Washington State Capitol Targeted by Fire-Starting Vandal

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. This kind of thing is becoming alarmingly common. On Sunday night, a vandal broke into the Washington State Capitol in Olympia and...

Oklahoma names former Washington-state official as new cyber chief

Daniel Langley, who most recently served in Washington state’s information technology bureau, has taken a role as Oklahoma’s chief information security officer. Daniel Langley (LinkedIn) Langley spent more than two years at Washington Technology...

Seattle Anti-War Activists Disrupt Rush-Hour Traffic

Above photo: Seattle car caravan in solidarity with Palestine. Seattle, WA – On October 2, Seattleites took to the streets in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, protesting the humanitarian aid fleet’s illegal interception by Israel the...

Seattle, King County offer food vouchers for WIC recipients if shutdown continues

As the federal government shutdown continues, Seattle and King County officials have announced a plan to help families who rely on WIC — a federal food assistance program for mothers, babies, and children — when their benefits run out. The city...

Seattle man arrested for ramming SUV into family van in road rage incident, police say

SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man intentionally rammed his SUV into a van with a family inside because the road was too narrow. The van then caught fire, but the occupants of the vehicle, a married couple in their 40s, and their two children,...

Crime comes to Olympia: Intruder breaks into, vandalizes Legislative Building

(The Center Square) – Not even the Washington State Capitol’s Legislative Building in Olympia is immune to crime. On Sunday night, an intruder broke into the Legislative Building and caused significant damage to historical artifacts and rooms by...

Weekend college report: USD, SDSU keep winning in women’s volleyball

The San Diego State and University of San Diego women’s volleyball teams both scored a pair of road wins last week to jump out to 4-0 starts in conference play. Meanwhile, the Aztecs’ and Toreros’ men’s soccer teams won conference matches, while...

Historic Louisa Hotel in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District could hit the market

The Woo family considers selling Seattle's historic Louisa Hotel due to rising costs and high vacancy rates. SEATTLE — One of Seattle’s oldest buildings, the historic Louisa Hotel in the Chinatown-International District, could soon be up for sale...

Furious animal lovers left thousands out of pocket after 'disaster' pet show in 'ghost town' London Olympia - with one celebrity speaker left addressing crowd of TWO people

Disappointed vendors claim they are thousands out of pocket after signing up to a 'disaster' pet show that failed to attract the 20,000 visitors promised. London Pet Show Live 2025, held at Olympia London at the weekend, was hailed by organisers...

Seattle's Bellevue Arts Museum building sold to local children’s museum

The Bellevue Arts Museum (Bam) in Washington state closed its doors to the public In September 2024 and entered into receivership following years of financial problems. Now the institution has agreed to sell its Steven Holl-designed building to...

ELECTION 2025: West Seattle Chamber of Commerce to host mayoral candidates at Thursday forum

1:43 PM: Voting in the November election starts in less than two weeks – King County Elections will mail ballots next week. Four citywide races will be on your ballot, and this Thursday, the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is presenting a...

Anti-ICE protesters share common goal, but tactics differ between Seattle and Portland

SEATTLE — Images from Portland of protesters going toe-to-toe with federal agents haven’t been reflected as much in Seattle in recent weeks, despite activists in both cities pushing to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....

Ten Women's Basketball Games to Air ESPN Networks

STANFORD, Calif. – Ten Stanford women’s basketball games will air across ESPN networks in 2025-26. ESPN and the ACC announced their women’s basketball television schedule and game times for the upcoming season at ACC Tipoff Monday in Charlotte....

40 Under 40: Katie Jones is recognizing the economic power of workplace culture

Greatest achievement: Transforming Nimble Group into a Certified B Corporation and expanding our HR events into a nationally recognized brand — all while protecting the small-but-mighty team culture and work-life balance I’m proud of. We’ve proven...

Go Back To School With Olympia University

The Olympia World Fitness Expo is a place where many attendees can see their favorite fitness stars, get some new shirts, supplements, and merchandise to take home. They just have to make sure they got room to throw everything in their luggage....

On This Gay Day | Author and activist Dan Savage was born

Dan Savage was born on this day in 1964 Author and LGBTIQA+ activist Dan Savage was born on this day in 1964 in Chicago. Savage first came to prominence writing a sex advice column in the Seattle independent publication The Stranger. He had met...

Women’s soccer falls short at Pacific Lutheran

Via Linfield University Athletics, 7h ago TACOMA, Wash. — Linfield women’s soccer (5-2-4, 3-2-2 NWC) fell in the second game of the road trip to Washington State, coming up short, 2-0, at Pacific Lutheran (4-2-4, 4-0-2 NWC). Pacific Lutheran...

Seattle Reign, Gotham FC play to scoreless draw

HARRISON, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 5: Rose Lavelle #16 of the NJ/NY Gotham FC battles for control of the ball against Samantha Meza #20 of the Seattle Reign in the first half of the National Women's Soccer League match at Sports Illustrated Stadium on...

WA education ombuds logs record number of calls, most about special ed needs

OLYMPIA — The state’s Office of the Education Ombuds last year received the highest number of calls since its founding, according to a recently released OEO annual report. The number of calls for the 2024-25 school year — 1,643 total concerns —...

Rep. Emily Randall is fighting the “atrocious” conditions in Trump’s immigration facilities

Newly-elected Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA) arrived in Washington in January, at the same time President Trump returned to the White House and enacted what she calls his “war on immigrants.” As a member of the House Oversight Committee, the queer...