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A city councilor in rural Southwest Washington is charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure for stripping to the waist while demonstrating for trans rights on the Fourth of July. City councilor … more
A Gresham mountain biker who went missing July 11 during a planned trip to Mt. Hood was found alive Thursday in a seemingly remarkable yet so far unexplained survival tale. Ralph Sawyer, 52, … more
Jewish teachers from around the country say they were belittled by their fellow educators during the National Education Association’s convention in Portland earlier this month. They … more
A longtime Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arraigned Thursday afternoon on multiple sex crime allegations involving a minor, court records show. Steven Woolcock, 48, made his … more
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday afternoon issued a Level 3 (go now) evacuation order for a new, five-acre wildfire on Mount Hood that was first reported late in the morning … more
The assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday accused a federal judge in Oregon of “caving” to immigration activists when ordering the release days … more
Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez may soon get a seasoned Republican challenger in her southwest Washington district. And it won’t be Joe Kent, the man she’s defeated twice. … more
The Washington Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that prohibits judges from increasing an offender’s mandatory sentence range based on foreign convictions. The decision stemmed from a … more
Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank isn’t backing down in his desire to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to allow his deputies to assist the Trump administration in deporting … more
The Washington state Department of Youth, Children & Families Oversight Board received devastating news from the state Office of the Family and Children’s Ombuds. During a four-hour … more
An injured climber summoned help after falling on a remote Washington peak by shouting across a canyon, officials said. The 31-year-old was climbing alone on Sinister Peak’s northern … more
When a resident of Pierce County calls 911, their call is routed to the regional call center in Tacoma, which handles nearly 1 million calls each year and works as the communication bridge for the … more
On April 4, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) abruptly canceled the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. This decision directly affects several Grays Harbor … more
Three years ago on a sunny day in August, a nearly 80-year-old steel, navy blue ship with patched holes and streaks of rust drifted down an inlet connecting downtown Tacoma to Commencement Bay. The … more
Fire crews continue to make steady progress on the Hope Fire in northeastern Washington, with more containment added each day across several divisions of the burn perimeter. As of Thursday morning, … more
Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth will be removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July 17, following a federal decision announced last month.  The hotline … more
Groups that assist crime victims in Washington will look at reducing services as federal dollars remain down and funding in the state budget falls short filling the gap.  Since 2018, … more
A 4-year-old got ahold of a loaded gun and shot his mother in the arm by accident, deputies in Washington said. The mom was taken to a hospital with injuries that were serious but not … more
The LIGO Hanford Observatory near the Tri-Cities and its twin in Louisiana detected ripples of time and space passing through Earth from the most massive collision of black holes ever observed, a … more
Just about every time Rep. Dan Newhouse posts on Facebook, the comments start pouring in with the same question from his constituents across central Washington. "When is your next public … more
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