1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (280+ words) Salesforce is cutting 59 jobs in Washington state, with employees at its Seattle and Bellevue offices set to leave the company in early October, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing submitted to the Washington Employment Security Department....

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (793+ words) A second levee failed just outside of Seattle as rivers once again surge from more atmospheric river-fueled rain, setting off deadly flooding in parts of western Washington. Precautionary evacuations were ordered for around 1,300 people in Pacific, Washington, Tuesday morning due…...

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   (486+ words) The Washington state attorney general’s office announced July 1 that it’s investigating whether any criminal activity contributed to the May 26 white liquor tank implosion at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview that killed 11 people and injured eight others. Futhermore, the Washington State…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (458+ words) Bungie, the Bellevue-based video game studio that created the popular Halo and Destiny franchises, laid off almost 300 employees on June 24 in its third round of layoffs in three years. The "significant" cuts will affect most of the team behind the…...

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,…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1489+ words) The Washington state Capitol on Feb. 6. More than 200 new Washington state laws take effect Thursday. Among them are tax increases, enhancements to the state’s Voting Rights Act and guidance for retailers on the penny phase-out. Thursday marks 90 days since the…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (931+ words) Updated on: December 11, 2025 / 8:00 PM EST / CBS/AP Tens of thousands of Washington residents were under evacuation orders Thursday after days of unrelenting heavy rain triggered flooding that overflowed rivers, sent mud sliding onto highways and trapped people in floodwaters. Gov....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (240+ words) LONGVIEW, Wash. (KPTV/Gray News) - Officials say they have found the remains and identified all of the missing workers following a chemical vat implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill on Tuesday. The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office released the names…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (824+ words) At least two people have now died and nine others are presumed dead following a chemical tank implosion at a Washington state pulp and paper mill with a history of permit violations and prior incidents, including an industrial-scale blaze. Officials…...