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YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says a man has died after losing control of his motorcycle on Interstate 90 in Kittitas County. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that 55-year-old Mark Willmes, of Seattle, was taken to a hospital after the Saturday incident and pronounced dead...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Legislature has passed a transportation budget that includes money for raising the salaries of Washington State Patrol officers. The House on Wednesday concurred with amendments to the proposal passed by the Senate, approving the budget by an 86-10 vote. It ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House in Washington has passed a transportation budget proposal that includes money to raise salaries of underpaid and unhappy Washington State Patrol troopers. The proposal was approved on an 84-13 vote Thursday night. The...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Two proposals by lawmakers in Washington would give a pay raise to state patrol officers. The bills, scheduled for hearings Monday in the Senate Transportation Committee, seek to make patrol salaries competitive with other local law enforcement agencies. ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says it is investigating threats reportedly made against a state lawmaker who recently made headlines for visiting an Oregon wildlife refuge that's been occupied by armed protesters. The S...

The next time you see a Washington State Patrol trooper, a tow truck driver or a Department of Transportation vehicle working on the side of the road, move to the right. It's the law to move over to the next lane ... if you can. That from Sgt...

Washington State Patrol troopers are stunned by the sudden death of Trooper Clayton J. Gocha in Yakima.

Hundreds of people die in Driving Under the Influence (DUI) related crashes in Washington State every year.

A husband and wife from Burbank were killed Saturday night after their truck went off the Little Naches Road near Highway 410 and overturned into the Naches River. State Patrol Troopers say 44-year-old William Retterer Jr. and his wife 43-year-old Sherri Retterer were driving along the Little Naches Road about 30 miles northwest of Naches when their pickup truck left the road and went into the Nac

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says a public memorial service is planned Thursday in Everett, Wash., for a state trooper killed in a traffic accident. The service honoring 38-year-old Trooper Sean O'Connell is scheduled for 1 p...