Washington State

The North Cascades Highway reopened on Sunday, restoring an economic lifeline for small communities east of the Cascades.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife rescinded an order to kill a wolf in northeastern Washington one week after authorizing the plan in response to attacks on livestock.

Project leaders say the full light rail build-out will have to wait. The mayor of Vancouver, Washington, isn’t happy about it.

Nine others are unaccounted for, with officials not expecting to find survivors. An unknown amount of the corrosive substance spilled into the Columbia River.

The state has issued over $800,000 in penalties against landlords, but hasn’t collected them so long as they comply with state law.

Mounting evidence shows that a clean energy project along the Columbia River in Washington near a Yakama sacred site would in large part power a data center.

Gov. Bob Ferguson points to narrow qualifications that limit those who qualify. The funding is separate from federal assistance.

It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices.

Like other host cities around the U.S., hotel bookings are trailing early expectations. But boosters of downtown and the hotel industry are trying to stay upbeat.

A key account is expected to have a deficit by June. Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove argues his decision to set aside some older forests is not to blame.