Crews were set to resume searching Wednesday for nine workers at a Washington paper mill where a tank imploded, releasing a highly destructive chemical mixture called “white liquor” and causing at least one confirmed death.

A baby gorilla born over the weekend at a Washington State zoo was delivered via a rare cesarean section, officials said

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The confirmed death toll from a chemical tank rupture in Longview has now climbed to two, officials said Wednesday morning, with another nine fatalities likely. The federal Chemical Safety Board announced it was opening an investigation into the tank rupture at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.

Meta will cut nearly 1,400 workers across Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond and remote positions in Washington state as the company accelerates its artificial intelligence overhaul.

Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

HONOLULU — A tourist from Washington state pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing him of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal and was ordered to stay away from Hawaii beaches.

While the franchisee denied any wrongdoing, the operator agreed to settle the case rather than continue fighting it in court.