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The Trump administration sued four Democratic-led states Wednesday over the states’ refusal to grant undercover license plates to federal agents, marking the latest escalation between state …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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5/29/26
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A ginormous cost increase to construct a new bridge linking Washington and Oregon is forcing state leaders and program managers to rightsize public expectations for the megaproject.
And, some …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/29/26
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Six employees missing after a southwest Washington chemical tank blast have been recovered, authorities said Thursday afternoon.
This brings the confirmed death toll to eight, and leaves three …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/28/26
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In the months since Timberland Regional Library (TRL) announced a $3.8 million budget deficit in January and made drastic moves to rectify its budget, current and former TRL staff, patrons and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/28/26
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The son of a longtime Toledo community member and current clerk for the City of Napavine may be among those who were caught in the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill chemical implosion on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/28/26
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Editor’s note: The Chronicle was invited to join the tour detailed in the following news release but, citing the tragedy in Longview, Sen. Patty Murray’s office canceled press access to the …
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5/28/26
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A California man was sentenced to prison in a Tri-Cities insurance fraud case that involved an elaborate scheme to buy cars and stage crashes to collect on fake injuries.
As part of the case, he …
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By Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/28/26
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The controversial lithium-ion battery storage proposed for Rochester will go forward, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) ruled this week.
The board, acting in a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/28/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed separate federal lawsuits Wednesday against Washington, Oregon, Maine and Massachusetts, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and Democratic-led …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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5/28/26
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The death of a 4-year-old boy whose body was located in a shallow grave this month in Aberdeen draws disturbing parallels to another child death case also tied to the Washington state Department of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/28/26
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A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding that it was too early to challenge the directive.
The decision by …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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5/28/26
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For the third year in a row, Washington insurance companies requested a double-digit rate increase for their individual health plans, reviving worries that the cost of coverage is becoming untenable.
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By Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/28/26
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As an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on households earning more than $1 million gains steam, Gov. Bob Ferguson is vowing to veto any effort to expand the levy to less-wealthy …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/28/26
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Parents and community members in Longview are calling on members of the school board to resign following last week’s arrest of Superintendent Karen Cloninger on charges of obstructing an …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/28/26
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A Las Vegas truck driver will likely spend another night in jail after a state trooper found him lying in the sleeper cab of his truck while parked in the right lane of Interstate 5.
Prior …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/28/26
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Editor’s note: An online hub of documents linked to the Tracy Murphy case and obtained by The Chronicle has been updated with new documents and audio from the investigation as of May 28. Find those …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/28/26
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Water contaminated by the release of white liquor from the implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview is being flushed through the city’s ditch system to dilute it to levels …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/28/26
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Kennewick residents living downwind of the city’s sewer treatment facility will get some much-needed relief thanks to a state-of-the-art $43 million biosolids facility.
It’s the first of its …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/28/26
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The chemical process pulp and paper mills use to transform wood into everyday products includes a number of potentially violent points of failure, and some industry experts have been raising red …
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Conrad Swanson and Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/28/26
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A Bellingham man has been charged with raping a child at St. Joseph Medical Center on May 19.
Alexander Humphries, 37, and a 14-year-old child were both patients in the specialized emergency …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/28/26
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