Government

The Seattle Police Department says an officer and police union leader under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India has been taken off patrol duty.

Officials in Washington state and Oregon are scrambling to prepare for a possible shutdown of the federal government.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the city has hired six community responders to help police with lower priority 911 calls.

Companies are interested, but it could be complicated to develop lands with multiple layers of tribal, federal and even complex-science concerns

The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity. The Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad in Eastern Washington will receive one of the biggest grants.

The Seattle police guild argues that Seattle Police Officer Daniel Audere's comments about Jaahnavi Kandula heard on bodycam video were taken out of context.

More than three dozen Pierce County Jail inmates allege long-known plumbing issues are creating unhealthy living conditions and sickening people awaiting trial.

Rep. Tarra Simmons is the state's first formerly incarcerated lawmaker, and celebrated with loved ones and supporters after a judge cleared her record at a hearing last week.

A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.

A recent lawsuit alleges South Sound 911 and Tacoma police failed to respond to a fight that devolved into deadly gunfire two years ago.