Nation Jul 01 Man who killed Idaho firefighters in ambush once aspired to be one, sheriff says The deaths of Frank Harwood, 42, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, and John Morrison, 52, with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, have left their colleagues reeling.
Nation Oct 23 Boeing reports $6 billion quarterly loss amid 6-week factory worker strike Boeing has reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6 billion while waiting to see if striking factory workers will accept the company's latest contract offer.
Politics Sep 13 Boeing factory workers go on strike after overwhelming vote to reject contract offer The strike started at 12:01 a.m. PDT Friday, less than three hours after the union announced 96% of voting workers rejected the proposed contract and 96% approved the work stoppage.
Economy Jan 24 Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis Attorney General Bob Ferguson's announcement Wednesday comes as opioid overdose deaths have risen across the state, with 2,048 in 2022. That's more than twice as many deaths as there were in 2019.
Health Dec 22 New FDA rules allow gay blood center employee to donate after years of denial The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines are the latest step in a yearslong effort to reverse restrictions that were designed to protect the blood supply from HIV, but which were increasingly criticized as discriminatory following scientific advances that…
Politics Apr 26 New Washington law bans sale of some semi-automatic rifles. It’s already facing a legal challenge Gov. Jay Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, both Democrats, pushed for the Democratic-controlled Washington Legislature to pass the ban on many semi-automatic weapons this session after years of failed attempts.
Nation Sep 06 10 dead in Puget Sound floatplane crash A civil rights activist from Spokane, Washington, a business owner and the founder of a winery and his family were among the 10 people killed when a floatplane crashed in the waters of Puget Sound.
Nation Dec 28 ‘So difficult’: Frigid temperatures in Northwest force some to seek shelter Severe weather sweeping parts of the U.S. has brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific Northwest and heavy snow to mountains in Northern California and Nevada.
Nation Jun 25 Historic heat wave blasts Northwest America as wildfire risks soar Seattle has only hit 100 F three times in recorded history, the National Weather Service said, and there was a chance it could eclipse the record of 103 F (39 C) on Monday.
Nation Jun 19 Migrant mother recounts experience of being separated from her son in detention As Blanca Orantes-Lopez sits in a federal prison south of Seattle, her son is in custody at a children's home across the country in upstate New York. She has no idea when she might see him again.