SEATTLE — Washington state gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert are debating the top issues Tuesday, Sept. 10.

Reichert, of Seattle, kicked off the debate with an opening statement in which he described his childhood, growing up poor in the East Renton Highlands. A former U.S. Representative and the former sheriff of King County, Reichert said he’s running his campaign based on the criminal justice system and the homeless.

Catch up on the latest news from the debate, controversy over moderator bias, and reactions to Donald Trump's "agitated" performance.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers is stepping down after a historic career in Washington D.C. KREM 2 recently sat down with the Eastern Washington Representative to talk about her 20 years as a lawmaker and her final few months in office.

A Republican who wants smaller government will face off with a Democratic incumbent this November in the race for Washington’s lieutenant governor.

Washington voters have more than a month to go before general election ballots are sent by mail, but voters in some states will get the chance to cast ballots much sooner. The big picture: While Election Day — Nov.

In Washington’s first statewide ballot recount in a primary election since 1960, Democrat Dave Upthegrove barely edged out Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson to secure a spot on the general election ballot in the race for the state office that manages millions of acres of public lands.

When the House Judiciary Committee held a field hearing on Friday to highlight the impact border security issues have on local communities, the latest installment of an ongoing series, Vice President Kamala Harris was underlying their line of attack for the first time.

The debate between candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert will be held Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. and can be watched on KREM 2.

Vice President Kamala Harris made serious waves with a whole new group of Washingtonians this summer—garnering close to $1 million dollars in individual contributions on her first day. Nearly half of that cash came from Washingtonians who hadn't contributed to the Democratic ticket all year,

Early polling shows Harris won by a historically large margin. And Trump voters acknowledged that and said it could impact their votes.

In the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, The Washington Post tried something new: We asked a group of uncommitted, swing-state voters in real time about their reactions to Tuesday’s debate. They thought Harris performed better, regardless of how they plan to vote in November.