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Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act has successfully weathered another round of legal scrutiny.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major challenge to the …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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10/7/25
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The first huckleberry season since the U.S. Forest Service banned commercial harvesting in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest was a resounding success for conservation of the berries, as well as …
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By Henry Brannon / Murrow News
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10/6/25
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A 50-year-old Lacey man is dead and two others are injured after a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Pacific County Sunday at about 10:46 a.m.
Jeremy Wetherald was pronounced deceased at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/6/25
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The number of students attending Washington State University appears to be stabilizing after dramatic declines following the COVID pandemic, despite those students paying the highest combination of …
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By Nicholas K. Geranios / The Washington State Standard
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10/6/25
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Washington’s push to cut greenhouse gas emissions, expand electric vehicles and grow a clean-energy economy faces new hurdles as the Trump administration rolls back federal climate policies …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW
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10/4/25
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Patrick Connor, Washington state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, fears that tax increases passed by the state Legislature this session will translate into job losses.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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10/3/25
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The public is invited to weigh in on longer-term hunting season planning as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) begins its latest three-year season-setting effort, a news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/3/25
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A lawsuit was filed in Thurston County Superior Court on Thursday by a pair of state lawmakers and a public policy organization against two state agencies for what the plaintiffs say is the …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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10/3/25
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The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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10/3/25
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School will continue as normal for Washington’s K-12 students amidst the federal government shutdown, at least for now.
Most federal funding for K-12 education is provided in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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10/2/25
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A recommendation from two Washington State University economists that the state end its ban on thinner, single-use plastic bags because the law is doing more harm than good isn’t sitting well …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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10/2/25
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The man who became known as the “South Hill Rapist” is being released Thursday and is reportedly headed for an adult family home in Federal Way, Wash.
As reported previously, Kevin …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/2/25
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Democratic attorneys general from 21 jurisdictions sued the Trump administration Wednesday for denying federal funds to help victims of violent crimes who are illegal immigrants.
The suit …
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10/2/25
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Some Washington state lawmakers are pressing the Department of Children, Youth & Families for updated information on critical incidents involving children under state supervision.
The Senate …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/2/25
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The head of Washington’s largest business association said the state’s manufacturing sector is at risk due to growing taxes, complex regulations and trade uncertainty.
Association of …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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10/2/25
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Let’s Go Washington signature gatherers for two initiatives continue to endure threats, intimidation, destruction of property, and, in some cases, assaults, the organization …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/2/25
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They filled the chairs. They stood in the back of the room, crammed against the glass walls. They spilled out into the Atrium’s common area.
One man even held up a storage bin lid with a …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/1/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved a burn ban extension prohibiting residential yard-waste burning and all land-clearing burns in unincorporated areas of Thurston County Tuesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/1/25
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The number of residential construction permits issued in Washington state has fallen to 2013 levels, according to a new revenue forecast put out by the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/1/25
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Members of Washington’s congressional delegation are largely sticking to their parties’ respective scripts as they respond to the federal government shutdown, with each side blaming the …
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Washington State Standard Staff
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10/1/25
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