Remains of Lindsey Baum positively identified

The remains of Lindsey Baum, the McCleary school girl missing since the summer of 2009, have been found and positively identified, Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott said at a news conference Thursday. "Sadly, she was not recovered as we and her family had hoped and prayed these past nine years," he reported as gasps could be heard from community members wedged between television cameras and reporters.

New health benefits among major K-12 reforms of 2017

A new day in health care is slowly on its way for Washington's K-12 school teachers, classroom aides, part-time bus drivers and even lunchroom workers. The new school insurance program, approved by the Legislature in June, is not going to be a quick fix.