the tank and …
Some residents of a Covington, Wash., neighborhood were awakened early Tuesday by what sounded like fireworks, and when they looked around, they saw sparks. Puget Sound Energy says a fire in an underground cable vault caused a power surge to …
New technology is bringing both headaches and help to Washington courtrooms. The Tri-City Herald reports jurors are repeatedly reminded not to do any research on their smartphones or computers in the middle of a trial. But that hasn’t stopped some …
Losses are estimated at $450,000 in a farm shop fire near Toppenish, Wash., that burned several tractors. Yakima County Fire District No. 5 says the fire started Monday afternoon when gasoline from a vehicle under repair came in contact with …
No one was seriously injured in a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex near Mill Creek, Wash., but at least a dozen residents of the Millwood Estates Apartments were displaced and damage is estimated at $700,000. Snohomish County Fire District …
A contractor hired to perform work at Washington’s only nuclear power plant is suing the plant’s operator, Energy Northwest, saying it withheld key information about the work to be done. In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Babcock & Wilcox …