Starting in 2025, local governments will need to consider emissions and natural disasters in their long-term planning. Some already do.

Part of the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the path converts abandoned rail lines and links King County to the Idaho border.

A Northwest coalition argues the law violates freedom of speech and travel, and could set a precedent for more widespread policing in other states.

The virus, discovered long before the COVID-19 pandemic, originated in Saudi Arabia and can be deadly to humans.

Washington could be the second state to impose permanent safety regulations, but employers and workplace advocates disagree on the proposal.

Aug. 1 elections have voters watching to see if Seattle politics will continue to trend right as seven district races shake out.

Check here as ballots are counted for races in Bellingham, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Yakima.

There are a slew of recovery services — medication-assisted, jailhouse, in- and outpatient — but stigma and other barriers pose challenges.

The military veteran and Republican from Richland said he'll continue his gubernatorial campaign regardless of the result.

Responding to pressure from advocacy groups and investors, the mega-retailer reduced its footprint through paper packaging and eliminating mailers.

A Way Home Washington launched an internal investigation after health and safety information on hundreds of young clients was made public.

Research shows the drugs can be effective in treating depression and substance-use disorders — but there’s still much we don’t know.

Pandemic relief funds are bankrolling new – and often unregulated – law enforcement tools such as license-plate readers, drones and AI video software.

Federal relief funds are financing new surveillance technology across the state. Reporter Brandon Block discusses why privacy advocates are concerned.

A Seattle photojournalist discovers that his electrician great-grandfather was connected to the ‘X group’ and the genesis of the nuclear bomb in Los Alamos, N.M.