Washington

More restaurants are turning to robot servers to combat the national shortage of food industry workers – a lasting effect of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the service industry.

Oma Bap, a Korean restaurant in Seattle, is suing the city for allegedly enabling the CHOP protest that roiled downtown in the wake of George Floyd's death in summer 2020.

Marijuana regulators in Washington state halted operations at several outdoor farms and processors after testing revealed the presence of a dangerous pesticide.

Technical companies are having a hard time replacing older trade workers who are retiring. There haven't been enough young people training to fill open roles.

The US year-over-year housing prices decreased in February for the first time in more than a decade. Realtors say buyers should strike quickly while prices are lower.

Seattle agreed to a $3.65 million settlement with residents and business owners over the city's handling of a so-called autonomous zone known as CHOP during the 2020 riots.

Business owners in the Seattle, Washington, area increasingly purchased firearms in 2020 as protests and riots spread, and are reportedly still armed to protect against crimes.

Investigators are seeing a rise in more card skimmer thefts. These are devices that can steal your banking information from a credit or debit card. Thieves plant them at businesses.

Several states are moving to strengthen the security of the electrical grid after a series of attacks at substations around the country in recent months exposed vulnerabilities.

Progressive Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar, are calling to give the National Labor Relations Board more than $300 million

A Washington city's dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge.

Two straight summers of high temperatures and drought have put a dent in Washington State's apple supply this year. Some farmers are raising prices to offset lower production.

Amazon has decided to halt the live tests of its Scout delivery robot after the company said that it wasn't meeting the needs of customers.

The teachers in Seattle approved a contract following a strike that delayed the start of the school year by five days. The three-year contract will provide salary raises.

Lumber suppliers stopped taking orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. That caused supply to drop and prices to skyrocket. Now, distributors are struggling to meet rising demand.

Amtrak will resume its train service on Sept. 26 from Seattle to Vancouver, earlier than the December restart date previously announced.

An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to return to the gate on Monday after the two pilots had a "professional disagreement," the airline told Fox Business on Thursday.

Starbucks announced on Tuesday that they are closing sixteen stores in cities across the nation due to safety issues. Six of the stores are in crime-ridden Los Angeles county.

An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, has qualified for the November ballot. The effect of this initiative would be a $3-an-hour increase.

Used car dealers are facing stronger demand nationwide for cars with good mileage amid high gas prices -- but supply chain delays cause additional trouble.