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Washington State Ferries completed the sale of the Elwha on Thursday, four months after a deal with a different buyer sank.
Everett Ship Repair bought the retired passenger ferry for $100,000 …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/31/25
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Despite threats that immigration enforcement agents might show up, more than 500 immigrant rights advocates from across Washington marched to the state Capitol in Olympia on Thursday.
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/31/25
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Sandra Ramirez’s son Joseph was hanging out with friends last February at the home of a boy whose parents owned a gun.
One of the children found the gun in an unlocked safe, Ramirez told …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/31/25
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As the Trump administration pursues its hardline immigration agenda, Democratic lawmakers in Washington are trying to take steps to protect immigrant communities in the state.
Rep. …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/30/25
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A Washington woman’s death had been a mystery for decades, then DNA testing led to an arrest, police said.
Joseph Andrew Jacquez was arrested Jan. 25 in Nevada, the Everett Police …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/30/25
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On Monday, Jan. 28, Canada Border Services Agency announced that it will no longer issue permits on the Pacific Crest Trail for those who want to cross into British Columbia. The popular hiking and …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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1/30/25
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Judge delays Trump's federal spending freeze after it prompts 'chaos and confusion' in the Northwest
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge on Tuesday delayed a sweeping order by the Trump administration to freeze trillions in federal grants and loans just as it was set to go into effect, after …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/30/25
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In the Costco Cola Wars, Pepsi won the battle — but it appears Coca-Cola won the war.
Costco will begin stocking Coca-Cola products in the food courts of its warehouse stores beginning …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/30/25
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The person who peppered the back door of a North Spokane home Saturday with five bullets in an apparent targeted attack killed a 13-year-old boy quietly playing video games on the other side.
As …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/30/25
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The City of Olympia has joined a small group of jurisdictions in the country declaring itself a sanctuary city for LGBTQIA2S+ people, just a month after community members came to City Council asking …
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Ty Vinson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/30/25
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There's a math problem in Washington state, the latest release of federal test scores show.
The state superintendent for schools says the results should raise concerns about Washington's future …
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Jenn Smith / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/30/25
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A Salem man served as the ringleader of a multimillion-dollar marijuana drug trafficking operation that marketed butane hash oil, THC-infused candy and cereals and psilocybin mushrooms online and …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/30/25
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The Food and Drug Administration has newly classified the December recall of some Lay’s Classic Potato Chips sold in Oregon and Washington with the designation reserved for the highest degree …
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Mims Copeland / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/30/25
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The assistant director of the child learning center called Cassandra Robinson out of the blue Monday afternoon.
“I don’t know where to start,” the woman on the phone said.
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/30/25
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A local Washington Republican lawmaker is looking to capitalize on a Monday ruling in King County Superior Court upholding the last legislative session’s parental rights bil l.
A newly …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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1/30/25
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Tasha Fitzgerald didn’t want to leave her job as a child care provider.
But after years of low pay and few benefits, Fitzgerald realized she would not be able to stay in the field and …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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1/30/25
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On Tuesday afternoon, Washington state lawmakers heard from those for and against ranked choice voting during a public hearing on related legislation before the House Committee on State Government …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/29/25
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Washington state’s $45 million Electric Vehicle Instant Rebate Program for buying or leasing electric vehicles fell far short of promises to deliver environmental results and help middle-income …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/29/25
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Shasti Conrad thinks the way Democrats went about winning Washington elections last year is a formula for success nationwide.
Conrad, unanimously reelected leader of the state Democratic Party …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/29/25
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Nineteenth Legislative state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, believes the state should eliminate hurdles to construction of kit homes that offer a solution to the state’s housing shortage.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/29/25
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