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A new ranking on traffic congestion in cities around the globe confirms what you already knew: Seattle drivers waste a lot of time sitting in traffic — and congestion got even worse last year.
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has ordered Puget Sound Energy to start itemizing costs from Washington's Climate Commitment Act on customer bills by June 2026.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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A bill that changes the state's initiative process was touted by supporters as stopping aggressive signature gatherers and wealthy special interests on Tuesday, but critics dubbed it …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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A new lawsuit alleges Zillow used its monopoly power to charge high referral fees and pressured agents to channel homebuyers into its lending business.
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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Several proposals intended to pose barriers to federal immigration enforcement received hearings on Tuesday after Gov. Bob Ferguson urged support for a related mask ban last week.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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The third trial of an Arlington man accused of murdering his friend at Baker Lake in 2019 began Tuesday in Whatcom County Superior Court. Alexander Vanags, 36, previously appeared before a jury in …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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1/21/26
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Game wardens with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks are seeking information from the public about an illegally killed wolf near Gardiner in December.
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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1/21/26
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In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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1/21/26
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Nick Brown has been Washington's attorney general for one year and has sued the president 50 times. That's nearly once per week.
Brown filed his first lawsuit against the administration the day …
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Karen Ducey and Seattle Times staff / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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1/21/26
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Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org .
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By Shalina Chatlani / States Newsroom
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1/21/26
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The Washington Legislature is again considering empowering local governments to tax short-term housing rentals, much to the irritation of homeowners who rent out their properties on platforms like …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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Detectives from the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) arrested two Chehalis residents last week following a successful controlled buy of suspected methamphetamine, according to a probable cause …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/20/26
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A woman and child were injured in a DUI crash on U.S. Highway 12 in Thurston County on Monday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/20/26
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Kevin Burton-Crow, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class and current special victims detective with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, is running for Thurston County sheriff. Burton-Crow …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/20/26
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On the morning of Jan. 11, the Elma Police Department was dispatched to an alarm call at a marijuana manufacturing business in Elma.
One of their officers responded and determined that the …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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1/20/26
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The hottest new animal yoga class in Portland doesn’t involve goats, kittens or puppies.
It’s all about snakes.
HISSS, a reptile shop that opened in August, is hosting regular snake …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/20/26
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About 10 hours after two Portland police officers were shot and injured near Lloyd Center Monday night, the Police Bureau said the suspect remains at large.
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/20/26
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It only took about 13 seconds for Seahawks fans to rock the rafters of Lumen Field on Saturday night.
Over a decade since the “Beast Quake” that cemented Seattle’s reputation for loud …
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Nicole Pasia / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/20/26
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About three dozen people gathered at Rainier Beach’s public library Sunday afternoon to assemble “whistle kits,” a tool that activists nationwide have turned to as a means of alerting neighbors …
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Ryan Nguyen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/20/26
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Prosecutors last week charged a volunteer fire chief in Pacific County in Southwest Washington with 37 counts of child sex crimes involving four young boys.
Police believe Ilwaco volunteer Fire …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/20/26
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