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Less than a third of WA police certified in new de-escalation and mental health training
Police accountability advocates question whether departments are moving fast enough to get officers through the program, which is required under a measure voters approved in 2018.
Washington State, Oregon State ponder next moves after getting left out of college reshuffling
Washington State and Oregon State appear to be the big losers in the destabilization of the Pac-12 that’s bordering on complete collapse. They are the leftovers now stuck searching for a landing spot.
Tacoma cop fired after female officer's neck restraint complaint
Tacoma police officer Matthew Morse was fired after eight months of paid leave. Internal investigators were probing allegations of excessive force and workplace violence, but a police advisory committee remained unaware of the internal complaints for months.
Activists race to document mature forests in hopes of preserving them as carbon sinks
State legislators set aside $70 million of revenue from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act to conserve mature forests – but that’s only enough for about 2,000 acres statewide. Community activists cataloged a parcel in Snohomish County they hope will be among the protected acres.
Candidates who support police alternatives lead primaries in Washington cities
As of Friday's vote count, leading candidates in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Bellingham and Spokane support some form of sending unarmed civilians to respond to mental health crises and other nonviolent incidents.
After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril
Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived. But some scientists and activists fear the act itself is in trouble.
New, community-driven performing arts venue in Port Angeles has its grand opening
Last weekend, Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles celebrated its grand opening. The newly constructed waterfront venue was years in the making, beginning when local resident Donna Morris left $9 million in her will to establish an arts center.
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