Bob Ferguson
Governor of Washington since 2025
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Aug 3
Washington state wildfires force 60,000 to evacuate as flames consume over 1 million acres
Multiple large wildfires burning across Washington state have forced approximately 60,000 residents to evacuate, destroyed at least 600 structures, and scorched more than 1 million acres, with several major fronts remaining completely uncontrolled.
- Jul 27
Seattle food festival shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 injured; police hunt second suspect after arrest
Gunfire erupted Sunday evening at the Bite of Seattle food festival near the Space Needle, killing three people and wounding four others, including a two-year-old boy. Police have arrested one suspect and are searching for a second armed individual.
- May 28
Washington paper mill disaster: death toll rises to eight as recovery of victims continues
Recovery crews have retrieved six more bodies from the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview, Washington, bringing the confirmed death toll to eight, with three workers still missing and presumed dead after a massive tank of corrosive white liquor ruptured on Tuesday.
- May 27
Nine Workers Still Missing After Chemical Tank Implosion at Washington Paper Mill Kills One, Injures Nine
Recovery efforts are hampered by an unstable tank holding 90,000 gallons of caustic 'white liquor' at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview, Washington, where an implosion killed one person and injured nine others on Tuesday.