After a man was arrested for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse and his staff, Newhouse's staff say he was advised to ...

A federal judge in Tacoma on Friday blocked a law that would have required priests to break penitent privilege to report suspected child abuse.

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Washington Senate Bill 5375, which requires members of the clergy ...

The state law requires Catholic priests to report any suspicions about potential child abuse, including information disclosed during sacramental confession.

The ranking Republican on the Washington state Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee calls it “crazy and stupid” that the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction can dispose of ...

There have been 45 child deaths or near deaths in Washington over the last three months, according to the Washington Office ...

The Washington Hope Card program, initially launched Jan. 1, has now sent out 2,000 wallet-sized copies of protection orders for vulnerable adults and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, ...

Maverick Gaming's multi-state operation is in the midst of a shakeup. The company has announced they are shutting down four ...

A 15-year-old boy died after falling 50 feet from a Washington park structure during a concert, his family said. First ...

As we head into a sizzling week across Washington, we look at smoke conditions and air quality across the state impacted by ...

A 4-year-old got ahold of a loaded gun and shot his mother in the arm by accident, deputies in Washington said. The mom was ...

An injured climber summoned help after falling on a remote Washington peak by shouting across a canyon, officials said. The ...