Debate on SB 6346 has stretched about 23 hours and counting. Republicans introduced dozens of amendments; some oral roll calls slowed debate. Democrats called SB 6346 the "millionaires tax" and a ...

Keller and the port held the official dedication Tuesday. With the snip of a pair of oversized scissors, the locally-owned bridal shop became the first business to set up shop at the former municipal ...

A 33-year-old man accused of killing two bartenders in Federal Way has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, becoming the 12th local case ever on the list, official ...

ChatGPT isn’t an official Olympic medalist, but Paralympian Maksym Murashkovskyi credits the generative AI chatbot with helping him win a silver medal at the 2026 games. The Ukrainian biathlete said ...

A gambler won $72,714 playing a Pig Fu slot machine at Emerald Queen Casino & Hotel in Tacoma. Shutterstock / WHYFRAME A gambler turned a $3 bet into a big slot machine win at a Western Washington ...

Another blast of spring wind is expected in the Tri-Cities just days after the last “trade winds” hit the area. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for most of Southeast ...

A 38-year-old father was identified Tuesday as the man killed near the gas pumps outside a Pasco convenience store over the weekend. A Tuesday autopsy found Danny G. Engstrom died after being shot ...

Two Mid‑Columbia districts earned state awards for improving academics over three years Kiona‑Benton City raised attendance, dual‑credit and 4th/8th grade reading Finley lifted regular attendance, CTE ...

Ajinomoto Foods’ recall of chicken fried rice that might have glass has been expanded to 36 million pounds of chicken and pork fried rice, ramen and shu mai dumplings over five brands. Kroger’s store ...

Bill SB 5974 would allow ousting sheriffs who are decertified by CJTC. House approved the amended bill 54-42 after intense debate. Sheriffs Swank and Sanders urge Gov. Ferguson to veto; sponsor ...

Business as has been in usual in 16 previous free-agency periods for Seattle general manager John Schneider. Why he does how he does it.

That’s the idea behind capital flight, an economic term used by tax critics to describe an exodus of wealth and investments because of higher taxes or cost of doing business. Is there truth to it?