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Less than a week after devastating fires destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane County, the National Weather Service has again issued a red flag warning for much of Eastern Washington over strong …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/26
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The man accused of starting Spokane's devastating Old Trails fire confessed to detectives he planned the blaze two weeks in advance, according to court records.
Law enforcement arrested …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/26
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When two Renton police officers responded to the Cedar River Terrace Apartments early Monday, they found a parking sign had been used to shatter a glass door, according to King County prosecutors.
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/7/26
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A pursuit of a fleeing driver came to a sudden halt when Vancouver police deployed a Grappler device, latching onto the wheel of the suspect’s car to stop it
But that was just the beginning of …
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Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/7/26
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A Mexican citizen who told investigators he bought dozens of guns in Oregon and then resold them to anyone in “the streets,” on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to making a false …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/7/26
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An eastern Oregon woman has filed a $300,000 lawsuit claiming that two police officers used a body-worn camera to surreptitiously record her as she urinated — in what her lawsuit says amounts to an …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/7/26
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The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the 2022 sexual abuse convictions of a former Woodburn High School teacher and football coach, finding a Marion County prosecutor’s conduct undermined the …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/7/26
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — State Sen. John Braun inched past U.S. Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in primary returns Thursday in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District after the vast majority of …
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By Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/7/26
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On Tuesday, the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Aberdeen Special Response Team, served a search warrant in the 3700 block of Wishkah Road after a month-long investigation …
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By The Daily World
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8/7/26
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Nearly two dozen state attorneys general banded together as early as April 2024 to plot litigation against President Donald Trump long before he was reelected, according to a confidential document …
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By Adam Herbets, TJ Martinell and Mark Stricherz / The Center Square
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8/7/26
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As the number of homes and other structures destroyed by wildfires in Spokane climbed past 900 on Thursday, state lawmakers from both parties are coming together with a plan to cut the red tape in …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/7/26
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders in his second attempt to deny citizenship to babies born to noncitizens, following the Supreme Court’s defeat this summer of an …
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By Ariana Figueroa / Stateline.org
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8/7/26
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The Trump administration appears poised to gut the central policies that shape Head Start, a popular and long-established early childhood education program that serves the country’s neediest …
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By Carolyn Jones / Stateline.org
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8/7/26
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When Rob Stone finished high school in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2018, he was asked to identify three goals for his life. Stone loves art and baseball. He’s cheerful, sports a cheeky mustache, and …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / Stateline.org
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8/7/26
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Two votes separate two Democratic hopefuls as they battle for a chance at an open state Senate seat in northwest Washington.
Since election night, Bellingham port commissioner Michael Shepard …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/7/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court next year could overturn state bans on semiautomatic rifles that would invalidate laws in a dozen states, including the ban passed by Washington lawmakers in 2023.
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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A 41-year-old man died by suicide in Clark County’s jail on July 29, Medical Examiner’s officials said.
Curran E. Fine, a volunteer firefighter from Vancouver, was facing a charge of …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/6/26
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A 37-year-old Spokane man is facing formal arson charges after allegedly confessing to starting dozens of wildfires across Spokane County over a year-long period, culminating in a massive 3,200-acre …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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8/6/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson thanked President Donald Trump on Wednesday for approval of federal disaster assistance for the catastrophic damage caused by wildfires in Spokane.
In a letter addressed to …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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The Washington state attorney general's office is urging people donating to help those beset by wildfires to use caution when giving to charities.
In a statement, the office encouraged people to …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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