A Lewis County Republican opened an exploratory committee to look at challenging U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the 3rd Congressional District in 2026.

A community-led education and discussion night on the new Flock Surveillance Systems recently installed in Skamania County.

A matter of mishandled mail to an inmate has led to disqualification of the Klickitat County Prosecuting Attorney’s office to prosecute the case. The disqualification is procedural and does not ...

The relaunch of a “friendly caller” program that began in the 1980s and gained popularity with a variety of nonprofit and governmental groups during ...

The Clark County Sheriff's Office said the investigation into a "series of burglaries" resulted in them pursuing a suspect ...

Reps. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, and Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, hold "The Chick," a painting that has been passed on among the most junior members of Washington state's congressional delegation ...

Five teenage boys were arrested early Monday morning after a string of burglaries and a car chase, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).

At Recluse Brew Works’ December one-year anniversary party,Ezra Johnson-Greenough, founder of the Oregon Beer Awards, told Recluse owner August “Gus” Everson that the Washougal brewery mig ...

Five teenagers — including two 14-year-olds — went on a burglary spree on Sunday night and early Monday morning across two southwest Washington counties, ending in a car pursuit by sheriff’s deputies, ...

"We have the judgment, but it's not something we can pay," Cle Elum Mayor Matthew Lundh said in an interview last week.

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