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WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray waited three decades to become the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of the most sought-after roles in Congress and one that gives …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/4/25
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A 5-year-old boy pulled from Tanwax Lake in East Pierce County died Saturday, despite an attempted water rescue by first responders.
“No crime, just a horrible accident,” said Deputy …
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Sean Robinson / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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8/4/25
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray introduced a bill Tuesday, July 29, to restore federal funding to Planned Parenthood after the Big Beautiful Bill Act threatened to ban its Medicaid reimbursements for one …
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Simmerdeep Kaur / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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8/4/25
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Pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in the Moda Center stands, attendees felt a familiar energy Saturday: cheers, applause, arms lifted high, just like at any sold-out concert in Portland’s largest …
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Chiara Profenna / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/4/25
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Emergency responders in Albany pleaded with residents to remember life jackets after they rescued the same two people from the Willamette River — twice.
Neither time Saturday, an Albany …
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Jonathan Bach / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/4/25
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August’s arrival may summon the sorrowful specter of summer’s end. But for some, it’s an invitation to soak up the season as much as possible before September’s showers.
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/25
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Health insurance companies that sell plans in the individual market are requesting to increase their rates by an average of 21.2% in 2026 to brace for higher costs and subsidy cuts. The rate, one of …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/25
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The red flags started to appear late last year, when an Arizona investment company contacted Washington’s Department of Ecology wondering how it might sell millions of dollars' worth of …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/25
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A Thurston County jury acquitted two Lacey parents of second-degree attempted murder in connection with a physical fight with their daughter outside Timberline High School last October.
Ihsan …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/2/25
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Barren stalls. Uncrowded walkways. Empty restaurant tables.
Usually crowd sizes rival the population of a small town, but lately Washington state’s largest open-air flea market is starting …
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Larissa Babiak / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/2/25
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In just a few short days the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula has nearly tripled in size and burned deeper into the national park, while hundreds of firefighters battle the flames and …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/2/25
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A Gresham, Oregon, police officer was arraigned Friday morning on charges that include rape and sexual abuse of an underage girl.
Hector Carranza, 36, made his first appearance at the Multnomah …
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Zaeem Shaikh / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/2/25
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Portland police have launched a bias crime investigation after a vandal drew several swastikas this week at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education.
Workers were left shaken …
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Brad Schmidt / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/2/25
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A person is missing after a car crashed Saturday along Northeast Marine Drive and landed in the Columbia River, police say.
The crash — which happened around 8 a.m. near Northeast 122nd …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/2/25
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The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife “ lethally removed ” an adult male wolf from the Togo pack territory in northeast Washington’s Ferry County this week.
WDFW …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/1/25
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While gas prices in Washington state fluctuate, they have increased overall compared to last year, with drivers enduring some of the highest fuel costs in the nation.
According to AAA , the …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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8/1/25
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A Spokane native now overseeing much of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development across the Northwest says the Housing First model is failing American taxpayers.
President Donald …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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8/1/25
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Employees at one of Washington state’s largest health agencies are bracing for layoffs due to ongoing funding challenges.
Though how many could lose their jobs and when aren’t known, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/1/25
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WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will be shutting down.
The announcement came just one day after a major Senate appropriations bill omitted …
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By Shauneen Miranda / Sates Newsroom
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8/1/25
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