The police officer, Jeffrey Nelson, shot and killed Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him in May 2019. Mr. Nelson ...

Ferguson delivered his inaugural address during a joint legislative session, and it might have made Republicans happier than ...

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in ...

Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to be the nation's top civil rights enforcer, called leaving the Justice Department "a ...

Puyallup Police Chief Scott Engle posted that comment after praising his department for making arrests in three shooting ...

U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider ...

The bill would exempt mental health patients from a special charge that automatically felonizes minor offenses against ...

Bob Ferguson is officially the governor of Washington. Ferguson, a Democrat, took the oath of office on Wednesday in front of ...

In a Senate committee hearing on Jan. 21, Washington lawmakers considered a proposal to bring back statewide oversight of local jails.

Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, a newcomer to the California Legislature, wants to retake power from Democrats with ...

I’m here to reform it.” Republican lawmakers stood and clapped in some spots, such as when Ferguson touched on bipartisanship and the budget. Newly-elected Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson ...