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It was late on Nov. 5 when Estrella and her husband, Chivo, realized their lives were about to change.
The couple had called Oregon home for decades, but as they sat in their living room that …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/1/25
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Eight current residents of Green Hill School in Chehalis will be voluntarily transferred to Harbor Heights, a new juvenile rehabilitation center on the grounds of Stafford Creek Corrections Center …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/30/25
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A Western Washington gas station worker is spearheading an online signature-gathering effort to recall Gov. Bob Ferguson because he signed a budget that includes roughly $9 billion in new taxes.
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By Simone Carter / The News Tribune
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5/30/25
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For the rest of this year, Washington landlords are limited to rent hikes of 10% or less under a landmark new state law.
House Bill 1217, signed into law this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/30/25
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A couple’s remains were recovered after they died in a rollover crash, Oregon officials said.
On May 24, a bear hunter was scouting the area when he saw two bodies in a “very steep …
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By Paloma Chavez /The Bellingham Herald
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5/30/25
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Democrats are claiming Central Washington Congressman Dan Newhouse took advantage of President Trump’s tariff turmoil to enrich himself.
They’re pointing to an April 11 stock trade …
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By Cory McCoy / The Tri-City Herald
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5/30/25
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Violence flared across the Puget Sound region on the hottest day of the year so far, including in downtown Seattle, where two people were killed.
In the heart of the city, a shooting and a …
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By Caitlyn Freeman /The Seattle Times
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5/30/25
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Approximately 250 million pollinating bees are loose in Whatcom County after a commercial truck carrying them rolled over Friday morning.
People are being asked to avoid Weidkamp Road near …
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By Rachel Showalter / The News Tribune
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5/30/25
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It was a tumultuous week in Seattle, replete with anti-LGBTQ+ events, counterprotests, arrests, national attention and a promise from the FBI’s deputy director to investigate “allegations …
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Josh Cohen / Cascade PBS
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5/30/25
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For the twelfth year in a row, Washington state has the highest excise tax rate on distilled spirits in the nation, at $36.98 per gallon.
According to a new report from the Tax Foundation, …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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5/30/25
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Elected officials within the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council have expressed reluctance to adopt a rate of assumed revenue growth that would presume an extra $1 billion in the …
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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5/30/25
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A new COVID-19 variant fueling a global rise in cases has been detected in Washington, but health officials aren’t too concerned.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/30/25
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A 69-year-old Tumwater man drowned in Black Lake Wednesday morning.
McLane Black Lake Fire and Thurston County Sheriff’s Office responded to Kenneydell Park at 10:59 a.m. for the reported …
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Ann Duan / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/30/25
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A person incarcerated at the Thurston County jail allegedly punched a corrections officer in the face and tried to take the officer’s keys Wednesday morning, Sheriff Derek Sanders said.
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Ann Duan / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/30/25
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This story was originally published by Oregon Public Broadcasting.
A family from southwestern Africa that was living in Washington state while seeking asylum said they were detained by …
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Troy Brynelson / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/30/25
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A family of geese ended up in a busy parking lot in Washington, then a sergeant showed up to help them.
The mom, dad and their five goslings were found near a business May 4 in Everett, the …
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Helena Wegner / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/30/25
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Washington's small business owners, and those who are self-employed, could pay much steeper prices for health insurance in 2026 based on requested hikes from the 14 companies that provide coverage in …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/30/25
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After Washington gas prices fell earlier this spring, they appear to be back on the rise.
The average cost of a gallon of gas hit $4.42 on Thursday, May 29, according to AAA. That’s $0.04 …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/30/25
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Tensions ran high at a recent Quilcene School Board meeting as the board debated and then adopted a resolution on a 3 to 2 vote to ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/29/25
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Alaska Airlines has stopped rolling out the red carpet for the opening of Alaska’s salmon season.
The airline has paused a 15-year-old program that celebrates the Copper River salmon run, …
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By James Brooks / States Newsroom
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5/29/25
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