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Five awardees are on track to receive a combined $12.1 million in federal funding to build and operate electric vehicle charging stations at 14 locations along highways in Washington state.
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/30/26
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Jiri Richter and Ben Watson were drawn to the mountains — and they always wanted to help others reach the summit.
Richter, 51, gave fellow climbers a pat on the shoulder and patiently told …
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/30/26
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A King County jury on Thursday found the city of Seattle negligent in its handling of the 2020 Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, or CHOP, zone, awarding nearly $31 million to the family of 16-year-old …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/29/26
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Lawmaker frustration boiled over Thursday in a House Community Safety Committee hearing in the Washington legislature on bills concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/29/26
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It may seem obvious that a registered voter in Washington can only vote once in an election.
It’s not.
Last month, a state appeals court overturned the felony conviction of a Lewis …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/29/26
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NBC News on Wednesday reported that the Trump administration appeared to have targeted Oregon for a surge of federal agents and a large-scale immigration operation after Minnesota.
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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A Longview man with a warrant for escaping from community custody appears to have fatally shot himself when approached by law enforcement, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/29/26
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Geof Richie's father was a U.S. National Guardsman who taught him to shoot in Alaska.
By 19, Richie secured his first concealed carry permit in Anchorage.
On Tuesday, the now 50-year-old …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/29/26
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A federal immigration official has confirmed that the Trump administration eyed a Newport air facility for a temporary detention center and had started an environmental analysis before scrapping the …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Oregon lawmakers will return to Salem next week for a packed legislative session in which they hope to address a projected budget deficit, strengthen the state’s economy and challenge federal …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Eighty-three percent of the class of 2025 graduated on time from high school last June, the highest rate since the current measurement system was put into place 15 years ago, according to newly …
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Julia Silverman / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Roger Rogoff, the first director of the state's Office of Independent Investigations, a unique agency created to look into the use of deadly force by police officers statewide, has …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Under a new bill introduced Wednesday, the Idaho Legislature would ban local policies in more than a dozen cities that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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1/29/26
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A North Idaho lawmaker wants to honor North Idaho firefighters killed and injured after a sniper allegedly ambushed them after starting a brush fire last summer.
House Concurrent Resolution 24 …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / The Idaho Capital Sun
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1/29/26
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Washington state's pension plan is among the best funded in the country. But Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti says that success masks a growing vulnerability of an outsized bet on high-risk equity.
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Another citizen-led initiative impacting public education will likely appear on Washington voters’ ballots in November’s general election.
Initiative IL26-001 asks for voter approval to …
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Ryan Nguyen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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If you travel 20 miles southeast of Seattle in the next 11 days, you won’t find yourself in Issaquah but rather “12saquah.”
City of Issaquah Mayor Mark Mullet announced the official …
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Sophia Vesely / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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Rocket Companies, which acquired Seattle-based Redfin last year, allegedly pressured agents to steer buyers toward its loans — even if the loan terms were unfavorable for their clients, a lawsuit …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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As Amazon culls its workforce, the company is pouring billions of dollars into its artificial intelligence infrastructure, leaving some employees wondering whether the trade-off is worth it.
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/29/26
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As Washington state officials ramp up opposition to federal immigration enforcement efforts, one state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would limit legal immunities for federal immigration officers.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/28/26
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