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The Washington Legislature passed a bill Tuesday requiring landlords to disclose if a rental property is at risk for flooding and recommend tenants consider buying flood insurance.
The bill now …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/6/26
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Tri-City lawmakers are calling on Gov. Bob Ferguson to stop the siting of a Kennewick home for sexually violent predators.
The four-page letter was sent Thursday to Ferguson, Attorney General …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/6/26
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A 68-year-old Bellevue man has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, accused of “weaponizing” his Toyota Camry by intentionally plowing into a pedestrian and running her over last …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/6/26
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OLYMPIA — A Republican state senator drew sharp backlash Wednesday after using a slur for people with intellectual disabilities during a Senate floor debate, prompting condemnation from Democratic …
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Sophia Sostrin / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/6/26
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The Washington chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a major advocacy and education organization for people with mental illnesses and their families, is dissolving.
NAMI Washington …
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Taylor Blatchford and Jayati Ramakrishnan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/6/26
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OLYMPIA — While politics may leave voters with a chip on their shoulder, state legislators want to ensure employees are not forced to get one in their shoulder — or elsewhere.
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By Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review
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3/6/26
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To replace an expired contract with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington , the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday that it plans to use foster homes to temporarily house …
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3/6/26
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Energy bills shot up by 12% this year for Puget Sound Energy customers due to the state-approved recovery of costs related to Climate Commitment Act compliance, expanding clean energy portfolios, and …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/6/26
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Washington state received troubling news from a recently published economic report. The 2026 Competitiveness Redbook , a study conducted by the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy, found …
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By Sam Cardwell / Mountain States Policy Center
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3/6/26
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The Idaho House on Thursday widely passed a bill that would fine local and state governments for flying flags that aren’t on the Legislature’s pre-approved list.
Rep. Ted Hill, an Eagle …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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3/6/26
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SPOKANE — For the better part of the last decade, the Adna Pirates have always broken the team huddle with the same word.
“Battle.”
The team’s motto became a literal battle cry …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/6/26
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YAKIMA — Tumwater head coach Josh Wilson said before the Thunderbirds’ 2A state quarterfinal game that if his team was to beat Anacortes and advance to the semis, it would be because of their …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/5/26
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The Washington State House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted amendments to and passed legislation that would expand the authority of the Attorney General’s Office to issue Civil Investigative …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/5/26
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Despite an 18-11 record entering Thursday’s NWAC Sweet Sixteen contest, Centralia College head men’s basketball coach Joe Chirhart always felt his group was a “top tier” team from the moment …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/26
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With the end of the legislative session a week away, it appears that Democrats lack the votes, at least for now, to pass their income tax bill in the House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 6346 , …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/5/26
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A Republican Washington state senator refused to apologize for using an offensive term during floor debate Wednesday to refer to people with developmental disabilities.
Debating legislation to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/5/26
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SPOKANE — There’s unquestioned star power on the Napavine High School girls basketball team. Montana recruit Hayden Kaut gets the glitz and glam plus classmate Taylen Evander is the bulldog on …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/5/26
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President Donald Trump on Thursday ousted the embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her post and said he would install Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as its acting chief.
Amid …
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3/5/26
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The sky flashed for a fraction of a second northeast of Heather Argyle’s home in Mount Vernon on Tuesday night.
A security camera affixed to her home caught the flash.
Dozens of people …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/5/26
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Mortgage rates fell below 6% for the first time in years last month, offering a glimmer of hope for the sluggish Seattle-area housing market. Then, the United States and Israel launched strikes on …
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