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Washington state Rep. Travis Couture said in a news release that majority Democrats just passed one of the most reckless budgets in state history and did it while shutting out the voices of nearly …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/16/26
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Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the bipartisan Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026, a news release from Sen. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/16/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed two bills sponsored by 19th Legislative District state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, over the weekend.
One could help promote the construction of small kit homes and the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/16/26
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Two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 reopened Saturday afternoon after a landslide caused an hourslong closure of the freeway near Woodland.
The roadway reopened completely later in the weekend.
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By Elliot Njus /The Oregonian
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3/16/26
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An Air Force captain from Washington was among six aviators who perished when a refueling plane crashed Thursday in western Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Capt. Ariana G. …
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By Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/16/26
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Attorneys representing a Kelso gun shop and its owner have filed a supplemental brief with the U.S. Supreme Court following a recent District of Columbia appellate court ruling against the federal …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/16/26
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As widespread immigration fears sweep through Eastern Washington, even faith leaders are being impacted.
Rev. Cesar Izquierdo was days away from having to leave the U.S., and his parish, after …
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Larissa Babiak / Murrow News
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3/16/26
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It’s sunny skies now, but Portland just experienced some very soggy days.
Between Tuesday and Friday, the Portland International Airport was doused with around 4 inches of rain, according to …
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Lizzy Acker / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/15/26
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Two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 reopened Saturday afternoon after a landslide caused an hourslong closure of the freeway near Woodland, Washington.
The slide occured around 3:30 a.m. The …
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Elliot Njus / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/15/26
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Each year, Oregon collects more than $250 million in income taxes paid by people from Clark County who commute to jobs across the Columbia River.
Clark County residents, in fact, pay more income …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/15/26
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A sex offender’s ex-wife tipped off police after he was caught committing a lewd act in a Kennewick library.
Jess Messenger, 50, of Richland, was caught on camera going into the Keewaydin Park …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/15/26
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The dizziness started while Baldomero Muñoz was working in the blueberry fields of Oregon.
That didn't stop him. He kept picking.
By the next morning, his head was pounding and his lungs …
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Monica Carrillo-Casas / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/15/26
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The future is pink.
Their tails thrashed in a crescendo through the riffles, humps piercing the water's surface. Thousands of pink salmon had reached the final leg of their high-seas journey …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/15/26
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The Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Grays Harbor walked away with more than $17,000 in donations at the 100+ Harbor Women Who Care March giving event at the Hoquiam Elks Lodge Tuesday …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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3/14/26
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The curtain fell Thursday night on the Washington Legislature’s 60-day session. A lot happened before it did. Passage of Democrats’ income tax on millionaire earners was the big storyline. It …
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By Bill Lucia and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/26
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Washington earlier this year had to return 30,000 expiring doses from its abortion pill stockpile to the manufacturer.
A state law signed Saturday seeks to ensure remaining pills the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/26
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Legislators have pivoted from a Democrat-backed plan to use hundreds of millions in revenue from the state's climate commitment act to plug a billion-dollar shortfall.
Budgetary proposals from …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/14/26
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A convicted rapist awaiting trial for the murder of an Everett woman in 1984 has now been charged with a second cold case murder.
Mitchell Gaff, 68, was charged last week by Snohomish County …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Seattle's mayor is interested in questions raised by a Seattle Times investigation of the city’s 911 medical system, and the City Council's public safety chair plans to delve into how the system is …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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A 40-year-old man who attacked two transgender women in separate, unprovoked Seattle assaults since 2024 was sentenced Friday in King County Superior Court to serve seven years in state prison after …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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