Pacific NW

Supporters of the Idaho open primary ballot initiative are turning in their final signatures to local county clerks for verification after building up what they believe is a comfortable margin to qualify for November’s upcoming general election.

Washington is on track to hit some of its housing goals, but homeownership remains expensive, homelessness is growing, and the supply of affordable homes is still running short.

The fate of one the largest wind farms proposed in Washington rests with Gov. Jay Inslee.

May 1—A law providing low-income Washington families with a monthly subsidy to buy diapers has been in effect for six months, but the need for diaper banks and other resources remains high. That's especially true in Yakima County, which had a diaper bank until July, when grant funding ended. Members of the Junior League of Yakima are having a Mother's Day diaper drive for Triumph's Parent ...

May 1—The last time Washingtonians elected a state schools leader was in 2020, when most school buildings were empty because of the pandemic. Running an all-online campaign, incumbent Chris Reykdal handily won reelection to a second term in the state's highest education office. The pandemic was an important factor in that race, but much less was known about how, and when, kids would return to ...

May 1—Four women and an 11-year-old girl are accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise in organized thefts from Lululemon stores from Bellingham to Los Angeles, according to charging documents. The group was connected to 45 thefts from the Canadian athletic apparel retailer amounting to at least $338,336 between Aug. 7 and April 3, according to documents filed ...