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Governor Jay Inslee talks during a press conference at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in Chehalis in 2019.

'They Will Be Welcome': Inslee, Washington Democrats Commit to 'Sanctuary' for Those Needing Abortions in Other States

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee and other Democratic leaders pledged on Tuesday to maintain Washington as a safe place for those needing access to abortion. "Washington state was a pro-choice … more

Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review | 5/4/22

Travel Chaos Returns as Alaska Airlines Blames ... the Calendar?

After more than 15,000 Alaska Airlines passengers had their flights canceled Sunday and Monday, Alaska blamed the turn of the month. Despite a massive scheduling debacle that began on April 1 … more

Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times | 5/4/22

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks to The Chronicle in this file photo.

State Attorney General Announces $518M Proposed Settlement Agreement With Three Opioid Distributors

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday announced a $518 million resolution in principle with three of the state's largest drug distributors to address and remedy fallout from the opioid … more

Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times | 5/4/22

Abidemi Rufai, 45, of Lekki, Nigeria, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to charges that he used stolen Social Security numbers and other personal data to file $350,763 in fake claims for pandemic unemployment benefits in spring of 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle said Wednesday.

Former Nigerian Official Pleads Guilty to $350,000 in State Unemployment Fraud

Nearly two years after thieves defrauded Washington state of $650 million in unemployment benefits, a former Nigerian government official has pleaded guilty to his role in the heist. Abidemi … more

Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times | 5/4/22

Jessica Golibart, center, cries as demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The Supreme Court is poised to strike down the right to abortion in the U.S., according to a leaked draft of a majority opinion that would shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections. (Brendan Smiakowski/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Washington Abortion Providers Prepare for More Out-of-State Patients as Roe Decision Looms

Dr. Anuj Khattar knew the decision was coming. What he and other abortion providers didn't know was how soon they would get word that Roe v. Wade would likely be overturned — the thrust of … more

Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times | 5/4/22

FBI Searching for Washington Couple, Convicted in $30 Million Fraud Scheme, Who Skipped Court Date

Arrest warrants have been issued for a couple convicted of operating a Ponzi-like scheme through the now-bankrupt Northwest Territorial Mint in Federal Way, defrauding thousands of investors out of … more

Mike Carter / The Seattle Times | 5/4/22

The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court Draft Opinion Will Help Turn Washington Against Abortion, Conservative Leader Says

Could Washington become an anti-abortion state? Improbable as that seems, Mark Miloscia, a former state lawmaker and executive director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, contends it … more

Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times | 5/4/22

Moses Lake Officers Prevent Carjacking, Rescue Children

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police officers foiled an attempted carjacking Tuesday, saving two children who were in the vehicle according to an MLPD statement. Around noon, an off-duty police … more

Joel Martin / Columbia Basin Herald | 5/4/22

Lewis County Republicans Chair Brandon Svenson tosses a wadded up sheet of paper toward Lewis County sheriff candidate Tracy Murphy Monday.

Video: Lewis County Republicans Chairman Clashes With Sheriff's Office Candidate, Tosses Wad of Paper at Him

Lewis County Republicans Chair Brandon Svenson wadded up a sheet of paper and launched it at sheriff candidate Tracy Murphy during a testy exchange at a Monday meeting where the challenger took issue … more

5/4/22

News Dump Ep. 97: This Podcast is a Farce to Cover Your Asses Under the Law

On the 96th episode of News Dump, area man Aaron VanTuyl, Chronicle editor Eric Schwartz and suit Franklin Taylor discuss Lee Coumbs’ 40 fair years, school resignations in the Stone City, the … more

5/3/22

Brian Edwards (left) and Phil Edwards (right) display the Seahawks draft cards following their selections.

Thurston County Residents Announce Draft Picks for Seattle Seahawks in Las Vegas

Phil Edwards and his son Brian Edwards recently went on the trip of a lifetime together. The two were formally invited to attend the 2022 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks organization after a simple … more

By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com | 5/3/22

Jay Inslee takes a tour of a potential COVID-19 quarantine and isolation site at Maple Lane in March 2020.

In Washington, Fierce Reaction to Leaked Supreme Court Draft on Roe v. Wade

A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggests the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving the legal status of abortion entirely up to states. It is unclear if the draft, published … more

By Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times | 5/3/22

Pro-choice activists line a police barricade in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., early on May 3, 2022. The Supreme Court is poised to strike down the right to abortion in the U.S., according to a leaked draft of a majority opinion that would shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Leaked Draft Abortion Decision Recasts 2022 Political Realm

WASHINGTON — Cameras were already set up in front of the Supreme Court building Tuesday morning, waiting for more protests, after Politico reported on a leaked draft decision in a Mississippi … more

Sandhya Raman / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 5/3/22

Two condors being reared at the Northern California Condor Restoration Program in Northern California spread their wings in their pen. On Tuesday, four condors were released into the wild near the Klamath River. (Northern California Condor Restoration Program/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

After More Than a Century, California Condors Soar Over Redwoods Once Again

After being pushed to the brink of extinction, California condors have returned to a slice of Northern California habitat for the first time in 130 years. On Tuesday, four of the big birds flew the … more

Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 5/3/22

Orange County Dad Sues Because Son Couldn’t Wear Mesh Mask to School

SANTA ANA, Calif. — An Orange County father is suing his son’s high school, claiming the teen was in effect expelled for wearing a mesh face mask. Aidan Palicke, a 17-year-old junor … more

Roxana Kopetman / The Orange County Register (TNS) | 5/3/22

People ride on a MTA subway F train on March 11, 2022, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/TNS)

Please Keep Wearing Masks on Public Transit, CDC Urges

People should continue wearing masks on public transportation even though it’s no longer required by law, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The federal … more

Joseph Wilkinson / New York Daily News (TNS) | 5/3/22

President Joe Biden speaks to employees at Lockheed Martin, a facility that manufactures weapon systems such as Javelin anti-tank missiles, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Troy, Alabama. (Julie Bennett/Getty Images/TNS)

Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles Get Biden Nod as Ukraine Depletes U.S. Stash

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stressed the importance of U.S. and allied weapons for Ukraine’s defense Tuesday with a visit to a Lockheed Martin Corp. plant making Javelin anti-tank … more

Justin Sink, Tony Capaccio and Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 5/3/22

Oksana Balandina (right), who lost both legs to a mine, danced with her new husband, Viktor Vasyliv (left), at their hospital wedding in Lviv, in western Ukraine. (First Medical Union of Lviv/TNS)

'You Can't Postpone Living': Double-Amputee War Victim's Wedding Heartens Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — In the video's opening frame, the first glimpse of them, it could almost be any bride and groom. Any wedding dance, if a wartime one. The setting is a hospital ward. The … more

Laura King / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 5/3/22

Passengers make their way through Delta Airlines Terminal Two at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

New Coronavirus Variants Emerge: BA.4, BA.5 Likely Reinfecting Omicron Survivors

A pair of new omicron subvariants has emerged, raising the possibility that survivors of earlier omicron strains can get reinfected. BA.4 and BA.5 have gained increasing attention in South … more

Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 5/3/22

Smoke rises at a warehouse after shelling in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 3, 2022, as fighting is raging across Ukraine's east amid a U.S. warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex eastern regions. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Ukrainian Port City of Mariupol Reported Under Renewed Russian Fire After Evacuees Depart; More Attacks in the East

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces renewed bombings in the brutalized city of Mariupol on Tuesday and pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, according to Ukrainian officials … more

Laura King, Tracy Wilkinson and Henry Chu / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 5/3/22