All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 13 2023 // Responders set up a containment boom after a gasoline spill from the weekend failure of part of a pipeline in northwest Washington, but federal regulators reported no signs of any fuel reaching the Skagit River.About...
Dec 12 2023 // Some patients of a Seattle, Washington-based cancer center received threatening emails following a data breach last month.Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center officials said a Nov. 19 hack hit a portion of the health care...
Dec 11 2023 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes and businesses were damaged in multiple cities.Three people,...
Dec 11 2023 // A Yakima, Washington, fruit grower and processor was fined nearly $300,000 by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries after two orchard workers died in tractor rollovers almost exactly a month apart.The...
Dec 4 2023 // A Snohomish, Washington roofing company faces more than $400,000 in fines for reportedly disregarding safety rules it has violated 60 times over the past four years.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries...
Dec 1 2023 // DOVER, Del. (AP) – The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a lawsuit over environmental threats from toxic chemicals used at a former DuPont facility in neighboring West...
Dec 1 2023 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 4.9% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for 2024.The increase, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2024, means employers and...
Nov 29 2023 // A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida.The U.S. Marshals Service...
Nov 20 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Clements WorldwideGlobal insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Clements Worldwide. Clements is an international insurance broker serving expats, diplomats...
Nov 17 2023 // The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on maritime companies and vessels for shipping Russian oil sold above the G7’s price cap, as Washington seeks to close loopholes in the mechanism designed to punish Moscow for...
Nov 16 2023 // Before he committed mass murder in Colorado late last year, Anderson Lee Aldrich was a lively presence among a group of friends who regularly assembled online for hours to chat, play video games and trade internet...
Nov 14 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in October totaling $607,613.35 against insurance companies and insurance producers that reportedly violated state insurance laws and regulations.Following are...
Nov 13 2023 // A Snohomish, Washington roofing company faces more than $400,000 in fines for reportedly disregarding safety rules it has violated 60 times over the past four years.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries...
Nov 7 2023 // Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off the curb...
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
Nov 6 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) __ Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was...
Nov 3 2023 // Sovereign Nations Insurance, LLC signed a settlement agreement with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to cease its operations in the state. Kreidler ordered Sovereign Nations to stop selling unauthorized...
Oct 20 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler imposed a $500,000 fine against UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company for reportedly failing to demonstrate how it administers its mental health and substance use disorder...
Oct 17 2023 // A subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pacific Underwriters. Following the acquisition, the Pacific Underwriters team will continue doing business from their existing...
Oct 17 2023 // Stuart Anderson, who played linebacker for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) in the mid-1980s, has lost his bid to collect workers’ compensation medical...