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Nuclear reactors line the riverbank at the Hanford site along the Columbia River in January 1960. The site was chosen for its isolated location and proximity to the cold waters of the Columbia, which were used to cool nuclear reactors. (U.S. Department of Energy/TNS)

Former worker killed in ‘intense’ wrong-way crash with patrol car on Hanford site

The man who crashed his car head-on into a Hanford Patrol pickup Wednesday night at the nuclear site was a former worker there, said Benton County Sheriff Mike Clark. Gilbert Juarez, 49, of the … more

Annette Cary Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS) | 7/10/26

Business owner admits to getting former Pasco employee drunk, raping her

A Pasco businessman admitted raping an employee he had hired to clean his apartment. It’s been six years since a woman came forward and accused Gilbert Mendoza Castillo, 51, of raping her … more

Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS) | 7/10/26

Man shot by Federal Way police was reportedly holding ‘realistic’ BB gun

Police investigators say a man shot by Federal Way officers last month was holding a realistic-looking" BB gun when police responded after he called 911 for experiencing suicidal ideation. … more

Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/26

Man, 39, stabbed in Seattle’s University District

A 39-year-old man was stabbed in the back Wednesday evening in the University District, Seattle police say. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing near Northeast 47th Street and … more

Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/26

Boeing starts building 737 MAX planes in Everett on new North Line

For the first time, Boeing has begun building its most popular narrowbody plane in Everett. The company on Monday turned on its North Line, the fourth 737 MAX production line and the first MAX … more

Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/26

Oregon cold case reopened as homicide

A 1993 death initially ruled accidental has been reopened as a homicide case, Gresham police said Thursday. On July 2, 1993, Gresham Police responded to a house on Overlook Court in southwest … more

Isabel Funk / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Oregon woman sentenced for animal abuse after throwing dog at MAX train

A 23-year-old Oregon woman was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to animal abuse for throwing her dog against a MAX train last summer. Windy Gabrielle Jones was convicted on charges of … more

Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Massive Oregon drug bust started with a tracking device on a Toyota Camry, ends with long prison sentence

A man caught in Oregon with a massive amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced Thursday to 11 years and four months in federal prison. Carlos Manuel Perez-Lopez, 43, pleaded guilty … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Gas leak forces evacuation in Vancouver neighborhood

Update 4:45 p.m.: Officials announced shortly before 4:30 p.m. that residents could return home after mistakenly issuing and then retracting an all-clear notice around 3:15 p.m. Update 4:15 … more

Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Absurd AI attack ads facing scrutiny under Oregon election rules

The ads were not typical political fare. In one, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, the 5th District incumbent, appears with Gov. Tina Kotek in a bizarre scene: Both Democrats are dressed in black and … more

Betsy Hammond / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

The Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, shown on Sep. 13, 2016.

Armenian citizen pleads guilty to ransomware attacks in Oregon and elsewhere

A 34-year-old man from Armenia has pleaded guilty to targeting five U.S. companies and one private school with Ryuk ransomware attacks, including a business in Oregon that had its data and … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Half-dozen women hit, scratch, kick Portland park attacker as they wait 31 minutes for police to respond

A 31-year-old man who targeted more than half a dozen women by groping or chasing them through one of Portland’s most iconic parks faced a reckoning when the women — a “sisterhood” of … more

Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Comparing alcohol to asbestos and cigarettes, Oregon health officials accused of trading ‘accuracy for shock value’

A social media post from the Oregon Health Authority stating the risk of excessive alcohol consumption has sparked backlash from beverage industry groups and several state lawmakers. The clash … more

Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/26

Airplanes at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The routes Washington might take to meet aviation demand without new public airport

For years, state commissions have looked at potential sites for a new international airport to meet growing aviation demand, particularly air cargo capacity. However, no site has been recommended or … more

By TJ Martinell / The Center Square | 7/10/26

Washington state Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, on the floor of the Senate on March 9, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)

A Washington state lawmaker says her opponent should end campaign amid stalking investigation

A Washington state senator is fending off questions about where she lives as her opponent works to distance himself from a man facing stalking allegations stemming from lengthy stakeouts of a home … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 7/10/26

Timberline's Brookelyn Read hits the ball for Washington Thunder 16U at the Cascades National Championship at Recreation Park in Chehalis on Thursday, July 9.

In Focus: Local 16U players, club teams compete in Cascades National Softball Championship in Chehalis

Softball players aged 16-and-under from Capital, North Thurston, Olympia, River Ridge, Timberline, Tumwater and Yelm high schools flocked to Chehalis to represent their club teams at the Cascades … more

Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com | 7/10/26

Adna's Brytin Dollarhyde swings at a pitch for Xtreme Fastpitch 16U at the Cascades National Championship at Recreation Park in Chehalis on Thursday, July 9.

In Focus: Adna's Brytin Dollarhyde, Centralia's Ava Horst star for Xtreme Fastpitch at Cascades Nationals

Adna High School soon-to-be junior Brytin Dollarhyde and Centralia High School rising junior Ava Horst teamed up with the Xtreme Fastpitch 16-and-under team during the Cascades National Championship … more

Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com | 7/9/26

A “no trespassing” sign outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center, also known as Northwest Detention Center. (Photo by Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Washington inspectors must be let inside Tacoma immigrant detention center, judge rules

The private company that runs a Tacoma immigrant detention center must allow state inspectors inside after years of refusing, a federal judge ruled Thursday. But U.S. District Court Judge … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 7/9/26

Lewis County sheriff requests state, federal investigations into ‘baseless claims’ of criminality

Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza has requested state and federal investigations into allegations of his own involvement in organized crime and narcotics trafficking, according to two letters signed by … more

By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com | 7/9/26

Washington Democratic chair defends new anti-Israel, pro-reparations platform

Nearly three weeks after the Washington State Democratic Party adopted a controversial party platform that supports reparations and made anti-Israel statements, Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 7/9/26