Department of Health

The 988 mental health and suicide prevention helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched. It has received just over 2 million calls, texts and chat messages since July. In November, Washington became the first state to launch a mental health crisis line dedicated to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Health officials in Washington state say residents will soon be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests through a new state website.

Washington health officials say at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed in the state, but that omicron hasn’t yet overtaken delta cases in the state.

The task of redrawing Washington's congressional and legislative districts is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court. But how did that happen? The chair of the commission that missed the deadline — sending the map duty to the court — and had to send an explanation to the justices.

Washington’s state Department of Health will remove a billboard deemed offensive after public backlash. The billboard in question was an initiative from...

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976912.mp3If you see an unusually low-flying helicopter cruising above Seattle or…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-955155.mp3This story has been updated to correct the dollar amount the state believes…

A nurse may have contributed to a baby’s death, during transport to Seattle Children’s Hospital last September, according to investigators from the…

Along with egg nog and presents, doctors say families should share their health histories this holiday season. Health officials say family history is a…

Following three high-profile cases involving its patients, Seattle Children's Hospital has been given a passing report card of "no deficiencies" by the…