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There was passionate debate on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday over a bill that would make impersonating a law enforcement officer a gross misdemeanor.
Republicans …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/26
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The Washington state Senate has passed a bill that critics in the chamber warn could “weaponize” the State Attorney General’s Office by giving it new investigative powers into civil …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/12/26
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House Democrats passed a proposal Wednesday that would expand Washington state’s “Good Samaritan” law by prohibiting the arrest of someone who is overdosing or reporting one.
The 55-42 …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/12/26
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Diana Crespo, 7, and her parents spent three weeks in a Texas detention center, locked up 2,000 miles from their Gresham home after federal immigration officers detained them in a clinic parking …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/12/26
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Democratic state lawmakers in Washington want to make it tougher to challenge a voter’s registration as organized efforts to knock residents off the rolls are on the rise.
The state House …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/26
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As the Seahawks paraded through the streets of Seattle to celebrate their Super Bowl victory, even the sky couldn't help but shine a bright blue.
The rare mid-February sun followed a resounding …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/12/26
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Near the end of a four-hour hearing on Wednesday that focused largely on the Justice Department's handling of its investigation of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Michael Baumgartner …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/12/26
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Maybe it's the exorbitant price of an Uber ride. Perhaps it's the lack of taxis in the area or the $5,000 bill that can come with an ambulance ride to the hospital.
Whatever the reason, one …
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Mathew Callaghan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/12/26
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Rep. Dan Newhouse on Wednesday joined a Democratic-led effort that would rescind tariffs President Donald Trump levied on Canada last year, breaking from his Republican colleagues in a largely …
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Anumita Kaur / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/12/26
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A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train late Wednesday south of Tukwila, stalling rail service.
The northbound train, headed from Portland to Seattle, struck the person after 9 p.m., …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/12/26
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will be present at the summer FIFA 2026 Men’s World Cup games, including those held in Seattle.
In a hearing before Congress on Tuesday, …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/12/26
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While the Super Bowl LX champs were making the victory rounds in Seattle this week, another K9 was frolicking in the snow in Dedham, Mass., thousands of miles away.
Four 3-month-old dogs named …
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Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/12/26
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The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday that would require the public to produce a passport or birth certificate in most cases to register to vote, less than a year out from November midterm …
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By Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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2/11/26
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A countywide ban on mobile syringe exchanges is no more.
Lewis County commissioners have chosen to throw out restrictions on other harm reduction services amid an ongoing legal battle with …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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Recently-appointed Centralia Mayor Norm Chapman — who was reelected as a city councilor in the November election — will resign his seat on the Centralia City Council, and as a result his position …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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Over 220 people tuned in for a Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees special meeting on Tuesday to address the library district’s budget crisis.
About 150 of those people stuck …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/11/26
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Around two dozen attendees once again filled the council chambers at Winlock City Hall on Monday, Feb. 9, for the Winlock City Council’s first regular meeting of the month.
During the meeting, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Michael W. Armendariz, 40, Tacoma, made a preliminary appearance Feb. 9 for one count each of attempting to elude a pursuing police …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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The Washington state Senate has unanimously approved Senate Bill 5977, sponsored by Sen. Nikki Torres, a Republican from the 15th Legislative District.
The legislation would require the public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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A motorcyclist was severely injured in a hit-and-run by a drunk driver on northbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County on Tuesday.
The at-fault driver, identified by the Washington State Patrol as …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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