Kristin Goodwillie

1 month ago | kgw.com | Kristin Goodwillie

SEATTLE — A father of 12 lost his life last year while cleaning out a tanker truck filled with toxic chemicals, a job the state of Washington says he had never been trained to do. The company he drove for tops Washington state's list of severe workplace safety violators. "Dad is dead. Those two words, dad and dead do not belong in the same sentence.

1 month ago | kgw.com | Kristin Goodwillie

SEATTLE — Multiple federal sources confirmed to KING 5 that the Department of Government Efficiency plans to slash Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and offices in the Northwest. A total of 150 people in the Seattle office are expected to lose their jobs, along with more in Oregon and Idaho. Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are in HUD's Region 10. It's the only regional office in the country slated to close - with a field office expected to stay open in Alaska, sources said.

2 months ago | king5.com | Kristin Goodwillie

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A grieving mother is fighting to close a gap in Washington state law that treats children's exposure to fentanyl less seriously than methamphetamine, even as accidental overdoses among children rise. In September 2023, Lilly Peden dropped Nanny off at her father’s home, thinking it was safe. Five days later, the toddler died of a fentanyl overdose.

2 months ago | king5.com | Kristin Goodwillie

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A rally will be held Tuesday afternoon to call attention to a Washington state law they say is harming children. Child welfare advocates want legislators to prioritize child safety over a law they say is costing young lives. The Keeping Families Together Act was passed in 2021 and makes it harder to remove children from their families, even when CPS knows they are being exposed to drugs like fentanyl.

2 months ago | kgw.com | Kristin Goodwillie

NORTH BEND, Wash. — As Southern California recovers from its costliest wildfire disaster, western Washington is fighting to prevent a similar catastrophe. "It accelerated really quickly. I didn't even think it would reach us," said Dan O'Conner who ran from the fire overtaking his neighborhood on Jan. 7 in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood.