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A bill to create a modern fleet of passenger-only ferries in Washington state appeared on the glide path to passage this legislative session in Olympia, following lopsided votes of approval in both …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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The first signs felt eerily familiar.
Getting word that out-of-state travelers may have brought in an extremely contagious virus. Scrambling to notify the public. Tracking exposures. Testing …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, whose vision shaped the coffee giant's growth into a global brand, has departed his longtime home of Seattle for sunny Miami.
Schultz, who served as CEO …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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An earthquake hit the Key Peninsula area early Wednesday morning.
Locals in the area might have felt the 2.9-magnitude earthquake at about 3:49 a.m. It was reportedly hit in the area between …
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Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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3/11/26
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The U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran is forcing world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, with ongoing missile fire from both sides disrupting flows through a key waterway.
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Arsalan Shahla, Nayla Razzouk and Galit Altstein / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/11/26
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A man accused of shooting and killing two women at Federal Way's Stars Bar & Grill nearly three years ago is now one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.
Samuel Ramirez Jr., 33, is …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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A bill to regulate automated license plate readers in Washington state for the first time is heading to Gov. Bob Ferguson for his signature.
The state Senate on Tuesday approved amendments made …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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A perfect resolution to cap off a perfect season.
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, will introduce a resolution honoring the Colfax Bulldogs boys basketball team's undefeated season, a state title and …
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Lucille Stutesman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/11/26
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A trio of conservative media figures will continue to be barred from access to press areas on the state House of Representatives floor, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
A lawsuit from Seattle-area …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/11/26
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When a 190-pound high school wrestler head-butted Spokane Valley's Bob West while he was officiating a Colville wrestling match in 1996, he knew it was the end of his 35-year referee career.
The …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/11/26
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OLYMPIA — Sen. Nikki Torres has replaced Sen. Leonard Christian on Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families oversight board as he faces backlash over his use of a slur on the …
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Sophia Sostrin / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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The biggest snowfall this season is in store for the mountains this week.
But a blizzard that could rock the upper altitudes with high gusts and low visibility is set to arrive a little later …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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OLYMPIA – As conflict in the Middle East rattles global oil markets, driving gas prices higher, Washington lawmakers are racing to finalize a state budget while acknowledging that many economic …
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Sophia Sostrin / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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A bill to create a modern fleet of passenger-only ferries in Washington state appeared on the glide path to passage this legislative session in Olympia, following lopsided votes of approval in both …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest saw a dramatic spike in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at the end of 2025, particularly in the Portland area and in less populous parts of Washington …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks and Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/26
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SPOKANE — One conversation with Adrik Jenkin and you’d never be able to tell what his life has been like for the last week prior to the Class 2B state championship.
He’s all of 6-foot-5 …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/11/26
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On the 269th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss pot taxes, columns about bills and having a little self-awareness about writing them, …
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3/10/26
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It took over 24 hours of grinding floor debate, but Democrats in the Washington House approved an income tax Tuesday on households earning over $1 million a year.
The state is now closer to …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/10/26
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A Randle man with 24 prior warrants and a lengthy criminal history faces allegations he broke into someone’s shop in Onalaska and stole a bag of tools and a generator.
Jeremy D. …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/10/26
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Biologists with Yellowstone National Park reported seeing the first grizzly bear of the spring season on Monday, according to a National Park Service press release.
The griz was seen in the …
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By Daily Montanan Staff
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3/10/26
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