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A recurring effort since the COVID-19 pandemic, free hot lunches could soon become a reality for every public school student in Washington.
Governor-elect Bob Ferguson intends to trim $4.4 …
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Nina Culver and Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/11/25
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A woman serving a nearly 72-year prison sentence for her role in a 2010 homicide in Edgewood that began with a Craigslist ad for a diamond ring saw her punishment cut to 32-and-a-half years Friday …
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1/11/25
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Maj. Michael Stockin has pleaded guilty to three dozen sex-abuse counts after 41 men accused the Joint Base Lewis-McChord doctor of misconduct in what a human-rights group had referred to as the …
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1/11/25
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In one of his last official acts before Gov. Jay Inslee retires from state leadership, he approved the Wautoma Solar Project proposed for a remote corner of Benton County.
It is one of nine …
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1/11/25
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Is Washington state getting rid of the twice-a-year clock changes that bookend Daylight Saving Time?
Washington is leaning hard into a growing movement to abolish the practice. In fact, Governor …
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1/11/25
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The wife of a man whose face caught on fire after medical staff at Oregon Health & Science University allegedly failed to allow alcohol that was swabbed onto his face to dry before surgery has …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/11/25
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The train bridge collapse in Corvallis last week spilled about 150,000 pounds of urea fertilizer into Marys River but poses no threat to public health or fish, state environmental officials said.
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/11/25
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Washington’s federal lawmakers are celebrating a significant list of new Columbia River projects made possible by the 2024 Water Resource Development Act , which became law earlier this month.
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1/11/25
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson has released his office’s budget priorities , which call for $4 billion in reduced spending by Washington state agencies while describing new taxes as a “last …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/11/25
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It took Democratic staff in Washington’s Legislature a little longer but they have joined their Republican colleagues in approving two-year contracts, concluding the first-ever round of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/11/25
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Washington’s citizen legislature kicks off its 2025 session Monday in Olympia.
Lawmakers will have 105 days to make multi-billion dollar shortfalls disappear from state operations …
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By Laurel Demkovich and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/11/25
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A man was taken off life support after he was mistaken for someone else — his roommate, according to a lawsuit against a Washington hospital.
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in …
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Julia Marnin / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/10/25
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The mother of the 16-year-old who died from a drug overdose is warning the community about the dangers of the drug mixtures being sold and how widespread their use might be.
Prism Dawn, the …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/10/25
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Starting this month, biologists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will begin conducting a study in southwest Washington that will help the department develop a new method for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/10/25
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, joined other lawmakers in introducing the bipartisan Let America Vote Act.
She was joined in offering the legislation by Reps. Brian …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/10/25
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The soldiers' stories were strikingly similar.
On the eighth floor of Madigan Army Medical Center, Maj. Michael D. Stockin would see patients who were in pain, then give a medical reason for why …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/10/25
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Catholic bishops have given tribal leaders a study looking at records from six Catholic boarding schools for Indigenous children in Washington state.
Yakama Nation Tribal Council Chair Gerald …
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Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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1/10/25
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The economy continues to be the top issue Washingtonians want the Legislature to address during the upcoming session, new polling released Thursday shows.
According to pollster Stuart Elway, the …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/10/25
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Idaho wildlife officials are investigating the illegal shooting of a bald eagle near Sandpoint last month.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release that the eagle was …
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The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/10/25
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Washington state lawmakers will convene in Olympia next week for a 105-day marathon legislative session. Leaders offered a preview of their priorities Thursday as they gear up for lawmaking and …
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/10/25
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