Lummi Nation member faces 10 years in prison after conviction for strangulation assault
A member of the Lummi Nation was convicted of assault by strangulation in the U.S. District Court in Seattle on Wednesday.
Suspect in custody after man stabbed during altercation near Bellingham winter shelter
A suspect is in custody after a man was stabbed three times near the Bellingham cold weather shelter in the 900 block of ...
Seattle judge grants WA’s request to temporarily block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour’s ruling in the case brought by Washington and three other states is the first in ...
Kohberger’s Idaho defense argues FBI skirted policies, lack of warrants to dump DNA evidence
If society is not ready to support suppression of every bit of our DNA when the government does not have a warrant and searches it, there is no privacy right left,” said Anne Taylor, lead defense ...
A guide to immigrant rights and resources in WA state, for migrants, employers and allies
Mass deportations would impact Washington on a large scale, impacting communities and destabilizing multiple important economic sectors.
Long-serving Tri-Cities ‘old-style Republican’ lawmaker with an independent streak dies
Shirley Hankins, who represented the Tri-Cities in the Washington state Legislature for 24 years as a moderate Republican with an independent streak, died Monday. She was 93.
State Supreme Court rejects immediate challenge to Whatcom County ballot measure ruling
A case involving an initiative seeking to overturn a voter-approved child care tax has been moved to lower appeals court.
Could Seahawks split offensive-coordinator job (again)? Could Pete Carroll return to NFL?
Both possibilities are in play as Seattle, Las Vegas, Dallas and San Francisco decide on next coaches and play callers for 2025.
Whatcom County completes investigation of fatal Ferndale apartment fire ruled accidental
An investigation showed that the fire started in the living room of a second-floor apartment at 2145 Eastview Place, Whatcom County fire inspector Tiffany Honey told The Herald. “The cause of the fire ...