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School Is Delayed In Tacoma As Teachers Go On Strike, Joining Educators In Other Districts

(Updated at 4:00 pm on Sept. 6, 2018, to add comments from Evelyn Cook, a middle school teacher in Tacoma, and Tacoma Public Schools spokesman Dan…

One official says 2017 is going down in history as "the year of the smoke," in many communities.

Wash. Sen. Maria Cantwell Calls For More Prescribed Burns To Curb Wildfire Smoke

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell is advocating for more use of prescribed burns to protect communities and their firefighters.Cantwell, the ranking Democrat…

Tacoma Teachers Vote To Authorize A Strike If No Deal Is Reached By Thursday

School was supposed to start in Puyallup and Tukwila Wednesday, but teachers have gone on strike after failing to reach contract agreements.The Washington…

Rancher Buck Taylor proudly flies his American and Trump flags by his driveway mailboxes and signpost in Diamond Valley, Ore. He and other ranchers are facing new tariffs on beef exports that could cost him – but he doesn't blame President Trump.

Northwest Ranchers Have Beef With Trump's Trade Wars, But Still Support Him

Tariffs are hitting U.S. beef exports this week. Ranchers across the West are bracing to lose money — but many still proudly back the president.

Ten states and the District of Columbia are investigating Wendy's and other fast-food chains over the use of "no poach" agreements that limit the ability of workers to switch jobs.

Regulators Investigate Fast-Food Chains' Limits On Whom They Hire

Ten states and the District of Columbia are asking fast-food chains about the use of what are known as "no poach" agreements that limit the ability of workers to switch jobs.

President Trump waves at the end of a rally at Erie International Airport in Erie, Pa., on Tuesday evening.

In Race's Final Days, Biden Campaign Has Big Cash Advantage Over Trump's

The president's campaign committee finished September with $63.1 million cash on hand, compared with the Biden team's $177.3 million, according to new federal filings.

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