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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will back off his plans to use National Guard troops in the Democratic-led cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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1/2/26
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Washington spent much of the 1970s trying to become a center for nuclear power, with plans for five huge fission reactors at Richland and Satsop.
Then came cost overruns, construction problems, …
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By John Stang / The Washington State Standard
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1/2/26
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Overnight on New Year’s Eve, vandals struck at Washington’s newest state park in more than 40 years.
Nisqually Tribe member William Frank III shared photos of the destruction on New …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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A candlelight vigil has been planned for the case of Karen Bodine, the 37-year-old mother of three from Thurston County who was found dead near a gravel pit in Rochester on Jan. 22, 2007.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/1/26
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The four people who died in a suspected homicide-suicide in Mercer Island and Issaquah homes were related, Mercer Island and Issaquah police said.
Danielle Cuvillier, 80, and her son, Mackenzie …
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Paige Cornwell and Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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The Seattle University athletic department issued a statement Tuesday apologizing for an “offensive term used during Sunday night’s men’s basketball broadcast.”
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Percy Allen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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Washington could join more than a dozen states that have regulations on fast-growing and controversial license-plate-reading surveillance cameras under a bill Sen. Yasmin Trudeau plans to propose.
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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The four people who died in a suspected homicide-suicide in Mercer Island and Issaquah homes were related, Mercer Island and Issaquah police said.
Danielle Cuvillier, 80, and her son, Mackenzie …
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Paige Cornwell and Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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The federal government has agreed to resume the review process for National Institutes of Health-funded medical and scientific research grants — including those to Washington state universities and …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine will ring in the new year a bit wealthier, but chose to postpone most of his 2026 pay raises until light rail trains finally carry passengers across Lake Washington.
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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The new year is here, and with it come changes to wages and laws in Washington.
Starting Thursday, the state minimum wage is $17.13 an hour, up from $16.66 an hour in 2025, maintaining …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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Historic floods that tore through Western Washington last month have exposed a gap in state law that left many of the region’s most vulnerable people unprepared for disaster and financially …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/1/26
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Bail is set at $75,000 for a man who was found passed out drunk in a vehicle along U.S. Highway 12 in the Morton area Tuesday night.
Daniel Glenn Price, 38, of Centralia, was reportedly …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/31/25
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A Winlock man is facing a felony assault charge for allegedly shoving his elderly mother to the ground.
David Todd Thrailkill, 58, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/31/25
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Scammers have taken over a phone number that used to host a Washington state vaccine hotline, and state officials say they’re using it to coax banking information from unsuspecting callers.
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Elliot Njus / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/31/25
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the National Guard to leave three U.S. cities, including Portland.
In a social media post that railed against Democrat mayors and governors of …
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Jonathan Bach / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/31/25
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