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The Idaho House passed a bill that could allow members of the public to concealed carry guns inside some parts of courthouses.
House Bill 621 would allow people to concealed carry guns inside …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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4/3/26
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Oregon’s senior U.S. senator on Friday urged federal officials to uphold their duty to protect Social Security data despite demands from President Donald Trump to use that information to create a …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/3/26
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Oregonians have one more month to weigh in on the future of floating offshore wind energy in the state, including a path forward that would abandon the effort for now.
State officials extended …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/3/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more homeless units before the World Cup begins in Seattle may be difficult to achieve, a City Council staff memo says.
While Wilson's goal was to …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials.
The new shutdowns come after the company …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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During a recent lunch period at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in Seattle, Principal Zachary Stowell said his walkie talkie was quiet. No fights. No incidents.
It wasn’t like this when he …
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By Nate Sanford / Murrow News
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4/3/26
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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the leaders of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife of attempting to silence a member of the citizen panel that oversees the agency in …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/3/26
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The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and partnering agencies held a mock DUI crash at Rochester High School on Thursday to demonstrate the seriousness of distracted, impaired and reckless …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/2/26
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Two months after Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal told The Center Square he would meet with two female athletes who’ve become the face of the effort to protects …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/2/26
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The Port of Olympia is giving its Harbor Patrol Program and two vessels to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).
On Tuesday, March 31, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/2/26
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Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies’ automatic license plate readers in response to a new law, leaving costly public investments sitting idle.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/2/26
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Grays Harbor County Commissioner Vickie Raines received a standing-room-only community send-off upon her retirement from elected public service during an event at the county administration building …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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4/2/26
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When the Oakville Little League has its first home game on April 21, visiting teams will see ballfields that have had a significant makeover since they played last year.
New …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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4/2/26
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Four Thurston County residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision on state Route 8 Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.
Troopers indicated the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/26
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An appeals court has upheld the decision to drop a criminal charge filed against Boeing after two fatal 737 Max crashes.
A group of families who lost loved ones in the deadly crashes had asked …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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King County health officials are warning the public of a string of possible measles exposure locations in Seattle and on the Eastside after confirming two residents tested positive for the virus this …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Julia Lowe has been on a lifelong mission to see a rocket launch.
Lowe, 41, from Tacoma, traveled with her family to Cape Canaveral, Fla., in November to fulfill that dream, hoping to watch the …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Washington state leaders swiftly rebuffed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, which directs the creation of a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and restricts …
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Since Donald Trump took office for the second time and began an aggressive effort to deport immigrants, federal courts in Western Washington have seen a massive surge in the number of people …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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The number of people killed on Washington's roads went down by nearly 12% in 2025, continuing a reversal of the fatalities that had erupted during the first years of the pandemic.
Last year's …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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