A "Critical Fire Weather" red-flag warning is in effect from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on July 2 for the Okanogan Valley, the Methow Valley, the foothills of the Central Washington Cascade Mountains, the ...

In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association ranked Washington’s flag 47th out of 72 U.S. state, U.S. territorial, and Canadian provincial flags due to its complicated seal.

There’s been a recent wave of flag redesigns across the United States. Minnesota and Utah adopted new state flags in 2024. Maine voters went the other way and rejected a new sleeker design for ...

A proposed bill to redesign Washington’s state flag by 2028 sparks partisan debate over tradition, costs and historical representation. Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / Washington State Standard.

Flags have been lowered to half-staff across WA and the USA since April 21. Flags will be raised after April 26, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral service.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A proposal to change Washington’s state flag got a public hearing in Olympia Tuesday afternoon. The discussion raised questions about whether the green banner with the state ...

The flag directive was echoed by Washington state Governor Jay Inslee. Because the directive lasts through Tuesday, Jan. 28, flags will be lowered during Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Flags have been lowered to half-staff across WA and the USA since April 21. Flags will be raised after April 26, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral service.