A sundown town [...] is an entire community (or even county) that for decades was ‘all white’ on purpose," researchers write ...

Much of Washington residents' tax burden depends on the type of income they have and which city they ... income below the county-based threshold may also qualify for the state's tax-deferral ...

Some tracts are buildings in a city ... 29, Washington state reported the United States’ first death from the novel coronavirus, a man who was 58 and lived in King County. On this map, however ...

A new interactive map shows how parts of Washington state could be submerged underwater ... If sea levels were to rise by 3 ...

A suspect is in custody after a series of shootings left a half dozen people injured along parts of Interstate 5 in the Seattle and Tacoma areas of Washington state ... city, with one in Pierce ...

A new Washington County planning and zoning ordinance outlines the guidelines that businesses must follow in order to be approved for a commercial license.

As the Portland area braced for high temperatures and smog, area counties announced plans to keep cooling centers open for a second day Friday. Extreme heat can be deadly. “Heat does not affect ...

The former clerk-treasurer in the tiny town of Morton, Washington, is accused of stealing upwards of $900,000 from the city over nearly nine years. A state audit released on ... Morton, located in ...

The owner of Canna Coffee told a delivery driver to “learn English” in a recorded encounter. The city said the shop was operating despite a shut-down order. Hearings for Brendan Banfield and ...

The Washington state energy siting board voted 4-3 late Friday afternoon to recommend approval of a 24-mile-long wind farm along the Horse Heaven Hills south of Kennewick without many of the ...

As the flames recede from the Retreat Fire in Yakima County, officials and community members are coming together to figure ...

The president of the County Council can serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms. New Castle County’s current president of the County Council is Karen Hartley-Nagle, who is in the running ...