Lonnie Rouse shuffled into a wood-paneled conference room at the Washington state Capitol in March 2018. It had been nearly a decade since medical experts diagnosed him with a neurological disease they attributed to his exposure to chemicals at work. In the time since, he had acquired a stutter, begun limping and lost several teeth biting into a banana.

A national law firm based in Richland has acquired another Tri-Cities law firm. 

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown says rising utility costs and the state’s escalating liability expenses are emerging as priorities as his office develops its agenda for the 2027 Legislature, while other high-profile issues may not produce attorney general-request legislation.

Were you prescribed a generic antibiotic for an infection or perhaps took a generic stimulant to treat your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the past? If so, you may be owed compensation. 

Bonneville Power Administration is seeking to collect an additional $125 million from its ratepayers over the next two years, reportedly to recover its costs in meeting a court order to spill more water from its hydroelectric dams. 

A national auto finance firm will pay hundreds of millions of dollars as part of a settlement to resolve allegations the company steered consumers into loans they’d struggle to repay, and hundreds of Washingtonians will see a payday as a result. 

The state Supreme Court has invalidated a ballot measure approved by voters in 2024 that sought to slow Washington’s shift from natural gas toward technology like electric heat pumps.

In an unexpected move, President Donald Trump nominated Pete Serrano, a former state attorney general candidate from Pasco, to be the next U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington on Sept. 14.

An Olympia-based company will pay more than $520,000 and cease operations to settle allegations it sought to deceive businesses across the state with what looked like bills from a government agency. 

A Benton County judge has temporarily blocked Port of Benton Commission President Bill O’Neil and the port’s law firm from overseeing an investigation into suspended Executive Director Diahann Howard, a case now tangled with the separate effort to recall three port commissioners.