Pierce County officials repeatedly ignored guidance regarding a $4.5 million purchase to boost law enforcement radio ...

Jul. 2—The state of Washington has launched a hotline in Spokane County for residents to report hate crimes and incidents of bias. The hotline, launched Tuesday in Spokane, King and Clark ...

The non-emergency hotline provides people in Clark, King, and Spokane counties an alternative way to report hate crimes or bias incidents.

SEATTLE — Washington state has launched a pilot program for a hate crimes and bias incidents hotline in Clark, King, and Spokane counties. This initiative, which began this month, aims to ...

The hotline, launched Tuesday in Spokane, King and Clark counties, is part of a pilot project ahead of a planned launch statewide by January 2027.

King County had the most new residents from July 2023 to July 2024, with 43,398. The second-most was Snohomish County, with 13,816 new residents. This is less than a 2% increase for both counties.

Contract negotiations between Pierce County and the union that represents the rank-and-file of the county’s largest law enforcement agency, the Sheriff’s Office, are getting ugly.

Residents in King, Spokane and Clark counties can now report hate crimes and bias incidents to the non-emergency hotline at 1-855-225-1010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The hotline, launched Tuesday in Spokane, King and Clark counties, is part of a pilot project ahead of a planned launch statewide by January 2027.