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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is testifying before the U.S. House oversight committee on Wednesday, as part of a broader investigation into the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/10/26
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Out of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup’s 16 host cities, Seattle is seeing the least growth in demand for short-term rentals around game days.
In fact, demand for short-term rentals in Seattle …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/10/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would “pay the price” for delaying negotiations for an interim peace deal, after renewed attacks overnight put further strain on a fragile two-month truce.
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Magan Crane, Patrick Sykes and Omar Tamo / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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6/10/26
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A one-year ban on new large-scale data centers was approved by the full Seattle City Council on Tuesday.
The ban comes after 98,000 residents emailed comments to the city, almost all in …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/10/26
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In response to Attorney General Nick Brown's call for daycares who felt harassed by journalists asking if they are actually providing services, a number of daycare owners called a hotline to allege …
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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6/10/26
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As the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament begins in roughly a dozen U.S. cities this week, law enforcement officials have been implementing national security measures.
Forty-eight teams are …
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Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
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6/10/26
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A Bellevue SWAT team arrested an Issaquah man on four counts of human trafficking, money laundering and leading an organized crime ring where abused teenagers were coerced into participating in …
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By Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/10/26
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After one of the Woodland Park Zoo’s two new baby gorillas had a rough start, the babies switched mothers — and are now healthy and well.
On May 18, mother Jamani gave birth to a son and on …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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6/10/26
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WASHINGTON — Congress must act to shore up Social Security during the next six years to avoid an automatic drop-off in benefits in 2032, according to a report released Tuesday.
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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6/10/26
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The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is on track to regain control over civil legal matters on its tribal land.
Gov. Tina Kotek in late May signed a proclamation to return …
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/10/26
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Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons got her long-sought opportunity Tuesday to publicly defend herself against an array of ethics charges.
The Bremerton Democrat spent nearly three hours in …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/10/26
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A man arrested in 2023 for murdering a couple in their Thurston County home, cleaning the scene and disposing of their bodies was convicted Tuesday for the murders.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/9/26
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/9/26
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A judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge from major pharmaceutical companies against Washington’s new law trying to reduce prescription drug prices for hospitals.
Gov. Bob Ferguson in March …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/9/26
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A state board on Tuesday held a second day of public hearings into an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons that could result in tens of thousands of dollars in fines for the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/9/26
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A privately owned engineering and manufacturing company selected Great Falls as the site for an $800 million manufacturing facility.
Based in Washington state, Janicki Industries designs and …
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By Keila Szpaller / The Daily Montanan
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6/9/26
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A 66-year-old Onalaska man told investigators he hit the wrong button on his phone and accidentally solicited a young girl for sex, according to documents filed in Lewis County Superior Court.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/9/26
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A bear hunter hiking through the Coeur d'Alene National Forest on Sunday stumbled upon the remains of what appeared to be a 69-year-old woman.
The woman is believed to have been there for an …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/9/26
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A man shot and killed his new wife in front of her young children in north Spokane on Sunday evening, according to court records.
Josiah Ballinger, 42, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/9/26
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Eliot Abramson, a Mercer Island High School sophomore, died Sunday from injuries sustained during a lacrosse showcase event last week. His death marks at least the second time in the past year a high …
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Kate Shefte / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/9/26
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