NEWPORT, Wash. (AP) — An eastern Washington aerospace company has been fined $500,000 by the state Department of Labor and Industries, one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the agency.
The agency announced the settlement Thursday in its case against Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC of Newport, Washington.
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — University of Idaho officials say four people were injured in an explosion that happened in a parking lot where people had gathered to test an experimental rocket.
Officials said in a statement the explosion happened just before 10 p...
EPHRATA (AP) — Authorities say customers in a small central Washington town were without power after an explosion at a public utility district substation.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook Wednesday evening that a Grant County Public Utility District substation caught fire in Ephrata at about 7 p...
BURIEN (AP) — Authorities are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti and fires set outside a home just south of Seattle in Burien.
The Seattle Times reports deputies got a report of an explosion and fire at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
King County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Cindi West says deputies found two vehicles on fire as well as a nearby shed...
ARLINGTON (AP) — Officials say a 53-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a building and displaced 15 people north of Seattle.
The city of Arlington said in a news release Thursday evening that police arrested the woman for arson...
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — Federal investigators issued new safety recommendations aimed at preventing accidents similar to the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released the safety alert Thursday after concluding that new industry guidelines weren't strong enough...