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What the Washington state Legislature approved, and didn't, that could affect drivers

This year's legislative session in Olympia was dominated by talk of shortfalls, taxes and impacts from the Trump administration. But, as usual, lawmakers considered many bills that cruised under … more

Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/5/25

Olympia council to discuss how to provide reparations to enslaved Africans’ descendants

The Olympia City Council is set to discuss city-scale actions that could provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved African people when it holds a June 24 study session. More than 400 … more

Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) | 5/5/25

Racist comments, jokes about sexual identity net suspensions for two Washington state cops

Two veterans of the Lakewood Police Department, including a sergeant who was the president of the Lakewood Police Independent Guild, were suspended after investigations found they made inappropriate … more

Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS) | 5/5/25

Nike, Columbia, other footwear companies ask Trump for tariff relief

More than 70 footwear companies asked President Donald Trump to exempt their products from sweeping new tariffs they said pose an “existential threat” to the industry. Members of the … more

Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Man killed in early-morning assault in Vancouver, homicide investigation underway

Police are investigating the death of a man wounded in an assault in Vancouver on Saturday. Officers found the badly injured man around 4:10 a.m., in the 10400 block of Southeast French Road, … more

Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Southwest Washington man accused of child sexual abuse, sharing images

Police say a Vancouver, Washington, man sexually abused a child and shared sexually explicit material featuring children with the operator of an online chat room. Vancouver police said they … more

The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

What to know about alleged bribery scheme allowing unqualified truckers to hit PNW roads

An upstart commercial driving academy with branches in Washington and Oregon was allegedly bribing an independent driving tester to obtain passing grades on exams for its unqualified students in … more

Ted Sickinger / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Body found on Oregon river shore believed to be missing California kayaker

A body found along the Willamette River shore on Sunday is believed to be 20-year-old Californian Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, officials said. Rodriguez accidentally went over Willamette Falls in a … more

The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/5/25

Touring land that has been in her Tenino family for generations Colvin Ranch owner Jennifer Colvin along with Bill Kronland, Scatter Creek Wildlife Area Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, speak to the environmental benefits to the conservation grazing method to land stewardship.

Grazing cattle are helping conserve this Tenino area prairie that’s open to the public

The Colvin family has raised cattle on land just outside Tenino for generations, but recently the cattle have not been confined to the family’s ranch on Old Highway 99. Visitors to the … more

Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS) | 5/5/25

The Port of Longview, including EGT, seen from the Rainier side in late 2024.

Tariffs threaten top destination of Southwest Washington ports

The United States’ tariffs on Chinese imports spurred the country to impose its own tariffs on American goods in retaliation. That could impact the country’s status as a top trading … more

Nick Morgan / The Daily News | 5/5/25

The Washington state Capitol on April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

Candidate filing begins for nine Washington state legislative seats

The curtain is officially rising on Washington’s 2025 election season. Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday for more than 3,200 seats on city councils, county commissions, … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 5/5/25

Juvenile dies after being struck by vehicle while skateboarding in Centralia

A juvenile male was struck and killed by a vehicle while skateboarding in Centralia on Friday night, according to the Centralia Police Department. The boy’s age and identity were not … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/3/25

Starbucks workers and supporters protest in front of Capitol Hill's Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.

Upstart unions at Seattle's Amazon, Starbucks, REI enter the Trump era

As the organized labor movement marked May Day this week, fledgling unions at Seattle-area giants worried that long-stalled negotiations may be dead in the water as the National Labor Relations Board … more

Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/3/25

The Corneille sits moored in the Port of Tacoma on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

From port terminals to toy stores, trade war means trouble for Washington state economy

West Coast lawmakers and port officials issued stark warnings Thursday about the growing economic risks for businesses and consumers from a full-blown trade war. “Small businesses … … more

Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/3/25

Washington state nuclear plant fined for spilling gallons of oil into the Columbia River

Energy Northwest has been fined $4,000 after a spill of lubricating oil that polluted the Columbia River at its nuclear power plant north of Richland. The oil spilled on June 13, 2023, and the … more

By Tri-City Herald (TNS) | 5/3/25

Man without a country: ICE arrests Washington state resident brought to America as toddler

A rainy morning in a North Spokane neighborhood erupted Tuesday with the kind legal reckoning that's uprooting families across Washington and the country. A series of videos captured the … more

Thomas Clouse and Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 5/3/25

Former city clerk pleads guilty to defrauding Idaho town of nearly $200,000

A former city clerk in New Plymouth, who served in the role for over a decade, pleaded guilty to a scheme that saw her defraud the small Southwest Idaho town of nearly $200,000, acting U.S. Attorney … more

Ashley Fredde / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 5/3/25

Gov. Bob Ferguson gives a thumbs up to his family during his inaugural address at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

After Gov. Bob Ferguson set his priorities, which ones survived the 2025 session?

During his mid-January inaugural address, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson gave shout-outs to multiple bills, including some by Republicans. The 2025 regular legislative session ended last weekend. … more

Simone Carter / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 5/3/25

New study suggests major Pacfic Northwest earthquake could make ground sink up to 6 feet

When Washingtonians talk about the possibility of a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the conversation typically focuses on the immediate impacts: the threat of casualties, building … more

Daniel Schrager / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 5/3/25

The Woodinville High School girls flag football team celebrated the sport being sanctioned by the WIAA in an event held by the Seahawks at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Thursday, April 24, 2025. (Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks/TNS)

After Seahawks assist, Washington girls flag football players eager to grow sport

RENTON, Wash. — On Thursday, Tosia Jaszczak Follehr sat on a stage at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center and answered a question from Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Jaszczak Follehr … more

Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/3/25