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The new legislative district map for Washington state, with the redrawn boundaries for the 15th district. The map was approved by a federal judge on Friday, March 15.

Federal appeals court affirms Washington’s redrawn legislative district map

A controversial, court-ordered redrawing of Washington’s political maps has survived another round in a lengthy legal fight. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week … more

Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard | 8/29/25

Only a chimney remains standing after Jennifer and Justin Duarte's home in Rowena was destroyed by wildfire in June 2025. Photographed Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

‘Like a slap in the face’: Oregon rescinds free cleanup offer for wildfire-ravaged community

Jennifer Duarte was still reeling from the wildfire that destroyed her family’s home in Rowena when she received a rare piece of good news. The state of Oregon would handle the clean up of … more

Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/29/25

His ankle monitor was useless. Now Oregon will pay $6M to the families of the women he killed

State attorneys are preparing to pay $6 million to the families of two women who were killed by a man released from custody with an ankle monitor that had been set up to fail. The deaths of … more

Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/29/25

TriMet surveillance video shows Gresham man launching dart into transit rider’s lung

TriMet surveillance footage captured the moment a 40-year-old Portland man, Joseph Naes, used a slingshot to fire a 6-inch-long dart at another man on a MAX platform on June 17, 2024, according to a … more

The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/29/25

Federal law enforcement agents, including with the U.S. Border Patrol, arrived at a site Wednesday afternoon to demand identification from private contracting crews fighting the Bear Gulch Fire near Lake Cushman. (Courtesy of fire crew via The Seattle Times)

Immigration raid at Washington blaze stokes fear in wildfire crews nationwide

Federal immigration officials in Washington state arrived on the scene of the largest wildfire in the state on Wednesday and arrested two firefighters who had been working to contain the blaze. … more

By Alex Brown / Stateline.org | 8/29/25

Woodinville man and woman found dead in suspected murder-suicide

A Woodinville man and woman were found dead Wednesday in what the Snohomish County sheriff's office believes to be a murder-suicide. Deputies were conducting a welfare check at a residence in … more

Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/29/25

Microsoft fires 2 more workers as conflict over Israel ties intensifies

Microsoft on Thursday fired another two employees who participated in a sit-in in President Brad Smith’s office, part of an activist organization's effort to pressure the company to cut ties … more

Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/29/25

Border Patrol: Firefighters arrested at Bear Gulch fire illegally entered U.S.

The two firefighters arrested at the Bear Gulch fire had entered the U.S. illegally, according to a news release Thursday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The statement is the first time … more

Isabella Breda and Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/29/25

A pedestrian passes by construction of the exterior of the new Seattle Convention Center, Summit building on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

ICE fears contribute to construction labor shortage in Washington state

Washington’s construction industry, still struggling with high building costs and slow market dynamics, is now facing labor shortages as the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement, … more

Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/29/25

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a fugitive in 2020.

Man with physical, developmental disabilities in Washington state ICE detention

Elian's heart sank when he answered a call last week from the Tacoma immigrant detention center and heard his cousin, Hector, say he was confused, thirsty and afraid. Hector, 21, is nearly deaf, … more

Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/29/25

Washington state cuts off ICE access to data system used for immigration enforcement

The state Department of Licensing revoked Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a data search system Wednesday after discovering the federal agency used it to get information about a Kirkland … more

By Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/28/25

The entrance of Green Hill School in Chehalis on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Conditions at Green Hill School in Chehalis violate state law, court rules

Conditions at the state’s largest juvenile prison — where young people have been locked in cells for hours and left to urinate in plastic bottles — violate state law, the Washington … more

By Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/28/25

Washington dad left girl, 4, on side of highway as form of discipline, charges say

A Puyallup father is accused of leaving his 4-year-old daughter on the side of the highway in Pierce County. Prosecutors the 34-year-old man with second-degree abandonment of a dependent person. … more

Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS) | 8/28/25

A viewpoint looks over Lost Lake toward Mount Hood on a cloudy summer day. The area could be opened up to road construction and logging if the Trump administration rescinds a rule that currently prohibits such development on nearly 2 million acres in Oregon.

2M acres of Oregon’s wilderness could lose protection if Trump rescinds roadless rule

The Trump administration is moving forward with rescinding a two-decade-old rule that protects wild areas in national forests across the country, including nearly 2 million acres in Oregon, a move … more

Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/28/25

Jonathan Grall, now 28, showed little emotion throughout his weeklong trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Here, he listens to the judge's ruling finding him guilty except for insanity of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Next to him is defense lawyer Benjamin Kim.

Man who killed over public urination outside Portland Art Museum sent to psychiatric hospital

A judge on Wednesday found a 28-year-old man guilty except for insanity for fatally stabbing a man who was urinating on a retaining wall in front of the Portland Art Museum in 2023. Multnomah … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/28/25

Here’s when daylight saving time ends for 2025: When to ‘fall back’ and change clocks

Daylight saving time for 2025 is beginning to wind down. The clock shift that brought later sunsets in the spring and summer months will end this fall, at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. That’s … more

Joel Odom / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/28/25

CFO says Intel took Trump deal to remove uncertainty around CHIPS Act billions

Intel’s chief financial officer says the chipmaker agreed to sell stock to the Trump administration because last week’s deal provided assurance that the government wouldn’t rescind … more

Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/28/25

Nike puts finishing touches on a corporate overhaul, more layoffs ahead

Nike on Thursday said the company will again be organized around sports, effectively finalizing a yearlong corporate overhaul during a period of declining sales and deteriorating morale. The … more

Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/28/25

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on Washington wildfire

Two people fighting the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were arrested by federal law enforcement Wednesday, in a confrontation described by firefighters and depicted in photos and video. … more

Isabella Breda and Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/28/25

Nuclear reactors line the riverbank at the Hanford site along the Columbia River in January 1960. The site was chosen for its isolated location and proximity to the cold waters of the Columbia, which were used to cool nuclear reactors. (U.S. Department of Energy/TNS)

New leader named for $3B annual Hanford nuclear waste cleanup in Washington

The Department of Energy has picked the next leader who will manage the Hanford nuclear site, with responsibility for a $3 billion annual budget and oversight of about 13,000 workers. Ray … more

Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS) | 8/28/25