1,887 Washington Workers Fired, Leave Jobs Due to Vaccine Mandate October 21, 2021 By Rachel La Corte More than 1,800 Washington state workers have been fired, resigned or retired due to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according...
Washington Governor Declares Drought Emergency July 16, 2021 By Rachel La Corte Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency because of hot, dry conditions that have plagued the region and...
Most COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted in Washington June 30, 2021 By Rachel La Corte Most of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place and modified several times since last spring were lifted in...
Boeing Suspending Production in Seattle over Virus March 26, 2020 By Martha Bellisle and Rachel La Corte Boeing will suspend operations at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of coronavirus, idling tens of thousands of...
Coronavirus Cases in at Least 10 Washington Nursing Homes March 12, 2020 By Martha Bellisle and Rachel La Corte At least 10 long-term care facilities in the Seattle area have reported COVID-19 cases, with deaths at three of them...
Washington High Court Hears Case on Carbon Pollution March 21, 2019 By Rachel La Corte The Washington Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether the state Department of Ecology has the authority to cap...
Seattle Airplane Theft Shows Potential Dangers from Airline Workers August 13, 2018 By Keith Ridler and Rachel La Corte The theft of an empty plane by an airline worker who performed dangerous loops before crashing into a remote island...
Amtrak in Washington 50 Mph Over Speed Limit Before Deadly Derailment December 20, 2017 By Rachel La Corte, Gillian Flaccus and Michael Sisak Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass...
$17M Lawsuit For Bridge Collapse Filed by Washington February 6, 2015 By Rachel La Corte A lawsuit filed this week by the Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking at least $17 million to recover...
Washington Seeks Two-Tier System for Driver’s License, IDs January 12, 2015 By Rachel La Corte Washington state officials are seeking to redesign the state’s driver’s licenses and ID cards in order to comply with tougher...