Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, leaders in the Pacific Northwest are preparing for potential public safety concerns.

Heeding warnings from the Department of Homeland Security about threats of violence during the week of the presidential ...

Oregon and Nevada also plan on having National Guard troops on standby to assist local law enforcement on election day.

The decision by Gov. Jay Inslee comes after ballot boxes were burned in his state and in Oregon, and amid broader concerns ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday he had activated the Washington National Guard to assist local law enforcement ...

Gov. Jay Inslee has activated the Washington National Guard before Election Day. Select National Guard members will be on ...

The action is “purely precautionary” after Homeland Security’s warnings about threats to election infrastructure and other ...

The Department of Homeland Security had previously warned that threats to election infrastructure were high this election ...

Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in ...

The governor of Washington state on Friday said he was activating some members of the National Guard to be on stand-by after ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee activated some Washington National Guard members last week, asking them to be on standby.

Washington’s National Guard is now on standby for unlawful activity related to the election, but officials are saying very little about what that means.