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Mel Tonasket says the modern history of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is defined by a single turning point: the decision to reject federal termination, and the decades of work …
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Paul Taylor / TVW
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4/17/26
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U.S. House Republicans from Western states laid out a figurative welcome mat for the U.S. Forest Service Thursday as its chief pitched plans to whittle down the agency’s budget, move its …
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By Annie Knox / States Newsroom
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4/17/26
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Washington is pouring $55.8 million into early learning facilities across the state.
Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the competitive grant awards Thursday. The funds will create about 2,000 …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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4/17/26
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An early fundraising leader has emerged from the crowd of candidates battling to succeed retiring Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse in central Washington.
Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/17/26
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WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified before Congress on Thursday that he’s not pleased with how spending cuts to programs that help lower-income …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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4/16/26
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An eastern Washington judge declined Thursday to rule on the future of a state law that could potentially force sheriffs out of office if they don’t meet new standards.
Lincoln County Superior …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/16/26
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A Centralia woman faces seven felonies for allegedly defrauding a 96-year-old woman out of over $21,000 in cash while making numerous unlawful purchases as her caretaker.
Such purchases …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/16/26
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More than two months after police declared a riot at a demonstration at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Eugene, the FBI is circulating “wanted” posters with images of two …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/16/26
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In response to the escalating feud between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, many archbishops and Catholic leaders across the U.S. have voiced support for the pope’s role as a religious, not …
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Chiara Profenna / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/16/26
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Federal agents appear to be increasingly targeting immigrants from Laos in Oregon, including the recent arrest of a Gresham man that prompted U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter to show up at the Portland …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/16/26
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The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office has identified remains from a car found in the Columbia River as those of Kenneth and Barbara Martin and their oldest daughter, also named Barbara, the …
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Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/16/26
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A former top federal child protection official in Washington told the state Attorney General's Office that there is widespread fraud in child care programs a day after Attorney General Nick Brown put …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/16/26
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that three defendants facing charges for their role in a protest in Spokane last June will go to trial in May, throwing out their motions to dismiss the case.
Last …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/16/26
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One of the groups that lobbied hard for the new income tax in Washington is touting the coming benefits for working families and small businesses across the state. But a lawmaker who opposed the tax …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/16/26
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President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a move that offers to ease tensions more broadly in the region while the U.S. and Iran are in discussions to extend …
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Josh Wingrove, Patrick Sykes and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/16/26
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The Port of Pasco is pitching Big Pasco Industrial Park as an inland port offering direct rail connections to ocean ports on Puget Sound.
The inland port could be a cost-effective option for …
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Wendy Culverwell / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/16/26
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Just over a month since recertifying and after more than a year of inaction, Pacific County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) K-9 Kova has already chalked up a successful track.
PCSO Sgt. …
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By Jeff Clemens / Chinook Observer
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4/16/26
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On Tuesday, April 14, detectives with the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office, in close collaboration with the Pacific County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, traveled to Western State Hospital to take …
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By The Daily World
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4/16/26
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A Slovakian musher living in Tok filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and three Biden-administration officials in April over her denied immigration petition.
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By Haley Lehman / Alaska Beacon
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4/16/26
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After restoring public access to its courtyard, selling a chunk of its property for $17 million and laying off staff, Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is gearing up for more change.
PacSci …
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