The number of annual traffic fatalities in Washington state has jumped from 528 in 2019 to 810 in 2023, a 51% increase since 2019, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. The reasons given for the increase vary, ranging from fallout among law enforcement staffing via the defund the police movement in 2020 to increased […]
A child in Washington was pulled off a dock into the water by a river otter before they were rescued by their mom. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement that the incident occurred Sept. 12 around 9:30 a.m. at the Bremerton Marina in Kitsap County. The mother of the victim […]
Washington state officials have stocked up on a key abortion drug in preparation for the possibility that it could become much more difficult to access nationwide, pending the outcome of a federal lawsuit brought by anti-abortion-rights groups. Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, says he ordered the Washington Department of Corrections to use its pharmacy license […]
One student is dead and three others are injured after a school shooting near Spokane, Washington, police said. The shooter has been apprehended and is in custody, police said. The wounded were transported to a local hospital and are expected to survive, authorities said. Freeman Middle School and Freeman Elementary school, both located in Spokane […]
