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Local officials, state workers, union leaders and truckers from across Oregon pushed lawmakers on Monday to better support the state’s roads by raising taxes and fees, while numerous …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/26/25
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The Northeast Portland mural was supposed to be a subtle nod to Black communities in the aftermath of Portland’s 2020 racial justice protests. “We’re still here,” it said, set …
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Maddie Khaw / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/26/25
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California, New Mexico and Washington could risk losing federal funding if they fail to enforce English Language Proficiency requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers, U.S. Transportation …
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By Sarah Roderick-Fitch / The Center Square
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8/26/25
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A group of Washington state Republican senators, including 31st Legislative District Sen. Phil Fortunato of Auburn, are calling for the repeal of a state law that limits law enforcement's cooperation …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/26/25
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The start of school is around the corner for many Washington students — just as COVID-19 cases are surging across the state.
Among the areas with “very high” viral activity: …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/26/25
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Tears of frustration welled behind Sharonne Navas’ glasses, her shoulders slumped slightly forward.
“Even up until this week, I was just like, ‘Well, no. It’s the …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/26/25
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Lawmakers in Washington are divided on whether to dial back a state law critics blame for a sudden spike in deaths and serious injuries among children enmeshed in the state’s child welfare …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/26/25
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A missing woman’s remains were discovered in a storage locker in Oregon over a year after she vanished in Washington, police said.
Someone reported a “suspicious circumstance” …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/26/25
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A string of homicides linked to a Tacoma gang prompted the large-scale takedown of a multi-state drug-trafficking ring last week.
Sixteen people, some with ties to the Knoccout Crips street …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/26/25
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A tractor rests parked on the property of Bountiful Orchards Aug. 19 in Monitor. The state Legislature passed legislation this year to make it easier for individuals and independent businesses to …
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Matteah Davis / The Wenatchee World, Wash. (TNS)
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8/26/25
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A container ship captain pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol, five days after he allegedly captained a 1,094-foot vessel from Everett to Seattle …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/25
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A man suspected of driving under the influence in Everett was charged Monday with vehicular homicide, two days after Washington State Patrol troopers chased him for about four miles before he crashed …
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Catalina Gaitán and Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/25
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Don McMoran is a fourth-generation farmer. And his family's farm in Mount Vernon, Washington, might end with him.
McMoran has two 16-year-old daughters. One is “mildly interested” in …
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Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/25
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Editor’s note: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained farmworker and labor activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, 25, of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., on March 25 in …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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8/26/25
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In the face of stubborn inflation and higher costs from new tariffs, many businesses in Seattle and across Washington face a tough choice:
Eat those rising costs or pass them along.
At The …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/25
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8/26/25
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Joleen R. Tenorio, the 31-year-old Battle Ground woman arrested Aug. 22 after fleeing the scene of a collision in Centralia that afternoon, was charged with one count of attempting to elude a …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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For Lewis County pet owners, emergency medical care for their furry best friends often means having to drive an hour and a half or more to Olympia.
That’s a nightmare situation for pet …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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Founded last December by Paula Burrows and several other community partners after Burrows helped start a food pantry program for students facing food insecurity in Toledo, Lewis County Footsteps of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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After the Washington State Garlic Fest finished up its last day on Sunday and the Southwest Washington Fair wound down just a week earlier, two weeks of fun at the fairgrounds have officially come to …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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