Heat Advisory Issued for Western Washington as Temperatures Climb into the 90s
Kent, WA — The U.S. National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Heat Advisory beginning 10:00 a.m. Tuesday through 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, with...
WA ordered to pay $118M in teacher pension skimming case; state appeals
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard
July 21, 2026
A Washington judge has ordered the state to pay roughly $120 million to thousands of public school...
New effort underway to understand WA’s budget shortfalls
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard
July 20, 2026
A cadre of Washington lawmakers, budget officials and business and labor leaders set out Monday in search...
Audit paints troubling picture of WA’s overcrowded youth prison system
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard
July 20, 2026
Nearly half of front-line staff at Washington’s overcrowded juvenile detention facilities leave within a year. Many report...
How the Democratic Party’s divide over Israel has reached Washington state
by Donna Gordon Blankinship, Washington State Standard
July 19, 2026
When the House of Representatives voted this week on a proposal to cut $3.3 billion in...
Washington voters begin casting primary election ballots
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard
July 17, 2026
Voting is underway in Washington’s Aug. 4 primary.
Across the state, voters are winnowing the field — in...
WA delegation jets off to UK airshow, hoping new deals will take flight
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard
July 17, 2026
As the state wrestles with a cash-squeezed budget, Washington’s Department of Commerce is deploying staff and a...
Farmworker wage complaints in WA caught in state agency backlog, report finds
by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard
July 16, 2026
Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went unresolved...
Road Closure on Central Avenue S in Kent After Power Pole Knocked Down
KENT, Wash. — Drivers in Kent should expect delays after a full road closure was put in place on Central Avenue South between Smith...
Divisions emerge as WA looks to retool its wolf shooting rules
by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard
July 9, 2026
A little more than two weeks ago, the director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife...