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U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse said Wednesday that “a lot of questions need to be answered” in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, but stopped short of calling for new leadership …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents.
Senate Bill 5855 would …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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Washington took a major stride Wednesday toward slashing the state’s legal limit for driving drunk.
A divided state Senate voted 26-23 to approve legislation to reduce the maximum allowable …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, and his congressional campaign team announced this week that it has raised more than $800,000 in the first four months of the campaign, pointing to the fundraising …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/28/26
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State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, pointed out as he testified in a legislative hearing this week he was doing two things he does not generally like to do: advocating for additional public record …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/28/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders has become well known in the community, even beyond the usual standard of an elected official.
Beyond his strong and consistent social media presence while …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/28/26
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Kevin Coe had been free for just 62 days when he died on an early December morning.
After four decades of criminal and civil incarceration, Coe — accused of a slew of rapes in Spokane in the …
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Rebecca Moss / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Sean Harris, a 45-year-old man from Bremerton, was charged Jan. 9 with first degree murder for the killing of Mallory Barbour, a 27-year-old from Bothell who was found dead in September nearly three …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma plans to shut down its gender clinic this week under mounting federal pressure to ban all gender-affirming health care for trans youth.
Hospital …
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By Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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As Boeing celebrated a successful 2025 with increased profits and higher commercial airplane production, company executives were already focused on the challenges ahead.
Speaking Tuesday, Boeing …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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The Lower Columbia College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to end President Matt Seimears ' contract for convenience during a special meeting Monday evening.
The board did not provide a …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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1/28/26
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There’s probably nothing more iconic to Montana than boots, cowboy hats, cattle and ranching, something that defines the image of the Treasure State. And there is probably no other blocs of voters …
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By Darrell Ehrlick / The Daily Montanan
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1/28/26
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A 34-year-old rule exempting some commercial logging projects on federal lands from environmental review is unlawful, a federal judge recently ruled.
Judge Michael McShane in the U.S. District …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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1/28/26
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The price of the drug kratom in Washington state could nearly double under a new bill proposed in the Legislature.
The proposed law would add a 95% tax on kratom products, which would be …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Thousands fewer people are receiving health care through a Medicaid-like Oregon program that’s open to income-eligible people regardless of immigration status than were six months ago, state data …
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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1/28/26
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A mother and son were found dead inside a home on the Key Peninsula, Pierce County officials said Tuesday.
A man came home from work around 1:27 p.m. and found his wife, son and dog dead in a …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Washington spent roughly $500 million last year in settlements and jury verdicts in cases involving government misconduct.
The skyrocketing lawsuit payouts are hamstringing state and local …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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After more than a decade of failed attempts, supporters of amending Washington state law to allow for homegrown marijuana are growing frustrated, but not giving up.
They’re back at the …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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A bill wending its way through the Legislature could boost School Board directors’ pay from $50 to $100 a day, with an annual cap of $13,750.
It would be the first substantial change in board …
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Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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For nursing student Evangelina Laufert, Alex Pretti's death hit close to home.
Laufert, currently on rotation at Seattle's Veterans Affairs hospital, said Pretti — an intensive care nurse at a …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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