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Lawsuit claims former Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz mishandled abuse allegations
A woman who worked previously for Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is suing the agency and former state lands commissioner Hilary Franz, accusing them of allowing a top attorney at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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With his old personal restored fire truck parked on display, family, friends and various local and federal officials who worked with the late Bucoda Mayor Robert “Rob” Gordon attended a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is defending the state’s noncitizen workers' protections law despite U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threats of criminal charges against him if the state …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson swiped back Tuesday in response to threats from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold federal funding and potentially prosecute officials if they fail to cooperate …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/19/25
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Pierce County prosecutors on Friday will ask a judge to sentence former Seattle Supersonics star Shawn Kemp to nine months in county jail after he was convicted of shooting at a stolen car occupied …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/19/25
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A former Tacoma police officer acquitted in the police-custody death of Manuel Ellis is likely set to receive a $600,000 settlement from the City of Tacoma after he and his wife claimed false …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/19/25
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Costco said on Monday that its choice to not sell the abortion pill, mifepristone, remains unchanged, despite calls on the Issaquah-based wholesaler to reverse its stance.
“Our position at …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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The body of a woman from Ocean Shores who went missing while kayaking with her husband has been recovered.
The 79-year-old woman was reported missing on Monday, Aug. 11. A search was initiated …
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By The Daily World
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8/19/25
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The Trump administration is once again pressuring liberal cities and states to cooperate with deportation efforts, despite previous setbacks in court.
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters …
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By Tim Henderson / States Newsroom
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8/19/25
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In a Saturday post on X, Gov. Bob Ferguson defended Washington state's immigration policy amid threats of federal crackdowns on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed another lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, this time over cuts to state energy resilience and affordability …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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A magnitude 3.7 earthquake north of Forks hit Monday night, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
The quake took place around 7:17 p.m. and was about 26 miles deep, with an …
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Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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Washington is joining 19 other states and the District of Columbia in suing President Donald Trump's administration for forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts in order to …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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President Donald Trump launched an attack Monday on vote-by-mail, which Washington has used to conduct all its elections every year since 2012.
All-mail elections in Washington have proved both …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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Police in Washington are sometimes waiting over a year for the state to test firearms evidence, as the Washington State Patrol deals with a growing backlog.
For the past four years, the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/18/25
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BILOXI, Miss. — The Trump administration is developing a powerful data tool it claims will let states identify noncitizens registered to vote. But Democratic critics and data experts warn it …
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By Jonathan Shorman / Stateline
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8/18/25
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Washington state lawmaker says Gov. Ferguson is blaming Trump for Medicaid cuts he actually approved
House Republican budget lead Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, is firing back at Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic budget writers blaming the Trump administration for deep cuts in Medicaid …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/18/25
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A town hall with Third Congressional District U.S.Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, devolved into a shouting match Thursday as audience members questioned her continued support for Israel …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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8/18/25
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In-N-Out Burger has announced its first Evergreen State location will open its doors on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in Ridgefield.
The location will be In-N-Out Burger’s first in Washington state. …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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8/18/25
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has a growing backlog of firearms forensics cases.
Over the past four years, WSP has received an average of 628 requests for firearms testing each year, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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