The state House on Friday approved a measure that allows people who were wrongfully convicted to seek compensation from the state for the years they lost behind bars. The measure passed on a 95-2 vote Friday night and now heads …
About half the 911 calls for an ambulance for an alcohol or drug overdose in Ellensburg, Wash., result in no one going to a hospital. And Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue doesn’t get paid. The fire district depends on ambulance …
A Pierce County, Wash., couple will pay nearly $23,000 in restitution and fines after pleading guilty to charges that they continued to employ workers in their Spanaway towing business after the state had prohibited them from doing so. In 2011, …
Not much is left among the charred remnants of Crestline Elementary School in Washington. A hollowed-out gymnasium, seared school books and memories – while seemingly scrapped in the cold, damp ash – are fuel for the fire’s investigation. The Vancouver …
Health officials have closed a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant for at least two days after nearly two dozen people reporting becoming ill after eating there. Clark County public health officials say viral gastroenteritis is suspected in the symptoms reported by 22 …
The legal troubles aren’t over for the ‘Barefoot Bandit’ who led police on a two-year crime spree in stolen boats, cars and planes. Colton Harris-Moore is already serving a seven-year prison term and now faces new theft and burglary charges …
Traffic fatalities rose 5 percent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary state data, reversing a seven-year decline in which the number of annual traffic deaths reached their lowest level in more than six decades. An estimated 36,200 people …
While dozens of wildfires were burning out of control in north central Washington last summer, two people decided to do some target shooting in the dry, grassy hills above Alta Lake. They set up an exploding target and fired at …
A Lake Stevens, Wash., man was sentenced to 60 days in jail converted to electronic home monitoring after a state investigation showed he failed to obtain workers’ compensation benefits for his employees. David Erick Rau, owner of Davey’s Roofing, pled …
The Republican-controlled Washington state Senate passed three contentious measures intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Senate Bill 5128 would overhaul the “compromise-and-release” settlement agreement system for injured workers first approved by the Legislature in 2011. Both …