All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2015 // This spring, traders and analysts working deep in the global swaps markets began picking up peculiar readings: Hundreds of billions of dollars of trades by U.S. banks had seemingly vanished.“We saw strange things in...
Aug 18 2015 // Crews continued their battle late Monday with several large fires threatening home in the Chelan area in central Washington. The blazes have destroyed more than 50 structures, forced about 1,500 residents to flee and...
Aug 17 2015 // New research says the land under the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century — adding to the problems of sea-level rise.The research...
Aug 17 2015 // The city of Spokane is suing the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, which it blames for pollution in the Spokane River in Washington.The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Spokane, alleges...
Aug 5 2015 // The city of Spokane is suing the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, which it blames for pollution in the Spokane River in Washington.The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Spokane, alleges that the...
Jul 30 2015 // New research says the land under the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century — adding to the problems of sea-level rise.The research...
Jul 27 2015 // Energi has opened the company’s first Pacific Northwest regional office in Kirkland, Wash. The office outside of Seattle will house a number of insurance and risk management professionals serving the company’s...
Jul 23 2015 // Officials say a wildfire that has burned one home and torched nearly 6 square miles in southeastern Washington was likely human-caused.Fire spokeswoman Sarah Foster says the cause is under investigation, though officials...
Jul 20 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier.The lawsuit filed in July in King County Superior...
Jul 14 2015 // Evacuations orders have been lifted for a Central Washington wildfire, officials said Tuesday.Firefighters worked to continue strengthening fire lines, and do mop up work on the 22,212 acre blaze, which is now 80 percent...
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road.Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
Jul 9 2015 // A school district in Pierce County, Wash. has issued an average of 30 citations a month since it mounted cameras on school buses last winter to catch drivers illegally passing buses.The News Tribune of Tacoma reported that...
Jul 9 2015 // Newegg Inc. has been waiting for almost two years for a Texas federal judge to make a final ruling on a patent lawsuit it lost. On Monday it stopped waiting and asked an appeals court to force the judge into action.Newegg...
Jul 9 2015 // The National Football League’s Washington Redskins lost some protection for its controversial name after a federal judge ruled it may be disparaging to Native Americans.The decision doesn’t bar the team’s...
Jul 6 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier.The lawsuit filed last week in King County...
Jul 6 2015 // Seven people in California and Washington were arrested for allegedly conspiring to defraud eight insurance companies by submitting fraudulent auto insurance claims totaling more than $175,000.Detectives from the...
Jun 26 2015 // Synergy Professional Associates has launched a new lawyers professional liability program focused on small law firms in the state of Washington, in partnership with AmTrust Underwriters Inc., an AmTrust Financial...
Jun 24 2015 // Seven people in California and Washington were arrested for allegedly conspiring to defraud eight insurance companies by submitting fraudulent auto insurance claims totaling more than $175,000.Detectives from the...
Jun 16 2015 // Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it.The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back. The case has big...
Jun 16 2015 // During the trial, David Boies was his usual mildly rumpled and mostly unpretentious self, peering over his reading glasses, padding around in his hallmark black suede slipper-shoes and smiling his way to victory in a case...