Police in Washington would be barred from stopping drivers solely for nonmoving violations, like expired tabs or a broken headlight, under a Democratic-backed bill in the state Legislature.

Cutting government waste is a good aim, but we need a bold new vision and priorities to tackle the drug crisis.

Washington state has a law prohibiting restaurants from automatically giving customers plastic utensils. Here’s how it will ...

Our world is an increasingly noisy, busy and concerning place. For a moment, let’s set aside the really difficult challenges that our state and country are facing. The world continues to spin, after ...

John Curley believes some of the bills introduced in the Olympia Legislature are dangerous and would invite more lawlessness ...

A bill to implement a $300 minimum fine for adults convicted of possessing three ounces or less of marijuana is headed to the Idaho Senate floor for a vote.

This will no doubt save numerous lives that would have otherwise added to the epidemic of drug overdoses the city has been ...

Police have made three arrests and seized several drugs and multiple guns since December at the same motel on Highway 99.

A new law in California pledged to provide “mass treatment” for those facing certain drug charges, but some counties are scrambling to fulfill that promise since the law took effect ...

A Portland man is accused of allowing teenage drug use in his home which resulted in the overdose death of a 15-year-old girl in 2023.