Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a watchdog report described potential medical neglect at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, no personnel action ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new home for “sexually violent predators” leaving McNeil Island has generated a firestorm. That is likely to continue into a ...

Washington’s motto could be “We’re Doing the Best We Can.” As mottos go, it’s not particularly inspiring, but after reading about the gross misconduct and lack of oversight of the Department of Social ...

Kevin Coe had been free for just 62 days when he died on an early December morning. After four decades of criminal and civil incarceration, Coe — accused of a slew of rapes in Spokane in the late ...

Watchdog report alleged care delays at SCC; DSHS confirms no staff discipline. Medical and dental access gaps persisted; officials will make changes. Ombuds roles cut amid state budget issues, despite ...