An exhibit about slavery outside Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, shown here in Oct. 2025, was removed by the National Park Service on Jan. 22, 2026.Michael Yanow—NurPhoto via ...

OLYMPIA — The new year is here, and with it come changes to wages and laws in Washington. Starting Thursday, the state minimum wage is $17.13 an hour, up from $16.66 an hour in 2025, maintaining ...

Thousands are without power in Washington after the state faced over a week of storms, flooding, and levee failures. Approximately 193,463 customers are without power on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 3 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Emergency evacuations are in place in Pacific, Washington, east of Tacoma, after a levee failed along the White River. Starting at 1:35 a.m., the National Weather Service ...

A blast of arctic air is sweeping south from Canada and spreading into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest brace for possible mudslides and levee failures from ...

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could. By Drew AtkinsOrlando ...

Western Washington is facing a “historic” flooding crisis that has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and could displace thousands more Friday as rivers reach record levels. There have been ...

Multiple areas across western Washington are under evacuation orders as catastrophic flooding hits rivers across the region. KING 5 has activated First Alert for this weather event, which could affect ...

SEATTLE — A new state bill, modeled after a payroll tax in Seattle, is set to be introduced in Olympia and aims to collect more than $2 billion a year from the likes of Amazon and Microsoft. State Rep ...

Angel Studios is getting the party started early on the United States Semiquincentennial. The distributor has unveiled its first trailer for “Young Washington,” a biopic about the early life of George ...

Winter is still a few months off, but if you love the snow — or if you do everything you can to stay out of it — you may already be wondering what the season will bring. Nationwide, it’s expected to ...

Washington’s population is growing — with more than 1 million new residents arriving in the state in the past 10 years. The Evergreen State gained more than 79,000 people from April 2024 to this April ...