RIDGEFIELD — Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue leaders worry fire and emergency services will have to cut back as other jurisdictions adopt a taxing scheme that harnesses revenue from new development.

Two law enforcement agencies recently investigated separate allegations against Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn — ...

High school students whose families earn SNAP benefits could be eligible for a state grant that covers the entire cost of college, trade school or an apprenticeship.

Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jurvakainen confirmed Monday that the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office suggested ...

A Washington state trooper who previously served as the mayor of Woodland is being investigated for theft and destroying ...

Decades after Mount St. Helens' eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, sediment ...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Washington, a program that sends children free books across the state, is warning the ...

As the 2025 legislative session flies by, deadlines and cutoffs have already claimed the lives of a host of proposed bills. March 12 was the deadline for legislation to make it out of the committee ...

Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez, 25, has organized on behalf of farmworkers rights in Washington state since he was 14 years old.

Discover how Snohomish County is addressing the childcare crisis in Washington State and its plans for a sustainable solution ...

Thurston County road workers have approved a vote of no confidence in their management, citing poor treatment, excessive ...

The seedlings are varieties from warmer, drier regions including Southwest Washington and Northern California. They were planted as part of the county's 30-Year Forest Plan, which includes a study on ...