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Washington state will soon elect a new lands commissioner in the midst of a climate crisis. Here’s who’s running for office. July 15, 2024Updated Wed., July 17, 2024 at 12:07 p.m.
PHOENIX — A mother-daughter duo from Washington state are walking to Arizona in an effort to preserve sacred tribal lands. The Oak Flat Campground near Superior, Arizona was given to a mining ...
A new chapter in Washington's history may unfold within the next few years as a bill to establish a committee for redesigning the state flag progresses through the legislature. House Bill 1938 ...
Blazes in Oregon and Washington were among some 60 large, active wildfires that have destroyed homes and burned through close to a million acres (1,562 square miles, 4,047 square kilometers) in a ...
Violating the law can be punished by a misdemeanor. Crimes on tribal lands A new state law aims to stop criminal suspects from fleeing Washington’s tribal lands to evade law enforcement.
4 Of the 79 reservations that have state trust lands within their boundaries, tribes living on 49 of them have received federal Tribal Climate Resilience awards since 2011.