Evergreen State Gazette - Covering Washington State

SEATTLE -- A wild housing market is forcing many home buyers in the Seattle area to pay $300,000 to $500,000 over asking price -- in some cases nearly $1 million over asking price.Homes are snapped up hours after they're sold. Open houses…

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The wrestling coach at a Vancouver, Washington, high school is out after his arrest on suspicion of felony assault involving a minor. According to a probable-cause affidavit, Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies…

Local “It had a lot of void spaces. It was very difficult to get the water on certain parts of the building." This is a screenshot taken from an…

SPOKANE, Wash. - A West Central Spokane man has been reported missing by the Spokane Police Department. Steven Annis, 40, was reported missing between January 8 and the early hours of January 9, 2022 when he failed to…

Rendering courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts A newly renovated and branded hotel is set to join the New Orleans hospitality landscape soon. The former Royal St. Charles Hotel at 135 St. Charles Ave. in the Central Business District has…

¿Qué grupo es especialmente vulnerable a los estragos de covid, incluso si está vacunado por completo y con sus refuerzos? Los adultos mayores. Sin embargo, ¿quién tendrá más dificultades para obtener pruebas caseras gratuitas…

One person died and others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 18 over the weekend in Polk County. Oregon State Police troopers and medics responded to a crash around 5:40 pm Saturday on the highway near milepost 17 east of…

Snohomish County's auditors mailed out the ballots for the Feb. 8 special election. Here's what you need to know about voting in the election. Both the Everett and Mukilteo schools have voting…

Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms. “People always told me to avoid the ER in America unless you are really dying,” said Bhatt, an immigrant from India who got a Ph.D. in pharmacology in the U.S. and is…

Spokane Public Schools decided Monday, January 24, to cancel classes again as the district struggles with staffing shortages due to COVID-19. SPOKANE, Wash. — A reminder to Spokane parents this morning: Spokane Public…