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The whistleblower who has exposed millions of dollars in potential self-dealing in race-based taxpayer subsidized grant programs in western Washington, was given just 30 seconds to testify in a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/30/26
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Members of the Trump administration have ordered National Park Service staff change or remove signs and exhibits at two NPS locations in Montana due to their focus on climate change and settlers’ …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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1/30/26
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Two powerful Oregon Democrats are cautioning against lawsuits the state could run into as lawmakers attempt to regulate the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, pitting them against …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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1/30/26
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Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new analysis of crime trends in 40 large U.S. cities released by the nonpartisan …
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Amanda Watford / States Newsroom
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1/30/26
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Five awardees are on track to receive a combined $12.1 million in federal funding to build and operate electric vehicle charging stations at 14 locations along highways in Washington state.
The …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/30/26
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Jiri Richter and Ben Watson were drawn to the mountains — and they always wanted to help others reach the summit.
Richter, 51, gave fellow climbers a pat on the shoulder and patiently told …
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/30/26
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Police performed two precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuvers to stop an Oregon driver suspected of driving under the influence on Interstate 5 in Lewis County Wednesday.
The driver, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/29/26
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A King County jury on Thursday found the city of Seattle negligent in its handling of the 2020 Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, or CHOP, zone, awarding nearly $31 million to the family of 16-year-old …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/29/26
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Lawmaker frustration boiled over Thursday in a House Community Safety Committee hearing in the Washington legislature on bills concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
The …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/29/26
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The case involving the two suspects accused of embezzling $100,000 from the Cowlitz Indian Tribe remains under investigation, according to the tribe's public safety department.
The suspects, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/29/26
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A semi-truck driver is facing possible negligent driving charges after he crossed the median barrier on Interstate 5 in Tumwater and crashed into another semi.
The crash was reported at …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/29/26
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It may seem obvious that a registered voter in Washington can only vote once in an election.
It’s not.
Last month, a state appeals court overturned the felony conviction of a Lewis …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/29/26
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Thurston County, in partnership with the Thurston Conservation District, has been awarded a $489,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to support salmon recovery through local …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/29/26
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NBC News on Wednesday reported that the Trump administration appeared to have targeted Oregon for a surge of federal agents and a large-scale immigration operation after Minnesota.
The …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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A Longview man with a warrant for escaping from community custody appears to have fatally shot himself when approached by law enforcement, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/29/26
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Geof Richie's father was a U.S. National Guardsman who taught him to shoot in Alaska.
By 19, Richie secured his first concealed carry permit in Anchorage.
On Tuesday, the now 50-year-old …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/29/26
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A federal immigration official has confirmed that the Trump administration eyed a Newport air facility for a temporary detention center and had started an environmental analysis before scrapping the …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Oregon lawmakers will return to Salem next week for a packed legislative session in which they hope to address a projected budget deficit, strengthen the state’s economy and challenge federal …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Eighty-three percent of the class of 2025 graduated on time from high school last June, the highest rate since the current measurement system was put into place 15 years ago, according to newly …
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Julia Silverman / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Roger Rogoff, the first director of the state's Office of Independent Investigations, a unique agency created to look into the use of deadly force by police officers statewide, has …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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