Section: Local

The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council finalized its recommendation Tuesday to deny permits for the proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal.

Former Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley has been found guilty of several charges related to when he ran a real-estate escrow services business during the height of last decade’s housing boom.

Seasonally adjusted numbers from the Employment Security Department show the state added 9,800 jobs in November.

Bellingham Police officers say they’ve arrested a woman for assaulting her ex-husband in his home.

Applicants include former council members Seth Fleetwood and Kathy Kershner, and former Lummi Nation chairman Timothy Ballew.

Traffic is moving again on southbound I-5 near DuPont after the last of the wreckage from Monday’s deadly Amtrak Cascades derailment was removed.

Gov. Jay Inslee says that Amtrak President Richard Anderson told him the rail company will pay the costs associated with the deadly train derailment near DuPont, as well as the medical and other expenses of the victims.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a company that owns Value Village, saying the company has deceived thousands of Washington consumers and donors for more than a decade.

More workers in Washington will have paid sick leave and the state’s minimum wage will increase to $11.50 an hour in the new year

With unemployment rates decreasing, more drivers hit the road in 2016 according to the Department of Transportation.