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Legislation that would have again raised taxes on nicotine products did not advance in the 2026 session, but smokers and other tobacco users are already paying some of the highest prices in the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Congressional candidate and Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, received a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Braun reposted the presidential …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/14/26
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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport needs a second terminal to accommodate more planeloads of travelers coming practically every year.
The new terminal is one of several projects the airport is …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/14/26
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Warmer weather means more chances to explore Washington state’s flourishing beer and wine scene.
Many locals and visitors explore breweries, distilleries and vineyards by car, driving from …
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Julia Hawkins Karlee Van de Venter / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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4/14/26
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With 60 days to go before the World Cup arrives in Seattle, there are still more questions than answers about Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to bring 500 new shelter units online, in what is seen as a …
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David Kroman and Stephannie Stokes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/14/26
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Boeing delivered fewer airplanes in March than the month prior as it dealt with an issue on a small number of 737 Max planes.
Still, the planemaker’s first quarter deliveries rose above 2023 …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/14/26
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Lebanon is set to begin U.S.-hosted negotiations with Israel in an effort to pause a war with Hezbollah that’s wreaking havoc in the country.
While they will mark the first direct talks …
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Dana Khraiche and Dan Williams / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/14/26
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The U.S. and Iran are weighing a second round of peace negotiations, with Tehran considering a pause in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to help ease the path toward further talks.
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Ben Bartenstein and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/14/26
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In its growing battle with the Trump administration over the rights of illegal immigrants, the Wilson administration has doubled to $1.2 million, the money it will pay for lawyers to represent ICE …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/14/26
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The King County Auditor says in an update that the county’s department of community and human services has made positive revisions to what had been lax oversight of social service agencies that …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/14/26
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The Washington State Attorney General’s Office staff has billed more than 34,000 hours working on lawsuits filed against the Trump Administration since November 2024, according to records obtained …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Rows of colorful rubber ducks stare out from the shelves of a small store tucked inside a mall in British Columbia, looking startled with wide eyes and open beaks.
The Rubber Duck Museum, not …
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By Sophia Gates / Cascadia Daily News
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4/14/26
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More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.
Several states, including Western ones with rich mining histories, have …
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By Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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4/14/26
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Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit.
The Department of Labor and Industries said …
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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4/14/26
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“Mr. Attorney General, if you see this, Nick Brown, I have in my possession the digital code to print a 3D gun, and I want you to come get it from me.”
So said conservative political …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/13/26
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Law enforcement used a drone, an airplane and a police K9 to capture a suspect who fled from Centralia to Olympia last Friday.
German Rosas-Arenas, 33, of Tacoma, was booked into the Lewis …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/13/26
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Energetic folks of all ages are invited to the Seminary Hill Natural Area this Saturday, April 18, for the annual Earth Day work party.
This volunteer effort will offer opportunities to remove …
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4/13/26
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Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and a suite of agency partners from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) recently completed a five-year update to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/13/26
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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a hybrid meeting in Olympia from April 16 to 18 to hear briefings on a proposed land transaction, the Pacific Salmon Treaty and the 2025 annual …
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4/13/26
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The Oakville Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of Ace's Delicatessen, an Italian-style deli, on Friday.
Ace's is located at 303 E Pine St in Oakville.
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4/13/26
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