WASHINGTON - Crime rates in nearly a dozen categories declined in 2025, with the rate of homicides in America's cities ...

When the legislature passed House Bill 1140 in 2021, the intent made sense. But now multiple teen murder investigations in WA ...

The Supreme Court will hear another significant gun rights case on Tuesday when it weighs a challenge to a sweeping Hawaii gun law preemptively barring people from carrying guns on private property.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — “They threw us out like we were trash,” Judy Morales said. She, her husband, Eugene, and their children were all displaced when a fire ripped through their home last year. “We were ...

In a surprising victory for gun advocates last week, a federal court struck down California’s longstanding ban on the open carrying of firearms. The decision appears to be a seismic shift for the ...

Rule protects cashiers, shoppers, families from hormone-disrupting chemicals; New data show many major retailers have already restricted bisphenols nationwide By banning all bisphenols in receipts, ...

In Washington state, the start of 2026 means a bevy of new laws and taxes. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, affect everything from vapes and smartphone repairs to car sales and grocery store ...

In Washington state, the start of 2026 means a bevy of new laws and taxes. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, affect everything from vapes and smartphone repairs to car sales and grocery store ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: Guest contributor Adam Winkler’s op-ed about the impact of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ...

From new transportation fees to requirements for closed captions in movie theaters, you might have already noticed the effects of several new laws and taxes with a January 1 start date. And we’re ...