AP Washington

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The private prison company The GEO Group has been ordered to pay Washington state nearly $4.5 million in legal fees, after the…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is suing the Portland police union, its former president and a Portland police…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A member of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has resigned, saying in his resignation letter that the commission is…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A jury in Spokane County has convicted a man of murdering his wife by lacing her ice cream with a lethal dose of hydrocodone.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut held the 4-pound hammer that Jacob Gaines swung at the head of a federal marshal…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are…

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Marine rescue crews, including a boat from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, rescued more than 20 paddlers caught off guard…

SEATTLE (AP) — The homeless man accused of raping a woman three years ago in a Ballard car dealership was sentenced to prison. Officials said…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball umpire Tripp Gibson grew up in Mayfield, Kentucky, and is back home this week after the town…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health officials say Oregon is the latest state to confirm cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The Oregon Health…

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office says it could be months before the cause of death is known for two teenager and…

NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The architect of a ban on political symbols including those supporting gay pride and Black Lives Matter in Newberg schools…

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a plan to offer rebates for new and used electric…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Baylor won the national championship last season without ever reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bears are…

LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company…

SEATTLE (AP) — A powerful weekend storm that dumped several feet of snow in the Cascade mountains has prompted concern for officials at the…