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University of Washington researchers plan to take a vaccine for fentanyl into human trials.

Kroger, the grocery giant that owns QFC, Fred Meyer and other grocery stores around the country, is planning to close another Fred Meyer in Tacoma. The store sits in the James Center shopping area right across from Tacoma Community College off a busy thoroughfare with a well-used bus line.

The state schools chief says Washington is backsliding on its commitment to provide ample funding for basic education for its 1 million students.

The Memory Hub’s SOAR program takes people under 65 with dementia on guided hikes around the Puget Sound region to help them enjoy nature and find community.

Over the course of 90 videos, "Seattle: A History in Short Stories" delves into everything from Chief Seattle and George Tsutakawa to public transportation and Namu.

Washington state leaders are trying to help hundreds of thousands of people expected to lose health insurance as federal changes to Medicaid roll out in the coming months.

Washington state is challenging federal changes that would clear the way for more oil drilling and mining in habitats where endangered species live and slash other protections.

Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove and state forester George Geissler reflected on lessons so far from one of the most intense wildfire years on record.

Seattle hip-hop artists paid homage to the city in their work. A new walking map explores some of the places central to the city's first decade of hip-hop.

Several Washington jurisdictions, including Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila, Seattle and King County, have passed similar detention center moratoriums this year.

Labs in Seattle and Wenatchee that were previously identified for closure were spared in the latest plan. The regional headquarters in Portland will be closed.

The district and the teachers union disagreed on issues including salaries and special education reforms and staffing before reaching a deal, which still has to be ratified.