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A 16-year-old boy was arrested and a handgun recovered on the grounds of Olympia High School last week, according to police.
Olympia police were dispatched to the school Thursday afternoon, Lt. …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/12/25
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Mason County has its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds. The flu was detected in a small backyard flock of ducks, the state Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/12/25
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A Pasco man is accused of hitting a Washington State Patrol vehicle head-on in Kennewick while driving the wrong way under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Jeremy S. Santo, 45, of Pasco, was …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/12/25
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The city of Seattle is joining a lawsuit led by other so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, alleging the Trump administration is illegally threatening to cut off federal resources and deputize local law …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/12/25
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When it comes to money, Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much in Olympia.
But there's a common consensus when it comes to the cost of living — constituents across the state are …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/12/25
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Negotiators for Providence and its striking nurses have not met since the two sides reached an ill-fated agreement a week ago, and they have no meetings on the books.
Nearly 5,000 nurses at all …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/12/25
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Former longtime Ocosta School District teacher and coach Wade Eric Iseminger recently pleaded guilty to a Class C felony, third-degree assault, and on Friday was sentenced to 90 days in jail, …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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2/12/25
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Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News reporter about 13-year-old children making their own health care decisions …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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WASHINGTON — More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a 30-year-old policy that restricted …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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2/11/25
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Democratic state lawmakers are aiming to erase a voter-approved limit on annual property tax hikes as a way to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools and local governments.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/11/25
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While recognized as a delicacy around the world, state lawmakers may advance a proposal Wednesday to outlaw foie gras and the practice of “force-feeding” across Washington.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning medical providers from performing gender reassignment or affirming procedures, such as mastectomies or prescribing puberty …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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After years of discussion around the possibility of a road usage charge (RUC) system to replace the state gas tax as a primary source of transportation funding, a high-ranking Washington House …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department was hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts after the Department of Government Efficiency announced its latest terminations of contracts …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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2/11/25
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Washington has regained access to more than $150 million in previously frozen federal funds for solar energy projects, state officials said.
For at least a week, the state Department of Commerce …
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By: Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/11/25
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A federal judge has blocked a plan to slash reimbursement funds the National Institutes of Health provides to public universities and research centers throughout the country, a plan both the …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/11/25
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A Tacoma-based nonprofit that provides resettlement services to refugees in the region sued the Trump administration Monday over the suspension of the U.S. refugee-resettlement program, court records …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/11/25
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SEATTLE — When Washingtonians addicted to drugs seek long-term care, they arrive at treatment facilities knowing that, on top of therapy and medication, they'll also get food, a bed to sleep in …
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Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/11/25
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Four people died Sunday when a car slammed head-on into an oncoming, full-size bus in Central Washington about 1:30 p.m., according to the Washington State Patrol.
The teen driver and her …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/11/25
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Drivers who blast through a construction zone at freeway speeds in Washington could see a $248 ticket arrive in the mail a few days later, under a state program that takes effect this year.
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Robert Mittendorf / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/11/25
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