A group of five cyclists were riding on a trail in Fall City, Wash., when they were attacked by at least one cougar this past weekend.

The incident occurred on Saturday around 12:30 p.m., according to the King County Sheriff's Office, in a wilderness area along Tokul Creek approximately five miles north of the city of Snoqualmie.

A 60-year-old female was hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries, but is in stable condition, according to a statement from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

House Bill 2252, sponsored by Representative Mark Klicker (R-16, Walla Walla), would require every city and town in the state to permit the operation of a neighborhood cafe in a residential zone, regardless of whether the zone allows other business uses. Under a substitute version of the bill approved Friday, as long as business owners didn’t propose a drive-thru, and the cafe wouldn’t be located on a street with only one egress (a dead-end road), there would be no size restriction on the amount of space a cafe could occupy, except a 500-square foot minimum. Cities also couldn’t require cafes to have more than two off-street parking spots, significantly less than the current parking requirements in many areas of the state. In Walla Walla, for example, current minimum parking requirements for a modestly-sized 1,000 square foot cafe would be 10 off-street spaces.

I find this unsurprising but disappointing nonetheless.

Grant County police responding to a call about two men with gunshot wounds discovered a lot more than they bargained for. Early Monday the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Moses Lake Police Department and Ephrata police were called about men being shot in the 14000 block of Road C N.E., about 30 miles north of Moses Lake.

These historical photos capture the street scenes and everyday life of Seattle between the 1930s and 1940s.

Starting in 1897 and continuing through 1930, the hilly topography of central Seattle was radically altered by a series of regrades.

A number of Washington state public schools are partnering with tribes to bring Indigenous languages into classrooms in an effort to rectify the marred history of Native American boarding schools.

The insect may have escaped from an illegal cocoon-selling operation

Linda Hazzard killed as many as a dozen people in the early 20th century, and they paid willingly for it

Click here to access our page-size geologic map of Washington state, which includes a brief explanation of Washington's geologic history.

Even though there are no volcanoes on the Olympic Peninsula, you can find lots of volcanic rocks on the beaches. This bizarre circumstance might have to do with how the ancient island transformed Washington state.

Plug in or gas up, it doesn’t matter. The more you drive the more you pay.

A retired F.B.I. investigator is digging into records and rediscovering old varieties in trees left stranded when family orchards failed in the 1800s.

LEAVENWORTH – For roller coaster lovers in the Pacific Northwest, options are fairly scarce with just a few theme parks and seasonal attractions dotting the map.

This summer, a new ride nestled in the Cascade mountains has offered Washington’s thrill seekers a fresh adventure and attracted tourists from far and wide.

More Info Here: https://www.parks.wa.gov/594/Sucia-Island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucia_Island

Washington’s Dept. of Ecology issued a #drought advisory for the entire state last week. In the 60 days between April 25 and June 23, precipitation was just 47% of normal. The early snowmelt has run off, with streamflows projected to be below 75% of normal.

Scott worked on storyboards to develop scenes of Bambi, his mother, and the film's hunting dogs, on which she spent weeks to develop them into “vicious, snarling, really mean beasts.” Male artists in the company were stunned, who initially assumed that only a man could create drawings with such intensity and technical skill

Washington state has been home to nuclear weapons-related projects for decades — some well-known, others shrouded in secrecy.

OLYMPIA – Drivers should plan for extra travel time Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16, and everyday bicycle riders will find they have a lot of company on two wheels as 5,000 bicyclists ride western Washington’s state highways and local roads for the 2023 Kaiser Permanente Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic.

Interstate 5 in Fife has a new, bright look, and the Washington State Department of Transportation hopes it’s enough to catch your attention.
In early June, the department painted half of the standard white lane lines with orange in the Highway 167 Completion Project work zone between Porter and Wapato ways as part of a new pilot.

In Seattle they ignited a tumultuous feud between local crime syndicates and played a key role in some of the city's most salacious political scandals. The arrival of pinballs coincided with the repeal of Prohibition, and pinball machines soon became common in taverns, pool halls, and seedy nightclubs.

The U.S. government is chipping in about $130 million to support several Washington state projects that range from replacing a storm-damaged breakwater at a Port Orchard marina to helping a Native American tribe move from ancestral villages threatened by rising seas.

Click on any treaty to read about its history.