The Trump administration is walking back a plan to introduce grizzly bears back into Washington state’s North Cascades, striking a blow to environmental groups who say the plan was critical for the recovery of the species.
Read moreTwelve residents of Belfair, Wash., sued Mason County in a federal class action, claiming it illegally “gifted a private company, Grump Ventures, LLC … with a valuable right to operate a 66.5-acre surface mine in a residential zone where mining is prohibited.
Read moreIn answers to two certified questions from a federal court, the Washington Supreme Court held that a school district can be subject to strict liability for discrimination in places of public accommodation by its employees and, under the meaning of state law protecting people from certain discriminatory practices, intentional sexual misconduct can amount to discrimination.
Read moreWashington state sued Johnny T. Stine, of King County, who “holds himself out as a microbiologist,” and is selling an alleged “vaccine” against Covid-19 through his codefendant company North Coast Biologics, in King County Court. This was one of three cases alleging fraudulent Covid-19 cures filed Monday in various courts.
Read moreFamilias Unidas Por La Justicia sued Washington state in Thurston County Court, claiming it fails to protect migrant farmworkers from Covid-19 in the labor camps where they stay.
Read moreA federal court in Washington dismissed a cannabis farming business’ claims against Chelan County relating to its moratorium on siting new cannabis businesses. Grandpa Bud, the cannabis farm, has not shown that the county did not have a legitimate interest in regulating cannabis production.
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An emergency room physician who says he was fired for complaining about inadequate Covid-19 safety procedures at a Washington state hospital has sued for wrongful termination.
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The first word Seattle political consultant Dayna Lurie had that someone filed for unemployment benefits in her name was when her boss called.
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It’s hard to cool river water heated to temperatures that kill salmon. So the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggested Oregon and Washington state change the designated “uses” of the Columbia and Snake Rivers so they are no longer expressly for salmon.
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Washington state sued two gyms for opening in violation of Governor Jay Inslee’s Covid-19 stay-at-home order.
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Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Washington state a superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person.
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Ninety years after it was thought to have gone extinct, the island marble butterfly won protections from the Trump administration that include setting aside part of its only known habitat.
Read moreColumbia Debt Recovery, of Everett, Wash., violated collections law by sending a woman a text message stating: “Bitch your stupid af, and ur getting sued dumb ass,” she claims in federal court.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint against the executive director and commissioners of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission brought by individuals who were prohibited from providing intrastate ferry services on Lake Chelan. The commission determined the proposed services would interfere with the current ferry operator’s franchise rights.
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Facebook intentionally violated Washington state campaign finance laws by selling political advertisements without collecting required information about the sponsors, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson claims in a suit filed Tuesday.
Read moreDetails of the plan to restart the West Coast’s economy after the Covid-19 pandemic shut it down will be released Tuesday.
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The daughter of a Covid-19 victim has sued the owners and operators of a Seattle-area nursing home where her mother lived, claiming they failed to quarantine residents and staff, admitted new residents and allowed a Mardi Gras party at the facility despite being on alert for the virus.
Read moreA Washington state man was arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man’s pit bull behind the wheel.
Read moreThe Washington Supreme Court vacated a writ of mandamus that compelled a court clerk to comply with a rule the judges of Benton and Franklin Counties Superior Court issued ordering clerks to maintain paper files of court documents. The clerk prefers to maintain the records electronically and prints out a copy of an electric file when a judge requests a paper version.
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