Texas is ranked third in the country for states with the worst ticks, according to a new ranking from Terminix. Ticks are the most active during spring and summer months. As people spend more time ...

The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost ...

Scammers are targeting people by impersonating representatives from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in ...

DSHS is required to have substantial documentation to punish negligent employees, they assert, and the arbitration process can be time-consuming. “That’s ridiculous,” Devereux said.

Frantic calls from parents are being answered at summer camps across central Texas. One camp telling KXAN investigators parents are calling and checking on their kids and asking about emergency ...

DSHS found the responsive documents early on, but officials said they did not turn over the records for months because no one at the AG’s office made a specific request for those documents to ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Prosecutors from 22 Washington state counties have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) over the agency’s public policy decision ...

DSHS is required to have substantial documentation to punish negligent employees, they assert, and the arbitration process can be time consuming. “That’s ridiculous,” Devereux said.

He remains employed with DSHS’ Developmental Disabilities Administration in Bremerton, making $42,300 a year. His wife received diversion and was sentenced to 48 hours of community service.

DSHS did not mention Desmond’s concerns — nor the investigation into Gary’s bruises — in legal proceedings over Destiny’s placement, said Morrill and her attorney Carol Mortensen.

DSHS says no confirmed measles case in San Antonio area school, despite charter school's notice. Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: June 30, 2025.

DSHS referred the case of an abused man to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, but a sheriff’s investigation will determine whether to send the case to the county prosecutor.