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Just three days after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a bill requiring religious leaders in Washington state to report child abuse or neglect – even when it’s disclosed in confession …
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Brett Davis | The Center Square
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5/6/25
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 5259 funding a statewide police use of force database which would receive data from local law enforcement agencies on a regular basis.
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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5/6/25
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‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will …
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Alex Baumhardt / Washington State Standard
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5/6/25
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The curtain is officially rising on Washington’s 2025 election season.
Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday for more than 3,200 seats on city councils, county commissions, …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/6/25
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On Thursday, the Moses Lake Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Moses Lake Tactical Response Team, executed a search warrant at 10032 Road N.4 NE in Moses Lake. The operation, initially …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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5/6/25
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The Trump administration showed support for environmental cleanup at Hanford in its initial proposal for fiscal 2026 funding, calling for a much higher annual budget than it did during Trump’s …
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Annette Cary / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/6/25
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The U.S. Department of Justice said it has opened an investigation into the "development and passage" of a new Washington law that requires clergy to report instances of child abuse or neglect, which …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/6/25
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A Washington man has been wrongfully detained in Venezuela for over three months, according to U.S. officials, and Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray have asked the White House to help secure his …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/6/25
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A coalition of 19 states, including Washington, has challenged reductions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In April, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/6/25
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Washington has joined 18 other states in an effort to stop the Trump administration from curtailing wind energy development.
According to the lawsuit, filed Monday, President Donald Trump's Jan. …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/6/25
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This spring’s enrollment at The Evergreen State College in Olympia rose 13% over spring 2024, continuing a trend that the school has experienced over several springs, a college official said.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/6/25
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The REAL ID deadline is looming and Washingtonians are scrambling to comply with the new rules.
Starting May 7, anyone traveling at an airport in the U.S. will need a form of identification that …
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Daniel Schrager / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/6/25
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Seattle archbishop decries new Washington state mandatory reporting law: ‘Alarmed by this overreach’
The Archbishop of Seattle on Sunday condemned a new Washington law requiring religious leaders to report child neglect and abuse, including when that information is revealed during confession.
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/6/25
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The Tumwater softball team kept pace atop the EvCo standings on Monday, defeating W.F. West 2-0 at Recreation Park.
Sarah Stevens and Ella Ferguson combined to allow just two hits, and Ferguson …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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The W.F. West baseball team topped Tumwater 2-0 on Monday, setting up a rubber match that will determine the EvCo champion on Tuesday in Chehalis.
The T-Birds could have clinched the league …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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5/6/25
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Nine members of the Twin City Wrestling Club attended the Washington State Wrestling Association State Freestyle/Greco Tournament in Spokane over the weekend, and six wrestlers placed in the top six …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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The Toledo softball team bounced back from a loss on Monday, defeating Toutle Lake 12-2 in six innings.
Toledo led 4-2 going into the bottom of the fifth, but the Riverhawks broke the game open …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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A 22-run second inning was more than enough for the Morton-White Pass softball team on Monday, when the Timberwolves defeated Winlock 27-5 in five innings.
Winlock struck in the first inning, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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The Rochester girls golf team played its final match of the regular season on Monday, taking on Hoquiam at Highlands Golf Course in Cosmopolis.
The Warriors posted their best team score of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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