Washington

Tacoma City Manager Hyun Kim presented his proposed 2027-28 budget to City Council on Tuesday.

Washington state leaders warn that Canada prioritizing an oil pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia could cause environmental damage for the Pacific Northwest.

In Pierce County, an organized body of labor unions is trying to tackle the problem of childcare for working families.The Pierce County Labor Community Services Agency purchased an old elementary school in Tacoma in late September. The nonprofit plans to renovate the building to house child care for around 175 kids.

Health officials in eastern Washington say they’re looking to develop a plan for larger-scale rabies exposures after an incident near a school.

Pearl Youth Residence, one of four Children’s Long-term Inpatient Program sites in Washington, is scheduled to close at the end of November. The Tacoma facility provided inpatient psychiatric care for youth.

Multiple children who attend Asotin-Anatone School District in eastern Washington are receiving post-exposure prophylaxis treatment after being exposed to a bat that tested positive for rabies.

A nonprofit is seeking additional donors to help get books to kids.

A story of a baseball fanatic and his family legacy beyond his work and the game of baseball.

A total of seven journalists were laid off from McClatchy-owned papers in Washington state, along with ten journalists in Idaho.

WFSE is in contract negotiations with negotiators for the Washington state Office of Financial Management and the governor’s office. They need to reach an agreement by Oct. 1. But the union has said the state isn’t agreeing to priorities for members, including  stronger protections for workers’ safety, or any raises.