Washington

An original member of Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s executive leadership team, who played a key role in boosting the administration’s cooperation with tribes, resigned last month for a private sector job.

A 22-year-old man allegedly led state troopers on a high-speed chase in Sumner — and then broke into a South Prairie towing yard less than a month later to steal his car back. According to court documents, the man is facing charges of second-degree burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. He is being held at Pierce County Jail. On top of that, the ...

How safe are hospitals in Washington state?A total of nine hospitals across the Evergreen State got “A” grades for patient care, according to The Leapfrog Group.

A federal judge in Seattle smacked down a request to throw out Washington’s map of legislative districts just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upended the U.S. Voting Rights Act.