The county named for Martin Luther King Jr. is investing vast amounts of money in a facility intended to incarcerate children.

Several ongoing lawsuits allege that mobile casino games, as well as games that let players buy ‘loot boxes,’ amount to illegal online gambling.

Behavioral health crises demand careful interventions. The city should adopt more robust trauma-informed care practices.

Before losing in a landslide election this week, president Kevin Stuckey prioritized close ties with the King County Labor Council.

There are sensible solutions to neighborhood safety. Racist surveillance isn't one.

A bill under consideration in Olympia would also require federal immigration agents to check in before entering a courthouse.

‘Updated procedures’ from the Seattle field office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection told agents to also detain people with ties to Palestine and Lebanon, and to ask about their religion.

Despite setbacks, the young activists behind the landmark suit say they'll continue their court battle to enforce climate mitigation.

Five things we should do to protect the public from chronic crime and persistent offenders in the popular downtown corridor.

Officials have not filed a report since 2009 that examines the race and ethnicity of drivers who troopers stop and search.

Confusion over the Public Records Act has Washington lawmakers adopting new practices that may or may not have anything to do with the actual law.

Last year, California banned private detention centers and was promptly sued. Now Washington state legislators are considering a similar ban. 

The problem with expelling an alleged domestic terrorist? He could be reelected.

The Bellevue woman, who works for Microsoft, was held by U.S. Border Patrol with dozens of others.

Yakima's population is nearly half Latinx, yet it took a tumultuous voting rights battle to open the door to more Latinx elected officials. Now the city council has just one.