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Washington posts fastest GDP growth in the U. S. to start 2026
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (439+ words) Jun 30, 2026, 12: 55 PM Washington's economy grew faster than any other state's in the first three months of 2026, fueled largely by its outsized technology sector, according to new data from the U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The state's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded…...
WA closes campgrounds, cuts recreation services amid $8 M budget shortfall
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) Apr 22, 2026, 6: 44 PM Washington's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Wednesday it will shut down four campgrounds for the entire 2026 season and shorten access at several more. DNR said the cutbacks come after more than $8 million in budget cuts to the…...
Washington sheriff standards law partially blocked by judge
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (466+ words) BY KIRO NEWSRADIO STAFF KIRO Newsradio -- Here for what's next "Today, the constitution won, and the right of the people to elect their own representatives without supervision from Olympia was upheld," Attorney Mark Lamb told "The Jason Rantz Show" on…...
Tacoma infant death upgraded to homicide investigation months after child died
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (313+ words) Apr 27, 2026, 12: 44 PM At approximately 6: 50 p. m. on Feb. 10, the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) responded to the emergency department at Tacoma General Hospital for a report of an infant that died, TPD announced. Officers contacted medical staff and the individual responsible for transporting…...
Tacoma grocery store owner indicted in alleged food stamp fraud scheme
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) Apr 23, 2026, 5: 00 AM The owner of a small Tacoma grocery store was indicted in an alleged food stamp fraud scheme, the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington announced Wednesday. Manjit Bedi, a 64-year-old from Kent, pleaded not guilty to…...
Hiring freeze in Tacoma as city eyes $15 M budget shortfall
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) Apr 8, 2026, 11: 24 AM The City of Tacoma has implemented a hiring freeze that will remain in effect through the end of the year to save money. The hiring freeze affects both hiring and promotions within the general city government. Tacoma has…...
Trident Seafoods sues Tacoma Fire over $100 M in damages from ship fire
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (977+ words) Three years after a fire aboard a commercial fishing ship moored at the Port of Tacoma caused roughly $100 million in damages, the ship owner filed a lawsuit against the fire department. Owners of the Kodiak Enterprise, Trident Seafoods Corp. (TSC),…...
Washington State Patrol issues missing indigenous person alert
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) Apr 11, 2026, 12: 11 PM The Washington State Patrol issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Kamri Fryberg-King, 17, who was last seen around 10: 00 pm Friday night, on Pascoe Ave. near Chehalis. The Washington State Patrol is asking the public to keep an eye…...
Police Chief Patti Jackson Talks About The Culture in the TPD
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) Tacoma Police Chief Patti Jackson provides an update on last week's trap house raid and the new culture at Tacoma PD. "If a politician told me which laws to enforce and which ones not to, I would tell them to…...
WA declares statewide drought emergency after warm winter cuts snowpack in half
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (582+ words) Officials have declared a statewide drought emergency in Washington. "There is no way to sugar-coat what is happening today," Washington Department of Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller said. "We have entered April with roughly half of our normal snowpack. In Washington,…...