Junichi Sumi ■ Born in Shimane Prefecture in 1973. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University with a BA in International Politics and Economics, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in ...

An annual pass to use state public lands is going up $15, according to a bill waiting for Gov. Bob Ferguson's signature.

Washington state progressives haven’t found a tax they don’t want to impose, and behold the bell-ringer: a tax specifically designed to siphon Elon Musk’s profit from their own environmental ...

After Chris Lockett Jr. signed with Jacksonville last week, Emmanuel Ugbo announced his commitment to Washington State on Monday. The 6-foot-8 Ugbo became Boise State’s starting center during ...

Melanie Roberts, executive director of the Washington State Academy of Sciences. (WSAS Photo) At the risk of sounding terribly reductionist, one could describe the Washington State Academy of ...

Continued cleanup is at risk because the state Senate proposes to raid MTCA funds to plug holes in the budget.

Washington Attorney General, Nick Brown, recently announced a lawsuit against RealPage and several landlords in the state. The lawsuit alleges that RealPage, a Texas software company that provides ...

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

Washington State Department of Transportation Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald A rockslide is fully blocking Chuckanut Drive, covering both lanes just south of the Skagit County border ...

Washington State Senator Bill Ramos died suddenly on Saturday night, his wife, King County Councilmember Sarah Perry, announced on Facebook. “It is with the deepest heartache that I share the ...