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A Longview man with a warrant for escaping from community custody appears to have fatally shot himself when approached by law enforcement, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/29/26
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Geof Richie's father was a U.S. National Guardsman who taught him to shoot in Alaska.
By 19, Richie secured his first concealed carry permit in Anchorage.
On Tuesday, the now 50-year-old …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/29/26
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A federal immigration official has confirmed that the Trump administration eyed a Newport air facility for a temporary detention center and had started an environmental analysis before scrapping the …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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TOLEDO — Adam Kruger’s best moments are lengthy. He’s played in Spokane Arena and Husky Stadium. He’s been a staple of consistency in both football and basketball. He’s one of the patented …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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1/29/26
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Oregon lawmakers will return to Salem next week for a packed legislative session in which they hope to address a projected budget deficit, strengthen the state’s economy and challenge federal …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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When Olympia says, "Don’t look here," it’s time to start looking really, really hard. Minnesota’s deepening Somali daycare fraud scandal naturally is prompting questions about whether the same …
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By Sen. Leonard Christian
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1/29/26
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Washington’s homelessness crisis is one of the defining challenges of our time.
Thousands of people across the state are living outside, many struggling with untreated mental-health …
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By Jared Nieuwenhuis and Kristine Moreland
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1/29/26
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Eighty-three percent of the class of 2025 graduated on time from high school last June, the highest rate since the current measurement system was put into place 15 years ago, according to newly …
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Julia Silverman / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Roger Rogoff, the first director of the state's Office of Independent Investigations, a unique agency created to look into the use of deadly force by police officers statewide, has …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson recently delivered his annual State of the State address in front of the legislature in Olympia. His message: prepare for taxes to go up and say goodbye to …
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By U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse
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1/29/26
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Under a new bill introduced Wednesday, the Idaho Legislature would ban local policies in more than a dozen cities that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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1/29/26
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A North Idaho lawmaker wants to honor North Idaho firefighters killed and injured after a sniper allegedly ambushed them after starting a brush fire last summer.
House Concurrent Resolution 24 …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / The Idaho Capital Sun
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1/29/26
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Washington state's pension plan is among the best funded in the country. But Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti says that success masks a growing vulnerability of an outsized bet on high-risk equity.
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Another citizen-led initiative impacting public education will likely appear on Washington voters’ ballots in November’s general election.
Initiative IL26-001 asks for voter approval to …
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Ryan Nguyen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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If you travel 20 miles southeast of Seattle in the next 11 days, you won’t find yourself in Issaquah but rather “12saquah.”
City of Issaquah Mayor Mark Mullet announced the official …
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Sophia Vesely / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Rocket Companies, which acquired Seattle-based Redfin last year, allegedly pressured agents to steer buyers toward its loans — even if the loan terms were unfavorable for their clients, a lawsuit …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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As Amazon culls its workforce, the company is pouring billions of dollars into its artificial intelligence infrastructure, leaving some employees wondering whether the trade-off is worth it.
The …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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The W.F. West boys wrestling team sealed another league title on Wednesday, taking down Shelton 44-31 in a home dual.
The dual was the Bearcats’ senior night, and all four W.F. West seniors …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/29/26
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Every time that the W.F. West and Aberdeen girls wrestling teams have met over the last several years, it has been a close, competitive match. W.F. West’s senior night proved to be no different on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/29/26
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Tenino dropped another Evergreen matchup on Wednesday, losing in Elma 64-28.
The Beavers scored 13 points in the first and only trailed by two, but they scored just 15 points over the final …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/29/26
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