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The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered state officials to scrutinize all projects that received federal grant spending over the past four years on bike lanes, electric vehicle charging …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/15/25
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OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers continue to consider adopting a permit-to-purchase system for firearms in the state and prohibiting firearms in public areas where children are known to gather, …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/15/25
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A school bus transporting about 30 Shelton students was involved in a three-vehicle wreck in Mason County Thursday afternoon, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Two students, both 15, …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/15/25
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The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir …
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Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/15/25
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As you walk into OMSI’s new exhibit, you might find yourself humming the notes to the Jurassic Park theme song . It’s hard not to when the famous gates are the first thing visitors see. …
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Ryan Fernandez / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/15/25
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The Tumwater School District board of directors defended its position supporting amendments to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association policy that ultimately would keep trans kids from …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/14/25
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The political stars seemed aligned for the Washington State Legislature to pass a bill this session to rein in the governor’s emergency powers, with Republicans eager to pass reform legislation …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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Several bills regulating firearms survived Wednesday’s cutoff in the Washington State Legislature to consider bills in their house of origin. Other gun bills are likely dead this legislative …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill this week that attempts to fulfill a promise made years ago to the agricultural community under the Climate Commitment Act.
Engrossed …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat.
“There’s still going to be …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Tucked away in a corner of Washington’s Yakima Valley is the small town of Sunnyside, made up of roughly 17,000 residents, a majority of whom are Latino and some lack legal status.
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s point person for working with state lawmakers has resigned.
The key departure from Ferguson’s team comes as he heads into the final six weeks of his …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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A 61-year-old Yakima man pleaded guilty to stealing moccasins and a beaded glove from a cultural display at a resort operated by the Kalispel tribe.
Kevin William Wissman entered a guilty plea …
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By The Yakima Herald-Republic
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3/14/25
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U.S. Marshals Service agents arrested a Bonners Ferry, Idaho, man who had been in hiding since last year when he was convicted of possessing bombs.
Daniel Floyd, 58, whose remote residence is …
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By Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/14/25
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The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin as President Donald Trump …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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3/14/25
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Attorney General Nick Brown announced Thursday that Washington has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at preventing the “illegal” dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education by …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/14/25
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A man and woman were arrested Wednesday in downtown Olympia after police say they stole a man's dog and dragged him through a parking lot in the process.
About 5:50 p.m., police were dispatched …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/14/25
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With the Mead School Board saying it's caught in a "legal dilemma," Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal cautioned the board to follow his guidance as the Trump Administration's executive orders …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/14/25
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Some Washington military veterans are attempting to defy the controversial "Five Things" email requiring federal employees to make a list of their weekly work product amid mass firings and the Trump …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/14/25
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During fire season, the National Weather Service deploys meteorologists to major wildfires to keep firefighters updated on changing wind conditions and to predict where the fire will spread.
"I …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/14/25
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