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The renowned experimental physicist and Nobel laureate whose brainchild resulted in the LIGO observatory at Hanford in Washington has died
Rainer Weiss, 92, died Aug. 25 in Massachusetts, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/28/25
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Pete Serrano’s days as a federal prosecutor appear to be numbered.
Serrano was named interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Washington earlier this month and can serve …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/28/25
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, parent agency of the U.S. Forest Service, announced Wednesday that it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a rule that has restricted logging and construction on …
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By James Brooks / The Alaska Beacon
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8/28/25
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A wolf in Ferry County was killed Tuesday in response to a series of attacks on cattle.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff killed an adult female wolf from the Sherman pack, …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/28/25
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A collection of state attorneys general has reached an agreement to restore $7 billion in funding for education programs that were frozen by the Trump Administration.
The agreement, announced by …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/28/25
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Spokane Catholic Bishop Thomas Daly is calling for unity and prayer following a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church that killed two school children.
Police say the suspect shot through the …
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The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/28/25
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Microsoft fired two employees Wednesday who were arrested after breaching a building at its headquarters Tuesday afternoon to protest the tech giant's ties to Israel, according to the company.
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/28/25
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Twelve people were arrested in Battle Ground, Clark County, over the weekend in a multiagency child exploitation operation, according to the Washington State Patrol.
State Patrol’s Missing …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/28/25
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The Trump administration on Tuesday threatened to cut funding for a sexual education program in Washington and 45 other states, territories and Washington, D.C., unless they remove “all …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/28/25
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Over the last three weeks, federal, state and local law enforcement have been working to dismantle a cartel-connected drug trafficking ring distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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Two ailing passengers were airlifted from a cruise ship 145 miles off the coast of Washington in a joint operation with Canadian agencies, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
A 52-year-old woman on …
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Don Sweeney / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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8/27/25
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A 19-year-old man is suspected of grabbing a bikini barista in Lakewood and trying to pull her out of the drive-thru window last week.
Prosecutors charged the man with attempted first-degree …
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Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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8/27/25
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The skeletal remains of a missing 81-year-old have been found near an overpass, Washington police said.
Kent officers went to the overpass on Aug. 18 and found human remains, according to an …
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Paloma Chavez / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/27/25
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More Americans are going “cashless” these days, meaning they’re ditching dollars and coins in favor of other payment options.
A Pew Research Center survey from 2022 found 41% …
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Sara Schilling / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/27/25
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A lower South Hill house fire that left a man critically injured Monday started from a window air conditioner plugged into an unsuitable power source, according to the Spokane Fire Department.
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/27/25
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On Aug. 16, Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office deputies began investigating the theft of approximately $50,000 worth of copper wire that was reported missing by the Grays Harbor PUD just outside of …
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By The Daily World
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8/27/25
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The Walla Walla County Republican Party is collecting signatures to require proof of citizenship as part of the voter registration process in Washington.
Initiative to the Legislature 126, or …
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Kate Smith / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Wash. (TNS)
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8/27/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is tapping the brakes on a controversial solar farm proposed in south-central Washington to allow more time to appraise concerns of Yakama Nation leaders.
Ferguson on Friday …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/27/25
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Activists protesting Microsoft's work for the Israeli government breached one of the tech giant's buildings at its headquarters Tuesday afternoon as part of ongoing demonstrations.
The security …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton and Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/27/25
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A new “tree equity” map is giving Washington residents another way to see how their neighborhood’s tree canopy stacks up to others across the state.
“Tree equity” …
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Rachel Showalter / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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8/27/25
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