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Container ship captain pleads not guilty to boating drunk in Seattle

A container ship captain pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol, five days after he allegedly captained a 1,094-foot vessel from Everett to Seattle … more

Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/26/25

Washington state police chase ends in fatal crash in Everett; driver charged

A man suspected of driving under the influence in Everett was charged Monday with vehicular homicide, two days after Washington State Patrol troopers chased him for about four miles before he crashed … more

Catalina Gaitán and Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/26/25

3,700 Washington farms shut down in five years. Why?

Don McMoran is a fourth-generation farmer. And his family's farm in Mount Vernon, Washington, might end with him. McMoran has two 16-year-old daughters. One is “mildly interested” in … more

Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/26/25

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a fugitive in 2020.

‘Terrible place’: Washington activist shares his story of four months in ICE detention

Editor’s note: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained farmworker and labor activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, 25, of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., on March 25 in … more

Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS) | 8/26/25

Washington state businesses caught between high costs, tariffs — and weary consumers

In the face of stubborn inflation and higher costs from new tariffs, many businesses in Seattle and across Washington face a tough choice: Eat those rising costs or pass them along. At The … more

Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/26/25

The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board provided these photos of an allegedly illegal marijuana operation at the “Red Barn Trading Post,” located at 34011 state Route 507 South, Roy.

State busts unlicensed marijuana operation

On Aug. 21, the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) in collaboration with the Tacoma Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) carried out a search warrant on an illicit, unlicensed … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/25/25

Steam pours from the stacks in the Cosmo Specialty Fibers powerhouse before the plant shut down in February of 2021.

Despite recent fines from state, pulp mill along Chehalis River might have a future

Cosmopolis, the ninth most populous city in Grays Harbor County with 1,682 residents, is often overlooked when discussing the politics or business of the day. Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Ocean Shores … more

By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World | 8/25/25

A protester throws a smoke canister back at Spokane police officers and sheriff deputies.

Washington city dismisses all failure to disperse charges against ICE protesters

Just over two months after the largest protest in Spokane since the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, the City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed all misdemeanor charges for failure to disperse … more

Tim Clouser / The Center Square | 8/25/25

A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)

Trump creates ‘quick reaction force’ out of state Guard troops for law enforcement

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic … more

By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom | 8/25/25

Oregon maintains personally identifiable information about more than 3 million registered and inactive voters. Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read refused to give the Trump administration the private information about voters that it demanded.

Oregon refuses to give private voter information to Trump lawyers who demanded it

Rebuffing top Trump administration lawyers, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read refused to turn over detailed information about each of the state’s voters, saying nothing in federal or state … more

Betsy Hammond / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/25/25

Trevor May, retired MLB pitcher from Longview, is training to see if he can hit 100 mph with his fastball at age 36 at Island Crest Park in Mercer Island, Washington on August 21, 2025. 230992

Commentary: Retired MLB pitcher Trevor May is on a quest — to throw 100 mph again

SEATTLE — Throwing a baseball 100 mph is not like riding a bike. Just ask Trevor May. The 35-year-old May was born in Longview and starred at Kelso High School before being selected … more

Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/25/25

Inside the fight to slow down Washington state’s roller coaster Bear Gulch fire

LAKE CUSHMAN, Mason County — Chain saw. Gas can. Pulaski ax. Pack. The gear clanged onto the boat one by one as the Zigzag Hotshots prepared to ferry into the smoke Thursday. This … more

Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/25/25

What are Washington’s 20 most popular baby names?

The most popular name given to newborn girls in Washington stayed the same in 2024 compared to the year before, and so did the most popular name given to baby boys. That’s according to the … more

Sara Schilling / The Olympian (TNS) | 8/25/25

Man flown to area hospital after motorcycle crash near Morton

A 57-year-old Tacoma man was injured in a motorcycle wreck Saturday afternoon in Lewis County, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 1 p.m., the man was headed north on state Route 7, … more

Rolf Boone / The News Tribune (TNS) | 8/25/25

Thurston County fire crews respond to blaze near homes, find kids with a lighter

Lacey Fire District 3 crews responded Saturday afternoon to a quick-moving grass fire in a neighborhood’s common area, the department announced on social media. The incident became a … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 8/25/25

Thurston County motorcyclist killed Thursday in Tacoma wreck has been identified

An Olympia man died at the scene of a Thursday afternoon wreck on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Joshua L. Reno, 46, was headed north … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 8/25/25

Commentary: Cal Raleigh for MVP? The chants keep getting louder at T-Mobile Park

The contrast was what stood out most. The millisecond it took for each ball to leave the yard vs. the minutes the crowd remained on their feet. It was representative of the relationship … more

Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/25/25

Gov. Bob Ferguson in a media availability after signing the budget on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

Gov. Bob Ferguson’s top policy adviser on extended leave

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson will be without his top policy adviser through the rest of the year. Policy Director Sahar Fathi went on leave July 1 and will not return before Jan. 1, a … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 8/25/25

As Democrats fight ‘fire with fire,’ gerrymandering opponents seek a path forward

When California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to retaliate if Republican-led Texas redrew its congressional districts to favor the GOP, he affirmed his support for less partisan maps … more

Jonathan Shorman / Washington State Standard | 8/24/25

Karla Carlisle, a managing attorney with the nonprofit legal aid program Northwest Justice Project, stands outside the Benton County Justice Center in Kennewick, Wash. Some judicial officers in Washington state, including Benton County, stopped ordering alleged domestic abusers to surrender their guns following a 2022 Washington State Court of Appeals decision. Carlisle hopes that a Court of Appeals ruling issued on June 30 will change that.

Some Washington judges aren’t ordering accused abusers to surrender guns. A new court ruling could change that.

In summer 2022, Brandon Montesi told a King County judge that he had no guns. His ex-wife, afraid for the lives of her family members and herself, said it was a lie. Montesi’s ex-wife had … more

Kelsey Turner / InvestigateWest | 8/24/25