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A Christian ministry in Yakima and the state of Washington are clashing in federal court over whether the religious group can decline to hire LGBTQ+ employees.
The Union Gospel Mission of Yakima …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/3/25
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The next time you head southwest into Rainier along state Route 507, drive a little slower than you normally would. If it’s safe — and no other cars are behind you — consider …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/3/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez stopped by the Rainier Senior Center on Wednesday, May 28, to meet and speak with around 20 area residents as part of her Thurston County tour. After introducing …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/3/25
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From the zoomed-out view of a spectator, Jace Harris has the calm, confident look of a rodeo veteran: dark sunglasses underneath a checkered cowboy hat, denim blue jeans and a matching jacket covered …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/3/25
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On the 237th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss axe fights in public parks, tackling people running out of the courtroom, Tenino’s ag park, …
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6/3/25
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Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown warned in mid-April that the Trump administration’s actions put the country near the “precipice of a constitutional crisis.”
His …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/3/25
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An Olympia High School teacher and former Yelm High School principal is facing backlash after sharing an Instagram post with the statement, “This teacher kills fascists.”
In the …
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Ann Duan / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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6/3/25
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You may notice a pine sawfly on your pine trees this spring or summer. The pesky creatures are more disturbance than damage, but The News Tribune has gathered advice on what to do about them.
A …
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Constanza Montemayor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/3/25
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Microsoft is laying off 305 employees in Washington, almost three weeks after companywide cuts that saw 3% of the company's staff sent packing.
The Redmond-based tech giant notified affected …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/3/25
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The Trump administration has proposed a $34 million cut for the Hanford nuclear site for the next fiscal year compared to spending last fiscal year.
The proposal, forwarded to Congress which …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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6/3/25
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A fluffy baby bison was born at a Washington zoo, and now visitors can see it bond with its mom.
The bison was born May 24 at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, the open-range zoo said …
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Helena Wegner / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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6/3/25
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The Mustangs played the baseball game for Noah. They lost both. And days later, they lost their coach.
The Northport Mustangs, the team representing the town of about 300 people in …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/3/25
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UW Medicine and Aetna did not agree on a new contract before a June 1 deadline, meaning more than 50,000 patients could soon see increases in health care costs or potential provider disruptions.
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/3/25
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Just over four months into President Donald Trump's second administration, the rate and frequency with which Democratic attorneys general have challenged federal policy has greatly outpaced that of …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/3/25
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Brady Calkins, who won the 2014 NWAC championship in his lone season on the Community Colleges of Spokane golf team, has earned a spot in the U.S. Open for the second time.
Calkins fired rounds …
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Jim Meehan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/3/25
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An effort to recall Gov. Bob Ferguson over his signing of a budget that includes roughly $9 billion in new taxes is likely a symbolic effort at best, given the high bar for removing a governor from …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/2/25
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Kshama Sawant, the socialist who served a decade on the Seattle City Council, launched a “working-class, antiwar, anti-genocide” campaign Monday to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/2/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the weekend took down a public list of cities and jurisdictions that the Trump administration labeled as “sanctuary” …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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6/2/25
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Centralia College held a pinning ceremony Friday evening to congratulate 14 students graduating from the school's teaching program and to honor two of the students with a Golden Apple Award.
The …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/2/25
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On Saturday, June 14, Tenino Arts — in partnership with the Tenino Stone Carvers Guild — will hold the Tenino Arts Stone City Art Festival in downtown Tenino from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/2/25
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