washington state law

Today still no arrests after a 15-year-old was killed.

With the opening of the Yakima Valley's first legal marijuana store opening Tuesday in Prosser, and Union Gap's opening on Wednesday, here's a condensed look at the rules for legal pot in Washington.

We truly are living in historical times. I never would have thought that I would have a hand in deciding how the City of Yakima handles the implementation of the new marijuana law. The State has a long list of rules and process that will be in place by the end of the year.

People may soon be allowed to invest private money in new forms of public housing. A change in state law merges Section 8 and Section 9 housing. Currently, Section 8 housing allows private investments while Section 9 is entirely publicly-funded...

Effective Jan. 1st, state law says landlords must install carbon monoxide detectors on their properties. Homes built after 2009, already have them. They were not required before that. Firefighters wish there were a requirement for every home...

Many gay couples in the state are already talking about getting married under the state's new same sex marriage law...but planning a traditional wedding might not be so easy. Same sex couples in Washington might feel like they've already overcome the biggest obstacle, but now they have another hurdle to jump and that's hosting a wedding...