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Orchid has come down from the tree and is back in an enclosure, zoo spokesperson Tessa Miller said.

Children in Head Start programs in several states, including Washington, are feeling the impact of increased immigration enforcement, according to a new multistate survey of more than 200 providers who offer the federally funded early learning program. Head Start providers are reporting decreased attendance, high anxiety and increased behavior challenges in kids, according to a survey released ...

Puget Sound Energy is adding a wind farm in Klickitat County to its clean energy portfolio, the latest move in the utility’s transition to become greenhouse gas neutral by 2030, as state law mandates.

Two Tacoma children were sent to the hospital after falling out of windows in two separate incidents on Thursday evening. Shelbie Boyd, spokesperson for the Tacoma Police Department, told The News Tribune the first incident happened in the 3600 block of South G Street where a 5-year-old girl fell out of a third-story apartment window. Chelsea Shepherd, spokesperson for Tacoma Fire, told The ...

The Franklin County sheriff will personally have to pay a fine for each day he delays turning over some county-owned property after being found in contempt of a court order.

“Due to unusual bear activity, the Wonderland Trail is temporarily closed between Narada Falls Trail and Stevens Canyon Road.” The statement then went on to list reminders on what to do when encountering a bear in Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier National Park has never had a bear attack inside its boundaries since its inception in 1899.

The Department of Energy lost 96 employees, or 37% of its Tri-Cities staff who oversee the environmental cleanup of the Hanford site, says a new Government Accountability Office report.