Scouting in the US state of Washington officially began in the 1910s.
There are 281 municipalities in the U.S. state of Washington. State law determines the various powers its municipalities have.
Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as the area of Washington state west of the Cascade Mountains. This region is home to the state's largest city, Seattle, the state capital, Olympia, and most of the state's residents. The climate is generally far more damp and temperate than that of Eastern Washington.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington. As of February 2011, the private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization consists of nearly 800 member high schools and middle/junior high schools, both public and private.
Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route. It spans 277 miles (446 km) across the state of Washington, from the Oregon state border at Vancouver, through the Puget Sound region, to the Canadian border at Blaine. Within the Seattle metropolitan area, the freeway connects the cities of Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett.
The University of Washington North Sound was a discontinued branch campus establishment proposal for the University of Washington. The sites had to be north of Lynnwood and south of Arlington, and have good transportation access. The two proposed sites were in Smokey Point and in Everett. The plan had been for a 4-year college with an emphasis in math, science, engineering and technology.
The Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center is the area control center responsible for controlling and ensuring proper separation of IFR aircraft in Washington state, most of Oregon, and parts of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and California, as well as the neighboring area into the Pacific Ocean.
The U.S. state of Washington has several emergency operations centers (EOCs).
This is a list of protests over the murder of George Floyd that took place in the state of Washington in 2020.