Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the excellent journalism have little to no effect.

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson and Attorney General-elect Nick Brown are readying their legal teams to challenge Trump-backed policies that go against Washington laws.

Voters in 10 states weighed in on abortion rights this election. Despite the results supporting abortion rights in seven of those states, much of the abortion landscape on abortion won’t change much immediately, as medical providers navigate the legal hurdles that remain.

Anacortes Police this week investigated reports of a woman who said someone tried to run her down, a report someone’s yoga rock getting painted, and an incident of a bag of dog poop put in front of a political sign.

An architect for the Port of Anacortes showed off some renderings of a proposed new town events center at a public meeting on Monday night.

Election Day is, thankfully, almost here. As the nation picks a president, Washington voters will be choosing a new governor, filling a seat on the state Supreme Court and deciding the fate of a quartet of ballot measures.