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SEATTLE — A Washington Class 4A district cross-country meet has been moved to a different location amid safety concerns, The Columbian reported Wednesday.
The relocation comes as Camas High …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/16/26
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The Port Townsend Paper Company violated its clean-water permit twice last November when it spilled untreated wastewater into Puget Sound, according to Washington's Department of Ecology.
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/16/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a much-anticipated lawsuit against the city of Portland, challenging the city’s recent regulation barring enforcement, including federal agents, …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/26
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Oregon political leaders on Thursday offered support, prayers and in some cases a call for new gun restrictions following news that a 16-year-old shooter fatally wounded at least three children in a …
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Hillary Borrud / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/26
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A Portland police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a knife along Southwest Broadway in downtown Portland after reports he had stabbed two others in the city’s downtown Thursday …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/26
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Thousands of people gathered in Bend’s Drake Park for a vigil Thursday evening, hours after a 16-year-old opened fire at a local elementary school, killing three children and a teacher, police …
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Isabel Funk / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/26
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Daimler Truck North America sued a former Oregon employee this week, alleging he embezzled nearly $3.8 million from the company over five years.
The former fleet supervisor allegedly used the …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/26
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Struggling to afford hotel prices? A new lawsuit alleges Expedia is jacking up costs across the board.
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Oct. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Western …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/16/26
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Law enforcement intercepted a letter containing white powder addressed to the Washington secretary of state’s elections division Thursday afternoon, according to a statement from the secretary of …
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By Ann Duan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/16/26
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The editor of the Bainbridge Island Review is refusing to run an opinion piece in support of I-638 , conceding that running the op-ed could cost him subscribers.
The refusal comes despite the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/16/26
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One of the political consultants who the New York Times recently reported received hundreds of thousands of dollars to advise the Russia-aligned government of Republika Srpska was previously named a …
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By Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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10/16/26
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A mere seven months after Sound Transit's epic launch of light rail on a floating bridge, the corridor will be blocked all weekend for power-line adjustments, meant to help the trains cross nearby …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/16/26
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The fall election is a test of the new 9.9% state income tax on households that bring in more than $1 million a year. Initiative 645 aims to overturn the tax before it takes effect.
Championed …
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By Mike McClanahan / The Washington State Standard
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10/16/26
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The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027.
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million …
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By States Newsroom staff
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10/16/26
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A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City while the rest of the …
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By Katie McKellar / The Utah News Dispatch
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10/16/26
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Washington’s rising utility rates have exposed a central policy divide: Should the state make it easier for utilities to meet its clean energy mandates, or relax those mandates to contain costs and …
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By Paul W. Taylor, TVW
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10/16/26
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The Port Townsend Paper Company violated its clean-water permit twice last November when it spilled untreated wastewater into Puget Sound, according to Washington's Department of Ecology.
This …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/16/26
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On the 297th episode, local man Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle editor Eric Schwartz discuss The Chronicle’s 2026 candidate debate forum from Monday night in Chehalis, with clips of a few spicy …
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10/16/26
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Seattle is still recovering from the loss of hundreds of police officers years after the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,102 deployable officers projected in 2028 compared to 1,281 in 2019.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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10/16/26
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King County’s embattled regional homeless authority is facing a nearly $17 million shortfall due to budgeting for unearned administrative fees on grants that were never administered, a new report …
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Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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10/16/26
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