17+ hour, 58+ min ago  (404+ words) A new Washington state law takes effect Thursday to clarify which electric vehicles qualify as e-bikes and which may fall under other rules, according to the bill. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the law in March. The law updates Washington's definition…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (824+ words) At least two people have now died and nine others are presumed dead following a chemical tank implosion at a Washington state pulp and paper mill with a history of permit violations and prior incidents, including an industrial-scale blaze. Officials…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (20+ words) (AP) " 10 injured in Washington state chemical tank implosion, but authorities won't say how many workers are missing or dead....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (463+ words) The top Washington DC mayoral candidates are clashing over how they would address rising youth crime in the city, which has become even more of a talking point after a viral fight inside a Chipotle earlier this month. Janeese Lewis…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (269+ words) In a joint statement, Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said the tank's rupture caused "multiple critical injuries" as well as fatalities. Authorities said some victims had suffered burns or inhalation injuries. There was no immediate threat to…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (15+ words) After a 10-year run after a 50-year absence, DC Streetcar will stop operating....

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (80+ words) Funeral services for conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall are being held Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral. About 20 therapy dogs from a group named PAL, or People Animals Love, greeted her urn and funeral guests on the steps of the cathedral. Funeral…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (152+ words) Leonardo Di Caprio paid an emotional tribute to pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall at her funeral service in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 12. The actor remembered the scientist as "gentle, curious, funny, witty, and absolutely unstoppable," calling her "his dear friend,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (207+ words) Much-needed rain is expected to arrive in the Washington DC region Wednesday, ending a notably dry April stretch across the DMV. But how much rain could DC receive, and when will the rainfall begin? Forecasts suggest up to an inch of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (174+ words) NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - The Washington Hilton hotel said on Monday it "had been operating under "stringent" Secret Service "protocols when a man breached security and fired "rounds from a shotgun in the hotel where President Donald Trump was attending…...