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Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill into law Thursday that will make all lottery winners in the state anonymous unless they consent to having their names released, regardless of the game they won or the …
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Ted Sickinger / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/9/25
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For a brief moment, it seemed Spokane would have a direct link to the papacy, and more so than just the Washington State University flag that was spotted waving in the Vatican square during the …
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James Hanlon and Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/9/25
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Despite the Legislature's failure to pass broad, major changes in juvenile rehabilitation policy, state leaders hope a fiscal bump will give the system a leg up as it deals with an ongoing …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/9/25
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A 13-year-old boy was killed in a “freak accident” while riding his bike in Washington, his family and police said.
Emiliano Munoz died May 5, three days after he ran into a braided …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/9/25
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Washington's fledgling Office of Independent Investigations, formed by the Legislature in 2021 to conduct "fair, thorough, transparent, competent and unbiased" investigations into police shootings …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/9/25
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An immigration judge made no immediate ruling Thursday over the question of bail for a Whatcom County farmworker and immigrant rights activist who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs …
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Robert Mittendorf Shea Johnson / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/9/25
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A heated debate concerning the future of the Rainier School in Buckley has winded down for now.
On April 27, the state legislature passed Senate Bill 5393, an amended bill that will prohibit new …
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Isabela Lund / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/9/25
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A Spokane man arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on April 29 appeared in court Thursday after a grand jury found probable cause to charge him with assault on a federal officer stemming from his …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/9/25
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Vice President J.D. Vance recently made a joke regarding immigration enforcement that Washington state leaders say negatively impacts tourism for Seattle, the host city of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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By Spencer Pauley | The Center Square
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5/9/25
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The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s ban on the sale and import of high-capacity magazines, ruling the state can regulate magazines without violating either federal or …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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5/9/25
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Thursday marks 48 days since King County Superior Court Judge Sandra Widlan struck down an initiative protecting natural gas as an energy choice in Washington. Her order has yet to be entered into …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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5/9/25
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Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington want Gov. Bob Ferguson to ensure they receive a pay raise in July like the rest of the state workforce.
They are …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/9/25
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State health department investigating Washington hospital after girl’s suicide sparked public outcry
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. …
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By Kaylee Tornay and Whitney Bryen / InvestigateWest
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5/8/25
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The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s ban on the sale of gun ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
The law, passed in 2022, faced a challenge from …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/8/25
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President Trump recently floated the idea of reopening San Francisco’s Alcatraz federal penitentiary. Could he reopen Washington’s abandoned island prison?
In a Truth Social post on …
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Constanza Montemayor / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/8/25
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A former nurse practitioner accused of forcing abortion pills inside his girlfriend and violating his restraining order last year has been allowed to remove his electronic home-monitoring device so …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/8/25
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Washington sued the Trump administration Wednesday, accusing it of illegally withholding billions of dollars of congressionally approved funding to build electric car infrastructure across the …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/8/25
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s polar bear Laerke went viral over the weekend when a video of her behavior caused concern for some commenters.
Zoo staff told The News Tribune on …
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Isha Trivedi / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/8/25
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The Catholic bishops in Spokane and Seattle have told parishioners they will not fully comply with a new Washington law that requires clergy to report sexual abuse to police, similar to teachers, …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/8/25
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The last fire to burn a forest in Chelan County was started by drip torches. Fingers of flame ignited the underbrush last fall, clearing fuels that could supercharge a wildfire.
In a tour of the …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/8/25
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