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Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services will pay $2.3 million to the family of a man who was killed in 2022 by his roommate at Western State Hospital, the state’s largest …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/27/25
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About 20 miles of U.S. 2 are set to reopen Monday on the east side of the Cascades, allowing access to the Stevens Pass ski resort, after devastating flooding and debris slides destroyed parts of the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/26/25
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on a draft periodic status review for the Canada lynx that includes a recommendation to keep the animal classified …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/26/25
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In response to December’s catastrophic flooding that displaced hundreds of families across Washington, global stay and experience platform Airbnb is providing 700 free nights of temporary housing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/26/25
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This year was exceptionally heavy with news on the outdoors beat, especially as national politics intruded on the solitude of hikers and backpackers. Changes in federal public lands policy had direct …
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By Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/25
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent emergency declaration for Washington state signals continued federal support as communities recover from a series of severe December storms …
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By Spencer Pauley | The Center Square
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12/26/25
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Twenty-year-old Mikayla Foreman knows her experience is meaningful. Dealing with homelessness since 18 and currently living in a shelter, Foreman has managed to continue her academic journey, …
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Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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12/26/25
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In early August, the leader of Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife had become so concerned with alleged behaviors of the citizen panel that he answers to that he asked Gov. Bob Ferguson to …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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12/26/25
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A well-dressed man in a suit and tie apologized as he handed a bank teller a note demanding money — a tactic investigators say he used to try to rob three banks along Southwest Portland’s …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/26/25
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A 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kitsap County near midnight on Christmas Eve, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake hit about three miles west of the town of Gorst in Kitsap …
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Isha Trivedi / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/26/25
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A man was in custody Thursday afternoon after he pushed a Washington State Patrol lieutenant on I-5 in Seattle and stole her vehicle, authorities said.
The vehicle was stolen on I-5 near North …
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Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson proposed spending nearly $13 million to enhance security at the Capitol campus following an October break-in.
The money, included in the governor's supplemental budget proposal …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/26/25
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LYNDEN, Whatcom County — More than 200 pairs of eyes turned to Larry Stap when he stepped into his dairy farm, Twin Brook Creamery, to check on the girls." Under the building's tin roof, a herd of …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/25
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Abdi Jama’s phone started buzzing with questions from community members a month ago, when President Donald Trump referred to people from Somalia as “garbage” and said they should “go back to …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/25
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Some mayors in South King County say the National Weather Service and King County incited chaos when those agencies warned of “life threatening flash flooding” after the Green River tore a hole …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson made a splash Tuesday with his full-throated endorsement of taxing the earnings of millionaires.
The surprise declaration from the first-term Democratic governor …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/24/25
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Hoquiam Police Chief Joe Strong confirmed that an investigation into the death a 46-year-old Hoquiam man “found inside the business at 409 7th Street,” formerly Two Gringos BBQ & Grill, early …
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By The Daily World
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12/24/25
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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday, the deadline for presenting it.
Ferguson's proposed budget totals $79 billion and aims to address a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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Washington state Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, is voicing frustration and outrage over Gov. Bob Ferguson’s recent announcement that he intends to establish a task force for creating a new, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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A recent alleged assault of a 75-year-old woman by a repeat offender in Seattle has prompted public safety leaders to criticize what they describe as systemic failures within the King County jail …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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