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Washington's first official symbol was its flag, adopted in 1923. While some symbols, including the state flower and state seal, were selected before then, they were not adopted by the Legislature until later. Washington's second symbol was the western hemlock, selected as the state tree in 1947. Fourteen symbols were added between 1950 and 2000.
As above, but with "WASHINGTON" centered at bottom 1968–82 As above, but reflective, and with "WASHINGTON" at top, offset to left 1982–85 As above, but with "WASHINGTON" screened rather than embossed Unused 'E', 'G', 'H' and 'L' series 1985–86 As above, but with narrower serial dies ABC-123 Unused 'L' and 'W' series 1987 – late 1990
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the US state of Washington.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents.
Two people are dead after a Prosser man drove the wrong way on Interstate 82 between Benton City and the Tri-Cities, causing a four-car crash. In a corrected report, the Washington State Patrols ...
Washington State Patrol troopers responded Wednesday morning to a two-vehicle crash on state Route 507 just south of Roy. One driver died in the collision. Both vehicles had one occupant.
Interstate 5 was at a standstill for several hours through Bellingham early Wednesday afternoon after a serious injury crash that blocked both directions of the freeway near Sunset Drive.
Washington State Patrol operates seven crime laboratories: full-service labs in Seattle, Tacoma, Marysville and Cheney, and limited-service laboratories in Vancouver, Kennewick and Tumwater. The Washington State Patrol crime lab system provides service to all city and county law enforcement agencies in the state. [citation needed]
Shoshone County, Idaho County, and Nez Perce County were established in Washington Territory in 1861, and Boise County in 1863, until they split off into the Idaho Territory in March 1863, leaving the current borders of Washington. [51] Ferguson County, named for Washington legislator James L. Ferguson, was established on January 23, 1863, from ...