mental health

SEATTLE (AP) — Two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a 30-year-old pregnant woman each say they fired their weapons after the woman suddenly pulled a knife and came after them. The Seattle Times reports that the Seattle Police Department late Friday released transcripts of interviews with the officers involved the June 18 fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles...

SEATTLE (AP) — A police audio recording has provided clues about the shooting of a pregnant woman by Seattle police. The recording indicates the officers spent about two minutes calmly speaking with 30-year-old Charleena Lyles on Sunday about the theft of an X-box before the situation escalated...

OLYMPIA (AP) — While a bulk of Gov. Jay Inslee's budget proposal focuses on education funding, his two-year plan also seeks more money for mental health and a tuition freeze for universities and community and technical colleges. On the second day of his multi-day budget rollout Wednesday, Inslee called for spending an additional $300 million in the next two year budget on the state's mental health

PROSSER (AP) — A Pasco man has filed a claim seeking $5 million for the death of his son in the Benton County Jail. The Tri-City Herald reports Miguel Moreno, father of 18-year-old Marc Moreno, filed the claim Nov. 29, notifying the county that the family intends to sue...

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee and his Republican opponent Bill Bryant sparred over education, taxes and government oversight in their second debate. At Seattle University Monday night Bryant repeatedly rapped the incumbent Democrat, saying he had mismanaged state departments, especially the state's mental health system...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Senate Republicans in Washington have released their supplemental budget proposal, which seeks money for public charter schools, the state's mental health system and repairing damage from last summer's wildfires. ...

Doogie Howser, he is not.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed an acting secretary for the Department of Social and Health Services while a national search begins for a permanent leader. Inslee appointed Patricia Lashway to the post Wednesday. She...

Washington is fighting efforts to get a federal judge to rule against the state in a lawsuit claiming mentally ill people are waiting too long for competency evaluations. The federal lawsuit says holding people for weeks or months while they wait for evaluations is unconstitutional...

A new Mental Health Court in Yakima County could be up and running earlier than expected. Leaders approved the money to start the program in about a month. News partner KIMA Action News reports the program is similar to drug court. It will help treat inmates with mental health problems instead of sending them to jail...