Washington

In two cases spread across four courts, a family of ranchers continues to fight the state over a $268,000 fine and an order to restore allegedly damaged alkali wetlands near Pear Lake in Grant County. Two years into the battle, a Grant County judge denied the Wade and Teresa King a preliminary injunction that would allow the matter to be heard by a trial jury. The Kings have been Washington ...

A 6-year-old special education student in Puyallup was repeatedly tied by her apron to a chair during lunch, leading to her teacher’s suspension, a legal complaint says. The girl has autism and can act out, including biting, if frustrated or emotionally dysregulated. She was allegedly restrained for extended periods by school staff while attending Meeker Elementary School during the first half ...

Steps away from Muckleshoot Casino Resort’s glowing slot machines, a new device is dispensing something even tastier than cold, hard cash: sauces.

Washington’s bridges and roads have seen better days, a new report found.The state’s streets and spans rank No. 48 in the U.S. for cost-effectiveness and condition, according to the 29th Annual Highway Report from the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, published Thursday. Only California and Alaska, which respectively placed 49th and 50th, fared worse.

Lime scooters in Seattle will soon be equipped with artificial intelligence and cameras that, it's hoped, will shame people into not riding on the sidewalk. The technology has been tested in town in recent months leading up to the rollout, and it's coming to Seattle before any other cities, said Parker Dawson, who runs regional government relations for Lime. Lime Vision will be installed on ...