Washington is a home rule state. Along with other things, when it comes to disasters, the response begins at a local level.

Eastside Fire & Rescue said crews responded to 47 calls related to CO alarms, possible CO poisoning, and generator-related ...

Over 300,000 people remain without power the second day after a bomb cyclone wrought havoc on western Washington. At its peak ...

There’s also some concern possible windy conditions overnight could shift the trees and powerlines that have already been ...

Washington has a relatively high sales tax rate compared to other states and a somewhat controversial capital gains tax that was recently upheld by the state's Supreme Court. Much of Washington ...

Tsunami had one last growth spurt, merging with the duo Telegraph Melts, cellist Amy Domingues and guitarist Bob Massey. (Both Massey and Toomey would later work at The Washington Post.) ...

Florida was not a swing state in this election. Florida is a red state and stayed red in the 2024 election. But which states turned red in 2024 to give Trump his victory? Here's the latest as of ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was heartily criticized for skipping campaigning in Wisconsin entirely in 2016. But Harris chose to spend the bulk of her final weeks campaigning in the ...

Here's what the map of the Electoral College looks like this morning. Trump won the first swing state called on election night, North Carolina. He also notched victories in Georgia, Pennsylvania ...

It took 35 days for the result to be announced after the election came down to just one state: Florida. The candidates were separated by just a few hundred votes in the state, leading to a recount.

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