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Thurston County has been recognized by the Washington Public Treasurers Association (WPTA) for excellence in its approach to investing the public funds under its care, the county announced …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/16/26
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OLYMPIA — Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/16/26
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The Trump administration told mental health and addiction service organizations late Tuesday night that it would cut nearly $2 billion in funding, axing grants nationwide from the U.S. Substance …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are pushing to conceal their home addresses in a vast swath of public records, citing a climate of increased violence and threats against public officials.
But the …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A 49-year-old man who previously talked publicly about being an activist was sentenced to over 46 years in prison for raping two Seattle women while they were incapacitated and filming them, as well …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A Seattle-based law firm is accusing Starbucks of having an unethical supply chain and alleging that its decaffeinated coffee contains harmful chemicals.
Hagens Berman filed the proposed …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A new Washington state hotline is helping connect people dealing with drug addiction to local treatment options.
The Washington Telebuprenorphine (Telebupe) Hotline launched as a pilot program …
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Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A 66-year-old Coyote Ridge inmate walked away from a work crew on a Tri-Cities college campus on Wednesday. But it didn’t take long for police to track him down.
Jerry L King was part of a …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/16/26
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WASHINGTON — At least half of the federal government is on a path to keep operating in the event of a lapse in funding that could take place at the end of the month.
A bipartisan 82-15 vote in …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/16/26
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Three Snohomish County children have been infected with measles after they were exposed to a contagious family visiting from South Carolina, according to public health officials.
The Snohomish …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A 44-year-old Bothell man allegedly hid a camera in a Kirkland Starbucks bathroom to film customers and staff without their consent, according to King County prosecutors.
Ben Tsai was charged …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A massage therapist who formerly worked at a Gig Harbor spa is accused of sexually assaulting two women during massage sessions.
Justin Michael Francis, 25, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/16/26
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At least one person was shot while exchanging gunfire" in an apparent road rage incident Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 near downtown Seattle, according to police.
State troopers were …
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Caitlyn Freeman and Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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After years of blown budgets and missed deadlines, Washington state’s two biggest technology projects may be showing signs of life.
Monday saw the restart of a stalled upgrade to the aging …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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Four months after cost estimates showed the project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River had more than doubled in price, officials leading the Interstate Bridge Replacement …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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The Washington state attorney general’s office and environmental advocates filed separate administrative appeals Wednesday, challenging a U.S. Department of Energy emergency order that required the …
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By Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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1/16/26
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One Pacific Northwest man earned $159,310 for spending the summer fishing from his boat and turning in his catch to a Washington and Oregon bounty program.
It was the second-highest amount ever …
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By Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/16/26
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A North Seattle man defended himself and his teenage daughter with a frying pan during a home invasion early Friday morning, police say.
Someone broke into their home on the 6100 block of …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/16/26
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The Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs’ leadership said it will consider expelling Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank over comments he made during a legislative hearing …
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By Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times
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1/16/26
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Authorities say fire crews rescued a calf on Wednesday night after a heat lamp caused a barn fire in Rose Valley.
Crews responded at about 11 p.m. to the 100 block of Ranch Road, near the …
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The Daily News
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1/16/26
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