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Even for a community that is no stranger to adversity, the past two weeks have dealt blow after blow to Western Washington farmworker families.
The catastrophic flooding that left historic …
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Naomi Ishisaka / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/25
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Home fires occur more in the winter than any other season, with heating systems being a leading cause of home fires and fire fatalities in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/23/25
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Nurses at Seattle Children’s hospital have voted to authorize a strike, following about seven months of negotiations that have stalled over higher pay, sick leave and rest and meal breaks.
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/25
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TACOMA — A federal judge on Monday morning ordered the immediate release of a disabled U.S. Army veteran who has been held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma since August.
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/25
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Response crews rescued about 50 people in Sumas in a single day — Thursday, Dec. 11 — during recent floods caused by heavy rainfall, according to Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin.
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/23/25
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SEATTLE — Four people sat at a table, coloring with crayons and singing along as rock music played from a TV behind them. First Lynyrd Skynyrd, then The Eagles.
The calm, soothing repetition …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/25
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The sponsor of the only bill fully vetoed by Gov. Bob Ferguson during his first legislative session said that the governor's creation of a housing task force last week was "a slap in the face."
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/23/25
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Christmas by candle light, anyone?
Strong wind gusts blowing in Christmas Eve could mean power outages at dinner time, so channel your Ebenezer Scrooge, slap on a night cap and cozy …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/25
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Grays Harbor County District 1 Commissioner Georgia Miller has earned two awards for her work on housing access and community development the County announced via press release.
In November, the …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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12/23/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police are asking for assistance from the public to identify those responsible for unlawfully shooting and wasting a cow elk at the Bishop Athletic …
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By The Daily World
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12/23/25
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Authorities say the Woodland man arrested last week for suspicion of murder killed his longtime tenant and hid the body in a 55-gallon barrel on his rural Old Lewis River Road property.
Ricky …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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12/23/25
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A transient man who authorities say pulled a knife on an acquaintance on the streets of Longview was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree assault following a two-day trial.
An Meingin, 46, of …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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12/23/25
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A transient man convicted in 2020 of killing a Kelso woman working at a convenience store has been resentenced following a 2021 Washington State Supreme Court decision that made the defendant's …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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12/23/25
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers, whose charge is to provide updates on the plans and cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, has run into a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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An attorney whose law license was suspended for two years because of a Washington state Attorney General's complaint against her for representing a group trying to block illegal residents from voting …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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More than 2,100 registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital have authorized a potential strike following a union vote.
Registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted Sunday and …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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A 75-year-old woman was struck and blinded in a violent attack outside the King County Courthouse earlier this month, and the suspect charged in the case had a long history of arrests, including …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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A Lewis and Clark District Court judge has ruled that Montana’s current wolf hunting and trapping season can continue, despite several conservation organizations submitting a petition to halt the …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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12/23/25
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At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to be paid in settlements over powerline-ignited fires got major relief from the federal government: they would not have to pay federal …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/23/25
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From his getaway cabin on San Juan Island, Fred Felleman has a clear view of the international shipping lanes of Haro Strait. The wide variety of big ships passing by are not just a photogenic …
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By Tom Banse / The Salish Current via The Washington State Standard
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12/23/25
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