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Some states have issued guidances for schools in connection with how to respond to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. (ICE Office/TNS)

In Washington orchards, immigration crackdown sows fear and uncertainty

On a chilly fall morning, farmworkers fanned out through an orchard here to pick rose-hued apples from green rows of trees that flank this central Washington valley’s irrigated slopes. These … more

Hal Bernton / The Bellingham Herald (TNS) | 12/30/25

Congress heads into 2026 with unfinished business. Here's a look at what's ahead.

The Capitol is quiet this week, with Congress out of town for its end-of-year recess, but lawmakers are gearing up for what promises to be a hectic few weeks of work when the Senate returns on … more

Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 12/30/25

Seattle no longer tops big cities for share of tech workers

Has Seattle passed peak tech? In a 2023 column, I reported on census data showing that tech employment in Seattle surged during the early years of the pandemic. From 2019 to 2022, the number of … more

Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 12/30/25

Gas prices remain below $3 nationally, $4 in Washington

As the year ends, gas prices across the nation are sitting at their lowest. Nationally, the gas average remains under $3 a gallon. Across Washington, although higher than the national average, fuel … more

Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS) | 12/30/25

Man dies in Pierce County police shooting

Three Pierce County sheriff's deputies opened fire on a driver during a “high-risk stop" early Monday, leaving him dead, according to investigators. Deputies responded to reports of a … more

Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 12/30/25

This truck was stolen out of Port Angeles, involved in a burglary in Forks and spotted in Aberdeen by Flock cameras.

Flock camera leads to arrest for a stolen car in Grays Harbor County

Last week, Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office deputies were alerted by Aberdeen Police Department’s Flock cameras of a stolen vehicle out of Port Angeles traveling through Aberdeen. … more

By The Daily World | 12/30/25

An Alaska airliner docks at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona.

Alaska Air’s year of expansion will bring the world closer to Seattle

Last December, Alaska Air Group executive Ryan St. John said the SeaTac-headquartered airline had reached an “inflection point” in its 90-plus-year history. Alaska had recently completed its … more

Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 12/30/25

The Washington state Capitol on April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

New laws and taxes take effect in Washington state on Jan. 1

Tax hikes on big business and rental cars. Unemployment benefits for workers on strike. Those are just a few of the changes to state law taking effect in Washington on New Year’s … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 12/30/25

Winlock’s Victoria Sancho, left, and Cali Geehan pose for a photo during practice at Winlock High School on Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Two seniors make Winlock history as first girls to play on boys JV, C-team basketball squads

During the first week of practice to kick off the 2025-26 campaign, it was clear that Victoria Sancho and Cali Geehan wouldn’t have the senior basketball season they had both hoped for at Winlock … more

By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com | 12/30/25

Napavine clips traditional 1A power Lynden Christian

A stout performance on both ends of the floor by Taylen Evander pushed the Tigers to an early season signature triumph over the Lyncs, 58-54 on Monday night in the first round of the Lynden Christmas … more