Vancouver, Wash., school officials have to find space for 500 students who have been displaced by the fire that destroyed Crestline Elementary School. The district doesn’t have any vacant buildings. Officials told The Columbian they’re looking for space to move …
An L&I investigation led to a four-and-a-half month jail sentence for a Kettle Falls, Wash., woman who admitted to stealing more than $30,000 in workers’ compensation benefits, the Department of Labor & Industries announced. Heather L. Payne, 22, was sentenced …
The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed its first bills of the 2013 legislative session, but put off a vote on a set of contentious measures intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Senate Republican Leader Mark …
The GOP-led Washington state Senate Commerce and Labor Committee will on Wednesday consider five bills intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Proponents say the measures, which include making it easier for injured workers to take settlement …
CARSTAR, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), is expanding in Washington with the opening of Complete Collision CARSTAR, located at 34627 16th Avenue South in Federal Way, Wash. It is the third location for owner Jeff Middleton, who also owns …
The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for 15 worker safety violations following an investigation into the drowning death of a DNR diver last summer. The citation carries a proposed penalty of …
Drivers who are required to pass a breath test before they get behind the wheel won’t get away with having someone else blow in the ignition interlock device. Starting with the new year the devices will snap a picture every …
The Pierce County, Wash., prosecutor has filed an arson charge against a 32-year-old woman accused of starting a fire in her home with her four children inside. Prosecutor Mark Lindquist says the woman suspected her husband was cheating and burned …
The Washington Department of Natural Resources has concluded that an August wildfire that caused $11 million damage was caused by sparks from welding or cutting work on a bridge southeast of Cle Elum. The department on Monday released the results …
Mike Chapman was grateful for the donated furniture he and his fiance received after a fire last June destroyed their apartment in Spokane, Wash. But not long after they moved their three children to a new place, they discovered they …