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Washington state to face more budget challenges after new gloomy revenue forecast

OLYMPIA — Washington state's latest revenue forecast dropped this week and the news is bleak: The state expects to bring in about $903 million less over the next four years than what lawmakers … more

Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/26/25

Missing 27-year-old woman found dead in Mason County

Missing 27-year-old Mallory Barbour, of Bothell, was found dead in a timberland area of Mason County last week, nearly three months after she was last seen, the Mason County sheriff's office said … more

Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/26/25

Crowds attend Microsoft's Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Monday, May 19, 2025. CEO Satya Nadella was the keynote speaker during the first day of the conference.

Under pressure, Microsoft cuts some services to Israeli military

Microsoft is disabling some cloud computing services it provides to an Israeli military unit after it found evidence backing up reports that the technology was used to surveil Palestinian civilians. … more

Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/26/25

Man, three Washington high school students attack trans woman in hate crime, police say

Three Renton High School students and a 25-year-old man have pleaded not guilty to hate crime and second-degree assault charges after King County prosecutors accused them of chasing after, choking … more

Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/26/25

Travis Decker is dead, DNA results confirm, ending monthslong search

Standing in front of reporters outside a courthouse in Wenatchee, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said Thursday he insisted on a second round of DNA testing so there would be no doubt Travis … more

Kai Uyehara and Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/26/25

This chemical weapon and elephant tranquilizer is showing up in PNW counterfeit opioid pills

Federal agents and local police seized thousands of counterfeit opioid pills at a gas station in Centralia, Washington, on Sept. 16, prompting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to put out a … more

Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 9/26/25

Federal officers deployed CS gas, flash grenades and less-lethal rounds outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland on June 14, 2025, after protesters formed a shield wall and broke a glass door with a stop sign.

Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court

A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and … more

Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 9/26/25

The Multnomah County Justice Center, seen here last summer, was damaged by fire during a September 2020 riot in downtown Portland. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian)

Oregon murder suspect recaptured after mistaken release from jail

Authorities re-arrested a Gresham man accused of murder two days after Multnomah County deputies mistakenly released him from jail. Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a U.S. … more

Zaeem Shaikh / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 9/26/25

Trump escalates rhetoric promising federal intervention in Portland, citing ‘anarchy’

President Donald Trump for the third time threatened federal intervention in Portland, saying inaccurately that the city is in “anarchy.” The president appeared to be referring to … more

Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 9/26/25

Oregon woman who stole nearly $2M from VFW tells judge: ‘I lost my way’

A judge Thursday sentenced the former quartermaster of Oregon’s Veterans of Foreign Wars to more than two years in federal prison and ordered her to write a 10-page letter of apology for … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 9/26/25

Back in February, the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force served a search warrant at Shawn Sinnett’s home on Pioneer Road in Central Park and Sinnett was arrested. Sinnett’s home was searched and a large amount of evidence was seized.

Grays Harbor County man sentenced to more than 14 years in prison

On Aug. 29, a Grays Harbor County jury convicted 48-year-old Shawn Sinnett of Aberdeen on several felony counts including leading organized crime, trafficking in stolen property in the first degree, … more

By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World | 9/26/25

Cowlitz County man arrested on suspicion of secretly recording kids at a home

Authorities say a Kalama man was arrested on Wednesday for secretly recording sexually explicit images or videos of children at a home. Thomas George Jude, 41, was booked into Cowlitz County … more

By The Daily News | 9/26/25

Charlie and Erika Kirk are pictured, surrounded by candle light, in a memorial just two days after the co-founder of Turning Point USA was assassinated in Utah.

Longview City Council withdraws Charlie Kirk Way proposal

The Longview City Council voted 5-2 to pull a resolution to rename part of Maple Street to Charlie Kirk Way from the agenda at Thursday's meeting. However, the proposal still earned over an hour … more

Minka Atkinson / The Daily News | 9/26/25

The Rimrock Retreat Fire burned through the Oak Creek drainage in Yakima County in 2024, but the damage was minimal due to tree thinning and prescribed burns the Department of Natural Resources completed in the area with House Bill 1168 funding before the fire. (Photo by Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard)

Washington state lands commissioner wants $100M boost for wildfire funding

Washington’s public lands commissioner is asking the Legislature for roughly $100 million more to prevent and fight wildfires. Dave Upthegrove wants a $60 million boost for wildfire … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard | 9/26/25

The north facade of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Attorneys general file amicus brief supporting DEI policies

Illinois , California and Massachusetts are co-leading a coalition of Democratic attorneys general from 17 states filing an amicus brief to a lawsuit fighting federal orders targeting diversity, … more

By Dave Mason / The Center Square | 9/26/25

DNA testing confirms triple-murder suspect Travis Decker is dead

Triple-murder suspect Travis Decker is dead. Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison confirmed that remains found near Leavenworth are those of Decker, following DNA analysis. “We are … more

By Brett Davis / The Center Square | 9/26/25

Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, in January 2025. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Arizona lawmaker calls for Washington congresswoman to be executed for urging Trump protests

An Arizona Republican state lawmaker on Wednesday called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman from Washington state because she urged people upset with President Donald Trump to protest in … more

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy / States Newsroom | 9/25/25

Jashanpreet Singh, 19, Chehalis, makes a video appearance in Lewis County Superior Court on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

$1 million bail: Centralia gas station clerk accused of sexually assaulting customer

Nineteen-year-old Chehalis man Jashanpreet Singh, a store clerk at a local Centralia gas station, faces charges of second-degree rape and indecent liberties after he was accused of assaulting a … more

By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com | 9/25/25

Adna seniors pose for a photo with Adna Grocery owners Jim and Cindy Smith and a check for $40,005.35 at Adna High School on Thursday, Sept. 25. The car show raises money for Adna High School seniors who volunteer their time to help run the event. The event has raised a total of $140,887.35 since its first year in 2020.

Adna Grocery owners give $40,000 in car show proceeds to high school seniors

The owners of Adna Grocery on Thursday presented a check for $40,005.35 to the members of the high school senior class who assisted during the Adna Car Show last July. Jim and Cindy Smith … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/25/25

A “no trespassing” sign outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center. (Photo by Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Democrats argue in court for unannounced visits to immigration detention facilities

WASHINGTON — Attorneys on behalf of a dozen U.S. House Democrats Thursday pushed for a federal judge to force the Trump administration to comply with an appropriations law that allows for … more

By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom | 9/25/25