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With the NBA considering a possible expansion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson met Thursday with the league’s commissioner to offer assistance in returning the SuperSonics to Seattle.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is said to be seeking to quietly resolve allegations that he violated state laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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Washington tribes could get more say in management of state logging lands under proposed legislation
Two Washington tribal leaders could soon snag seats on the state’s Board of Natural Resources, which guides logging sales and other management decisions for millions of acres of public land.
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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Despite the high-profile U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota, ICE arrests were down slightly in January compared to December, according to new data.
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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2/5/26
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Washington lawmakers are considering restrictions to keep cities and counties from criminalizing camping on public property.
Dozens of cities across the state have implemented such bans in the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/26
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The owner of a Rainier, Oregon, landscaping business who has a dismissed misdemeanor sexual abuse charge in Columbia County is leaving the country after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/5/26
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A Longview man is charged with felony harassment and third-degree malicious mischief for allegedly threatening to kill his roommate with a knife after screaming at what he believed were noisy kids in …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/5/26
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Tillamook was atwitter this week over reports that a tagged great white shark was swimming near the Barview Jetty.
A screenshot shared by Michael Domeier, president of the Marine Conservation …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/5/26
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Portland police shot and killed a suspect while trying to serve an arrest warrant in the Pearl District Thursday morning, bureau spokesperson Sgt. Kevin Allen said.
The suspect, a man whose name …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/5/26
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Federal Way City Council President Martin Moore put up a Facebook post Tuesday encouraging students in the south King County district to walk out of class on Thursday and Friday in protest of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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Eastern Washington farmers, who face a double-gut punch of higher costs and low prices for wheat, could force career-altering decisions soon if economic forces don't change, an agriculture …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/5/26
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The mother of a Puyallup School District high school student who has been missing for more than two months provided emotional testimony at the state capitol Tuesday in Olympia.
Jodie Holman’s …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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As Washington state senators contemplate a proposal that would exempt some state employees' identities from public disclosure, a House bill would set up a task force that one critic says would …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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When Jack Kashork was a Ferris High School student, he said he "looked all over the country" trying to decide where to go to college.
He took Running Start courses in high school because he was …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/5/26
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A bill that would dramatically change how sheriffs operate in the state of Washington is set for another public hearing Friday.
Senate Bill 5974 would give a state board the power to remove an …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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It's long after the final bell has rung at Glover Middle School and all the students have gone home for the day, but a recent addition to the school is just beginning its solitary job cleaning its …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/5/26
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SILVERDALE — Arriving at the Bloodworks NW’s donation center late Thursday morning, Meg Hall is thrilled to see a full parking lot out front. A half dozen patients are already inside the small …
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By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
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2/5/26
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Legislation to regulate the use of automated license plate readers amid concerns over federal immigration agents accessing data the devices collect, passed the Washington state Senate on Wednesday.
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2/5/26
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A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed.
Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a month in, as they …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/26
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King County officials Wednesday identified 18-year-old Tyjon Stewart as the second teen killed last week in a shooting at a bus stop in Rainier Valley.
Stewart’s death was a homicide, and he …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/5/26
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