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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tests positive for COVID-19 for 3rd time

Sep. 28, 2023 13:41 PM EDT

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has tested positive for COVID-19 for the third time. Inslee’s office said in a statement Thursday that he had tested positive and was experiencing very mild symptoms, including a cough. He plans to continue working. ...

Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030

Sep. 21, 2023 19:42 PM EDT

A group of 25 state governors that make up the U.S. Climate Alliance and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030, from 4.7 million to 20 million. Heat pumps use little electricity, yet are able to heat and cool...

2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned

Aug. 21, 2023 21:17 PM EDT

A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said. A body was found in the area burned by the Oregon fire north of Spokane on Sunday...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jul. 21, 2023 18:33 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.; Palm Springs, Calif., Mayor Grace Elena Garner. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the British Open. __ ...

Ex-US attorney, who appeared on 'Survivor,' to face state senator in Washington AG race

Jul. 12, 2023 09:11 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Nick Brown, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney in Seattle, announced Wednesday he's running to be Washington's next attorney general, setting up a contest with state Sen. Manka Dhingra, a longtime prosecutor herself. Brown, 46, served less than two years as...

Federal money to help pay for breakwater, trails, other projects in Washington state

Jul. 06, 2023 21:13 PM EDT

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — The federal 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...