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State Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, who represents the 35th Legislative District, is once again attempting to rally support for a bill that would simplify the process for removing children from homes …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/26
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As lawmakers prepare for the 2026 legislative session, many have pre-filed bills with hopes that they can push them through quickly during the year's short 60-day session, which begins next week.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/9/26
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As part of its deportation efforts, the Trump administration has ordered states to hand over personal data from voter rolls, driver’s license records and programs such as Medicaid and food stamps.
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By Shalina Chatlani / States Newsroom
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1/9/26
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Two years ago, Amanda McKinney, a Republican Yakima County commissioner, made a commercial endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse for re-election and assailing his GOP opponent who had the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/9/26
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Western Washington is recovering from widespread floods that destroyed houses and businesses.
However, humans weren’t the only ones hit hard by severe weather, wildlife experts say.
Bald …
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Julia Hawkins / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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1/9/26
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After years of shedding office space, Microsoft is slowly reversing course as it calls workers back to the office.
The Redmond-based tech giant confirmed to The Seattle Times this week that it …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/9/26
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Flu season is starting to snowball in Washington, picking up in the past few weeks and only expected to worsen this month.
Influenza cases began to increase here in mid-December, coming a few …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/9/26
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A 52-year-old Pasco resident is accused of fraudulently voting in the 2024 election.
Esperanza Contreras, an apartment building manager, was booked into the Franklin County jail Thursday …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/9/26
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Seattle police responded to reports that armed, masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested three men Wednesday, pulling them into an unmarked van, on Aurora Avenue in North Seattle.
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/9/26
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Broken roads, old ferries and devastation left by December's storms are top of mind for the Democratic and Republican leaders on the Legislature's transportation committees.
That's where the …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/9/26
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If you’re in search of a travel destination even more laid back than Portland, you don’t have to travel too far beyond the city.
Interest in remote landscapes are on the rise this year, …
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Veronica Nocera / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/26
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Much remained unknown Thursday about the chain of events that led to the shooting of a couple near a Portland hospital by at least one immigration agent.
Unlike Wednesday’s shooting in …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/26
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Police arrested six people during protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland on Thursday night, officials said.
Most of the arrests occurred around …
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Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/26
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When the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 2025, the Cosmopolis Police Department was no more.
Chief of Police Heath Layman took to Facebook to announce the sundowning of the department and …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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1/9/26
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A Longview man convicted in 2011 of attempted murder was re-sentenced Wednesday to serve about four fewer years in prison due to a 2021 Washington state Supreme Court decision that vacated his prior …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/9/26
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The Lower Columbia College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to place President Matt Seimears on administrative leave.
Vice President of Instruction Kristen Finnel was appointed interim …
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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1/9/26
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The DoorDash driver police say fatally struck a man in early October and left the scene pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Wednesday in Cowlitz County Superior Court.
Shelby Dawn Toland, 33, of …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/9/26
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Washington state Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, has prefiled a bill in the state Legislature to create a wildfire victims fund similar to a California-style liability fund.
Reeves argues …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/9/26
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A proposed bill to the Washington State Legislature would allow cities to establish and operate grocery stores to address food deserts, a move that could help new Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson follow …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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1/9/26
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It seems new Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has no plans in her capacity as such to investigate allegations of local daycare fraud.
When asked by KOMO News on Wednesday whether she intended to have …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/9/26
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