1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1331+ words) This entry is part 24 of 27 in the series ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE It was Saturday, July 27, 1776. George Washington wanted the option to move against the British around New York. Most of the reinforcements Congress had authorized were not there. The Flying…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (338+ words) Washington's Primary Election Day is just around the corner. It's on August 4 – the first Tuesday of the month. KIRO 7 has compiled your ultimate guide for this election cycle. July 17: Voting begins, deadline for all counties to mail out ballots July…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) Washington Senate Republicans are urging Governor Bob Ferguson to call a special legislative session to temporarily suspend Washington's climate-related fuel policies, arguing the move would provide immediate relief for drivers facing some of the nation's highest gasoline prices as renewed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (569+ words) Donald Trump made a bizarre — and likely untrue — claim about America's first president on Monday as he tried to justify his family's staggering gain in personal wealth during his return to the White House. The president was speaking at a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (450+ words) Among the laws now taken effect in Washington state is one addressing the federal government' decision to end penny manufacturing last year. The United States Mint had made pennies since 1792, shortly after the agency was first established. Without the one-cent…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (672+ words) Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week. The state’s per-gallon fuel tax of 55.4 cents will climb 1.1 cents on July 1. The 2% bump is the first of the annual inflationary adjustments required by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (245+ words) Also in the news: Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration Effort To Subpoena Walz In Immigration Enforcement Probe “I wouldn’t say all the time, your honor —” Deputy Solicitor General Emma Grunberg responded. “There were about 30 some odd or 50 some odd cases,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (144+ words) The Washington Department of Health is warning FIFA visitors about the strength of cannabis in Washington. The state health agency says potency varies by product and recommends that users start with a low dose and go slow. The Washington DoH…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1807+ words) King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s official state visit will “proceed as planned” today after the shooting at a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump. Security arrangements were discussed on both sides of the Atlantic in the wake…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (307+ words) Workers on Saturday were resurfacing the bottom of Washington's famous Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with "American flag blue"-colored material used in swimming pools, following an order by US President Donald Trump. The project -- part of the capital city's sprucing…...