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The best employer in the world is based in Washington.
That’s according to a new ranking by the media company Forbes, released Oct. 8.
A total of 900 companies made the ranking, and …
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Sara Schilling / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/29/25
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A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison and three years of supervised release after providing sensitive national security information to Chinese …
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Bonny Matejowsky / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/29/25
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A man described as one of the most “prolific retail thieves” the Washington Attorney General’s Office has seen in years has been sentenced for stealing $750,000 in merchandise from …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/29/25
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More details are emerging of Amazon’s planned workforce cutbacks, with two separate notices filed with Washington state this week.
On Tuesday evening, the state Department of Employment …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Ongoing unemployment claims in Washington state are 20% higher compared with this time last year, according to the Employment Security Department.
A growing backlog has prompted the state agency …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/29/25
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A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes, including unlawful imprisonment, after his girlfriend says he held her captive for two days, Olympia police say.
The …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/29/25
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A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted arson and residential burglary after he broke into a vacation rental on the city’s west side that he had previously rented, according to …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/29/25
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The second murder suspect in a shooting earlier this month near Gonzaga University was arrested Monday night in Olympia, according to the Spokane Police Department.
Marius A. Velazquez, 19, is …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Mariners fans can still feel the sting of the Toronto Blue Jays’ comeback win in Game 7 of the ALCS last week. While Seattleites grieve the end of their team's most successful postseason run …
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Sophia Vesely / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/29/25
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It’s cozy season — a time when people keep out the chill by shutting windows, curling up on the couch with a steaming mug of tea and switching on a space heater. But that can invite an …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Days before federal food-benefit funding is set to run out amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced he’s will direct nearly $2.2 million each week to help bolster …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Jackie Merlos, a Portland resident who was detained by immigration authorities for four months, has been released from the immigration detention center in Tacoma and will be able to reunite with her …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/29/25
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For the past several months, Trump administration officials — along with conservative journalists and social media influencers — have repeatedly claimed the U.S. Immigration and Customs …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/29/25
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On Sunday, Oct. 26, at approximately 5:15 p.m. two male juveniles were caught inside the Old American Legion Building located at 3rd and Duryea Street in downtown Raymond.
Raymond Police …
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By The Daily World
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10/29/25
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Some Thurston County Democratic candidates are cutting ties with a company hired to do campaign work, after learning that the owner of Seeley Media is a convicted child rapist.
Joshua Headley, a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/29/25
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A majority of judges on a federal appeals court want to review for errors a decision made by two of their peers greenlighting National Guard deployment to Portland.
This means there will be no …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/29/25
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Voters in western Washington are casting ballots in four legislative races that could reveal whether the electorate wants to change the direction the state is going.
But another factor might be …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/29/25
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Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of food stamp benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The Trump …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/28/25
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Last month, Gov. Bob Ferguson launched the ZEVergreen initiative via the Department of Ecology in response to President Donald Trump’s cuts in federal funding for electric vehicle rebates.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/28/25
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A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of food assistance funds for 42 million people that the U.S. Department of …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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10/28/25
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