5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (604+ words) Washington state's costly lawsuit liability problem continues to grow. Ballooning legal payouts " largely due to cases of alleged abuse and neglect in the child-welfare system " have pushedthe state's self-insurance fund to $1. 7 billion in the red. That latest "temporary cash deficiency…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (876+ words) Flood water from Wide Hollow Creek flows behind a field owned by Mike Byrne near the intersection of Wide Hollow Road and South 96th Avenue on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Yakima, Wash. (Evan Abell, Yakima Herald-Republic) A map of the new proposed…...