She brought fentanyl to the hospital to save her son. Idaho treated him as a trafficker.
After Isaac Berger overdosed, his mother gave hospital staff the pills she found in his room. She says it became the biggest regret of her life.
Workers say exposure caused serious health issues including a hospitalization and a miscarriage
State Legislature failed to pass bill last session that would have disqualified him from running
The penalty comes days after InvestigateWest found regulators investigating the pollution didn’t take steps to immediately stop it
Nearby tribe calls on state, federal agencies to end a “decade-long pattern of reckless violations”
An abandoned ferry in the Puget Sound represents a shared struggle across the West Coast: to sell an old ship or destroy it
Washington, Oregon officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned vessels
Counties have struggles to recruit and retain attorneys without state’s help
State’s patchwork approach to providing attorneys pits constitutional rights against public safety, legal experts say
Opponents say it would re-traumatize victims and burden the courts
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