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Wildfires swept into Spokane on Saturday, burning hundreds of buildings in and around Washington’s second-largest city.
About 700 structures, including homes, had been destroyed, according to …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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8/3/26
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CHEHALIS — Centralia High School alum Von Wasson, home for the summer after his sophomore season playing golf for Fresno State University, held off a handful of past champions to win his first …
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By The Chronicle
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8/2/26
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After an initial denial, the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Rowe Creek complex wildfire burning in Crook and …
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Mary Mooney / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/2/26
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An overnight train derailment, only the second known derailment during Sound Transit light rail passenger service, has suspended service on two lines: the 1 Line from Capitol Hill station to SODO …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/26
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The company proposing to build a massive data center on the West Plains has sought partners from here to Southern California to help it build facilities to produce the hydrogen that it promises will …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/2/26
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Wildfire season is n't close to being over, but fires in Washington have already surpassed the blazes that burned in the state last year.
"Folks are stretched thin," Washington State …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/2/26
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The resignation of Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes on Thursday has rattled members of the city’s Black community, who say the move erodes confidence in Mayor Katie Wilson’s leadership and …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks and Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/26
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The search continues for a young man, 19, who authorities believe may have fallen off a boat in Lake Washington late Friday after a day of watching Seafair.
The teen, who has not been identified …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/26
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The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.
Many of the homes were inside the city …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/2/26
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President Donald Trump faulted Jeanine Pirro, his handpicked federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., for dropping a criminal charge against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial …
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/2/26
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U.S. embassies across the Middle East urged Americans to exercise caution after President Donald Trump said he was considering new military strikes against Iran.
The warning came as …
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Eltaf Najafizada, Weilun Soon and Sara Gharaibeh / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/2/26
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A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire …
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris / Stateline
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8/2/26
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Many states have made marked progress over the past two years in extending crucial care and benefits to children, workers and aging adults. But they will be hard-pressed to fill the void left by …
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Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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8/2/26
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The Thurston County Fairgrounds have been a second home for the Hernandez family for many years.
Nicole Hernandez showed animals at the Thurston County Youth Market Sale when she was a child, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/2/26
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The 35th annual Thurston County Youth Market Animal Sale took place at the Thurston County Fair Saturday, Aug. 1 with a three-hour auction.
Exactly 105 students, representing 14 different FFA …
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/2/26
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Two people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Thurston County on Friday night, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Jacob L. Abeyta, 25, of Odessa, was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/26
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The chair of the Washington Federation of State Employees DCYF Policy Committee is speaking out about failures with the Keeping Families Together Act (KFTA), which she says are leading to unnecessary …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/31/26
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States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause implementation of the rule.
The …
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By Nada Hassanein / States Newsroom
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7/31/26
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President Donald Trump defended his highly criticized, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund on social media and in a Cabinet meeting Friday, as two key Republican senators …
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By Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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7/31/26
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