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Washington state is seeing a sharp increase in unemployment claims by federal workers as the Trump administration moves to slash the government workforce.
Claims from federal employees in …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/6/25
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A Glenoma man is facing a felony malicious mischief charge in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly tipping over a portable toilet owned by the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/6/25
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A “mid- to low-level drug dealer” and low-level sex offender arrested in Centralia last week and charged for alleged failure to register as a sex offender is now facing drug …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/6/25
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Lacey police arrested a 25-year-old man Monday on suspicion of assaulting a fast-food worker in a women's restroom.
The alleged assault occurred at the Carl's Jr. in the 3800 block of Pacific …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/6/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff's Office suspended a corrections deputy without pay for collecting 27 hours of pay for time they did not work last year.
An internal investigation found the deputy …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/6/25
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Yet another small earthquake hit Western Washington on Wednesday afternoon south of Sequim, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
The 3.9 magnitude quake hit around 4:18 p.m. and …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/6/25
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OLYMPIA — Seven years after a gunman killed 17 people in a Florida high school, the mother of one of the victims testified in support of a bill in the Washington Legislature that would …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/6/25
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Searchers have found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed near Whiskey Dick Mountain in Kittitas County.
The pilot died in the crash, information from the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office …
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The Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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3/6/25
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A Salem man is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a local Tesla dealership in January and returning a month later to fire into the showroom, according to federal prosecutors.
Adam Matthew …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/6/25
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The Hood River Sheriff’s Office announced early Thursday it will attempt to recover a nine-passenger Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that could be linked to a Portland family missing …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/6/25
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A draft report by Washington state’s Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council attributes the increased price of new electric semi-trucks to be the result of “market failure." Industry …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/6/25
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Washington’s ballot signature verification system is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, despite a challenge arguing the process has disenfranchised tens of thousands of …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/6/25
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday identified 26 incumbents considered most vulnerable in the 2026 midterm elections.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s initial …
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Daniela Altimari / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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3/6/25
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A battle is brewing in the Washington Legislature over a Democratic bill that would hike a tax on large technology companies to raise more money for higher education, including student financial aid.
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/6/25
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Industries across the state continue to brace for fallout from the implementation of U.S. tariffs on international goods, and retaliatory tariffs from Canada, China and Mexico.
At the Washington …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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3/6/25
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A group of more than two dozen Washington Democrat state senators have sponsored a resolution that would amend the state Constitution to guarantee a right to abortion and gender-affirming treatment.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/5/25
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A bill expanding gun-free zones cleared a major legislative hurdle on Wednesday, passing the Washington State Senate on a 28-21 vote.
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5098 , sponsored by …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/5/25
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Unless Gov. Brad Little vetoes a bill that passed the Idaho Legislature, Idaho could become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method.
If passed into law, …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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3/5/25
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Port of Centralia commissioners unanimously approved a purchase and sale agreement for a port-owned lot for the construction of a new Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant adjacent to the port’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/5/25
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A man accused of pointing a handgun at another driver following a road rage incident on Interstate 5 in Lewis County in January has been charged with second-degree assault in Lewis County Superior …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/5/25
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