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On a dry day in mid-June, a 13-person crew slashed down small trees, limbs and bushes outside of a home near Roslyn, Washington.
The workers, part of the Kittitas County Fuels Crew, are …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/29/26
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The democratic socialist mayor of Seattle on Saturday night endorsed opponents running to the left of two longtime Democratic state legislators who represent the city, including the party’s top …
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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6/27/26
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Amid rising concerns over Washington’s cooling economy — and mounting criticism of its business climate — Gov. Bob Ferguson is turning to executives from Amazon, Boeing and other big Washington …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/27/26
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A 56-year-old University of Washington employee accused of paying to have sex with two teenage girls he groomed online before traveling to their home cities to meet up with them in hotels has pleaded …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/27/26
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Two court cases could change election rules for voters in Washington, where ballots are cast by mail rather than at a polling place.
One case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, could …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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6/27/26
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The death toll from the devastating double earthquake that struck Venezuela’s northern coast climbed to at least 920 people Friday, with 3,660 injured, as rescue crews intensified their search …
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Antonio María Delgado / Miami Herald (TNS)
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6/27/26
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed two environmental-protection bills that had passed with broad bipartisan support from legislators.
Dunleavy vetoed a bill to establish an invasive species …
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Yereth Rosen / Alaska Beacon
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6/27/26
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A state advisory council will urge the Idaho Legislature to use its opioid settlement funds to target rural communities next year as it considers a number of project proposals.
The Idaho …
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/27/26
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Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power.
The messy dispute …
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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6/27/26
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The algal bloom that forms each summer around Ross Island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is expected to be especially bad this year.
A potent combination of high temperatures …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/27/26
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American teens are driving less than in previous decades, prompting civic advocates to warn that fewer young people may register to vote.
Yet at least one state — New Hampshire — offers …
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Jonathan Shorman / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/27/26
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Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson decision — which allowed governments to enforce public camping bans without violating the Eighth Amendment prohibition on …
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Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/27/26
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A windfall of capital gains tax payments is providing temporary relief for Washington’s budget, but other collections are down, and lawmakers still expect to face financial difficulties next year.
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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6/27/26
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A Lacey man was hospitalized after he crashed his car into a tree on Friday.
The crash was reported on state Route 13 near Yelm at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Friday, June 26.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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Loretta “Lori” Evelyn Moore, the 55-year-old woman reported missing June 20 after she failed to return home, was found dead Wednesday inside her overturned car in a Castle Rock creek.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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The next board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, according to a news release.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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Centralia College is taking the stress out of new student registration with three fast-track registration events this summer, the college announced in a news release.
The first registration …
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6/26/26
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Centralia College is launching a new nine-month certificate option in medical assisting, providing a fast track option to get adults certified in three healthcare areas at once — medical assisting, …
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Submitted by Centralia College
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6/26/26
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Beginning Friday, June 26, Mount Rainier National Park implemented a parkwide fire ban.
All campfires and the ignition of wood, briquettes or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans and barbecue grills …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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The field of Chambers Prairie Elementary School in Lacey, usually a place of play, is temporarily transformed into a place of grief, reflection and remembrance.
“The Wall that Heals,” a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/26/26
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