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OLYMPIA  (AP) — Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen's temporary job with the Environmental Protection Agency has ended. The Bellingham Herald reported Thursday that his 120-day post in the administration of President Donald Trump ended May 20 Ericksen, of Ferndale, had been appointed as communications director for the EPA transition team in January...

BELLINGHAM  (AP) — A petition to recall Sen. Doug Ericksen has been dismissed by Whatcom Superior Court Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis. The Bellingham Herald reports the judge ruled Thursday the recall effort was based "on the way in which some of his constituencies would like him to carry out his duties, but not a legal requirement about how he must carry out those duties...

Communication is essential in an emergency, but Yakima has multiple dead spots around the city where police radios don't work, meaning officers could be calling to report a problem and not be heard by dispatch. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports Yakima has been working to solve the issue. Ear...

Several years ago, the Sunnyside Police Department launched a partnership with a new community information service designed to deliver important information to residents using the latest technology. The service, created by Nixle, LLC delivers trustworthy and timely neighborhood-level public safety and community event notifications by web, e-mail, and text message...