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State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler warns insurance companies against using certain personal data to rate customers.Click to Continue »

A Kent paper recycling plant caught fire Wednesday and burned a half acre of paper and cardboard, according to the Fire Department.Click to Continue »

A 20-year-old South Hill man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday for beating his childhood friend, Justin Morris, to death with two iron frying pans and a golf club in…Click to Continue »

A 34-year-old woman who was killed when ice and rock fell inside ice caves in Washington state has been identified as a hiker from California.Click to Continue »

Complaints about the new statewide tests based on the Common Core curriculum have been heard loudly on social media.Click to Continue »

The Washington Supreme Court has again rejected an effort by serial killer Robert Yates to overturn his conviction and death sentence.Click to Continue »

The Senate is expected to vote to delay a class-size initiative, the final component of a two-year $38.2 billion state operating budget signed by Gov. Jay Inslee last week.Click to Continue »

After a nearly 2-hour delay, starter Jordan Pries pitches the Rainiers over the Aces, 9-3, lifting 44-43 Tacoma over .500 for the first time since the season was 3 days…Click to Continue »

Our picks for your weekend: Art on the Ave, outdoor movies, chamber music and theater in the park…Click to Continue »

State Department of Fish and Wildlife also monitoring stream conditions, hatchery operations.Click to Continue »