Washington state lawmakers passed roughly 340 bills during the 2024 legislative session, which wrapped up in March. Most took effect in July, but some won’t until the new year arrives.

If your New Year’s resolution is to get outside more often, you’re in luck. Washington State Parks is offering guided hikes at more than 30 of its parks on New Year’s Day. The event is part ...

The new law will not only impose larger fines but also allow for the possibility of up to one year in jail for those charged. According to the Washington State Traffic Commission, a negligent ...

Name a hot topic, and chances are good there's a new law about it taking effect in ... The highest minimum wages will be in Washington, California and Connecticut, all of which will top $16 ...

More employees working directly with patients at Washington hospitals will be protected from mandatory overtime starting next year when a new law takes effect. The new law protects staff working ...

A large natural avalance was caught on camera in New Hampshire. The Mount Washington Avalanche Center said the snowslide happened Tuesday in Hillman's Highway after several inches of snow and ...

Alpental, Washington, is preparing to welcome a new chairlift the ski area calls "game-changing." The lift—named Internationale—travels up the looker’s right side of Alpental’s terrain footprint.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to slash 10 rules for every new rule. Just do it ... five wealthiest counties in America are in the Washington area. Washington is getting rich at ...

Washington State Senate Democrats want to create new taxes to cover a $10 billion budget shortfall next year. KIRO Newsradio political analyst Matt Markovich said the talking points came to light ...

The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers ... Tamayo Reporting from central Washington The tangy smell of Buffalo ...

Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks. The Wild Felid ...

For Congress — and the larger Washington government apparatus ... he continued to push towards new innovation at almost any cost — including the prospect of more failure and more danger.