The Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) is expanding its drought emergency to include some of Western Washington's most ...

Washington state’s population has been on a steady increase for several decades.It passed 8 million in 2024, according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, and projections expect ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions across the country. New maps and forecasts are released each Thursday. The intensity levels range from abnormally ...

Wade, the landmark case that for decades guaranteed reproductive rights across the country regardless of one's state. Tens of millions of women live in states where abortion is banned or heavily ...

Researchers also calculated the borrower delinquency rate in each state after removing those who were not in repayment or had a zero dollar monthly payment. They wrote that seven states have a ...

On the last day of the 2025 legislative session — and following months of intense debate — Washington state lawmakers passed a final operating budget. Legislators’ work may be done for the ...

Will any of the new arrivals be going to Washington state? Here’s what to know. So far, a January executive order from President Donald Trump has led to the arrival of close to 50 Afrikaners ...

The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. The company plans to lay off nearly 2,000 workers in Washington state starting in July as part of a global restructuring effort. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd ...

President Donald Trump’s tense exchange with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over making Canada the 51st state this week offered ... to alter the world’s map are both shaping and ...

It's been a while since any part of Massachusetts has been able to make the claim that it is drought-free. But Central Massachusetts is now officially drought free, according to Energy and ...

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s ban on the sale of gun ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The law, passed in 2022, faced a challenge from a Kelso gun shop ...