Adams County's sheriff defends providing information to federal agents, saying he's within his authority and doing what's needed to protect his constituents.

La Nina, the natural cooling flip side of the better-known and warmer El Nino climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three weak months.

In an interview with CBS, the health secretary also suggested he wasnt familiar with massive cuts to state funding for public health.

The family of 12-year-old Arsema Barekew, struck and killed by an SUV outside her school, says they have been kept in the dark about the investigation.

Pregnancy-related U.S. mortality has risen sharply, and doctors have overlooked a particularly dangerous period: from six weeks to one year after the birth.

Employees across the Department of the Interior have until the end of Wednesday to respond to the latest offer to take buyouts or early retirement.

The chain of events began when Kent police officers and Valley SWAT team members tried to arrest the man for allegedly committing a domestic violence assault.

The race to build the best AI personal assistant that sticks with consumers is a competitive one, and Microsoft is diving in.

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office.

"No cuts, no furloughs! Tax, tax the rich!" members of the Washington State Federation of State Employees chanted in the Capitol building during a Wednesday protest.

Washington library programs are facing potentially devastating consequences after receiving notification last week that federal funding has been eliminated for programs like libraries at state prisons and support for rural and tribal libraries. The Washington State Library, which operates a reading room in Olympia and specialized branches like the ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth.

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from The Matrix, scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected the most.

Washington residents 16 years or older can apply for a rebate of up to $1,200 to pay for a new e-bike. The winners will be selected at random.

Two people were killed in a house fire in Gig Harbor Tuesday night. The victims haven't been identified, nor the cause of the fire.

The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration.

Prosecutors and attorneys for a man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022 are set to argue some of the final ground rules they want for Bryan Kohbergers trial.

The Seattle Police Officers Guild continues to disparage the city on social media as a land of lawless degenerates. But the department's own data says otherwise.

The overnight shelter, to be operated by Pioneer Human Services at 1950 First Ave. S., will provide shelter and treatment to people trying to get sober.

More than a dozen people have sat in King County jails or shown up to court without a defense lawyer assigned to their case, seemingly without anyone knowing.

Sound Transit has plenty of money for now. But the longer term is a worry. A bill in the Legislature could help ease concerns.

The humble water bottle is now about more than hydration.

Authorities say a woman and her three young children have been found dead at a home in northwestern Oregon.

A fire at a nursing home in northern China has killed 20 people, according to state media, as officials investigate the cause of the fire.