The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered about two days after his kayak overturned and he vanished in an Alaska river, officials said.
Christian Diaz, a U.S. airman stationed in South Korea, …
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Sara Schilling / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/30/25
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State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is very concerned about potential education cuts from the federal government, but says the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/30/25
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Two firefighters have been killed and another is injured after crews in North Idaho responded to emergency calls of a brush fire and a shooter opened fire on their response.
Kootenai Health …
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By Christina Lords / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/30/25
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Washington’s century-old fuel tax is going up again.
On Tuesday, the gasoline tax will rise by 6 cents a gallon, the first increase in nine years for the primary revenue source …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/30/25
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At least two people are dead after someone shot at firefighters in an “ambush-style” attack in Kootenai County Sunday afternoon, officials said.
“Gut-wrenching news coming from Coeur …
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Spokesman-Review Staff Reports
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6/29/25
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Washington U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse says he won’t back the sweeping tax cut and spending bill his fellow Republicans are trying to push through Congress if it includes controversial provisions to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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6/29/25
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A 42-year-old Spokane woman is dead and a Thurston County man is facing a potential charge of vehicular homicide after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in Olympia early Saturday morning.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/29/25
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Washington state will pay $8 million to settle claims that it failed to act on years of warnings about the abuse and neglect of a developmentally disabled Pierce County woman under her family’s …
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Shea Johnson / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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6/29/25
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A 34-year-old woman was taken into custody Friday near the Maytown Rest Area off Interstate 5 in south Thurston County due to outstanding warrants and an assault on a Washington State Patrol trooper.
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Ann Duan / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/29/25
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Like the opening salvo of the First Gulf War. That’s how Long Beach Police chief Flint Wright describes the annual Independence Day scene that plays out on the beach in front of this Pacific …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/29/25
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Two labor rights groups rallied outside Olympia City Hall last week before handing in nearly 10,000 signatures toward qualifying the Workers’ Bill of Rights, including raising the minimum wage …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/29/25
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The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Washington state’s down-payment assistance program for people who faced racial housing discrimination aren’t giving up hope, even after being dealt a …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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6/28/25
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The only medical facility focused on caring for drug-exposed babies in western Washington is pleading for help after Gov. Bob Ferguson vetoed its funding and the state abruptly canceled its …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/28/25
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A group of front-line health care workers are set to go on strike next week at a Parkland-area emergency medical facility, citing unfair labor practices and more amid stalled negotiations for their …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/28/25
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From 400 feet of placid, cool water, research biologist Jed Moore raises a long net containing a sample of zooplankton, the tiny marine animals salmon feed on.
The Nisqually Department of …
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Ann Duan / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/28/25
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A semitruck hauling 10,000 bottles of whiskey overturned on Snoqualmie Pass, according to a Facebook post from the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The crash led to 15 miles worth …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/28/25
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The leader of Washington’s child welfare agency said the department was forced to end its contract with a pediatric care facility in Kent due to reduced funding in the upcoming state budget, …
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Catalina Gaitán and Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/28/25
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As immigration authorities ramp up arrests to meet President Donald Trump's mass deportation goal, a question has loomed: Where will the government put all the people it detains?
The Northwest …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/28/25
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As their season reaches its midway point, the Mariners do find themselves in playoff position. They're not exactly where they want to be, though.
The Mariners do hold a 1.5-game lead for the …
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Adam Jude and Tim Booth / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/28/25
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Leaving the corporate world after 30 years to explore entrepreneurship was intimidating, but Arti O’Brien knew years ago that she was ready for the change.
“I wanted to be an …
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Sephora Charles / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/28/25
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