"Washington State overall is the least policed state in our nation, and sadly, it’s showing; our state crime rate rose dangerously in the last 5 years," Kittitas County Sheriff Clay Myers wrote ...

The Trump administration has labeled Washington a "State Sanctuary Jurisdiction," naming nearly every county in the state.

Washington’s status as a Democratic stronghold is driven by voters in certain parts of the state. There are 11 counties in Washington where, over the last four presidential elections ...

Earlier this month, state ... now-55 counties of West Virginia voted to secede from the then-Confederate Virginia and independently ratified the U.S. Constitution on June 20, 1863. A Washington ...