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Paddle sports like kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing have been on the rise in Washington state. According to a study from the Recreation and Conservation Office at Washington State Parks, paddle …
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Karlee Van De Venter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/25/25
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Washington's school Superintendent Chris Reykdal said he was not surprised to see a federal judge blocking the Trump administration's directives that threaten to cut federal funding for public …
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Claire Bryan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/25/25
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An Olympia-based conservation organization has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bob Ferguson over his reappointment of Molly Linville to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, arguing Linville …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/25/25
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Washington Republican lawmakers walked out of an executive session Wednesday after a controversial bill that would close Rainier School was advanced out of committee.
Rainier School, located in …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/25/25
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Rent stabilization in Washington is one step closer to becoming a reality.
House and Senate lawmakers struck a deal Thursday on House Bill 1217, also called the “rent-cap bill.” The …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/25/25
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Washington state drivers could soon see a 6 cents per gallon jump at the pump as part of a revamped transportation funding bill that got a do-pass recommendation out of executive session in the House …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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For the first time in over a decade, families that hunt and fish to put food on the table will see the price of that license increase on July 1 — a 38% “inflationary adjustment” …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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A man accused of locking his girlfriend in the bathroom with him and attacking her with a knife at a Chehalis residence on Wednesday is now facing domestic violence charges.
Emilio Perez, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/24/25
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Bail is set at $100,000 for a Centralia man accused of punching, pushing and choking a 14-year-old relative, causing significant injuries, on April 11.
“This is one of the worst …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/24/25
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A Chehalis man identified as a possible low-level drug dealer was charged Thursday with seven felony firearm offenses after Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) detectives raided his home the day …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/24/25
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A bill introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives earlier this month would increase taxes on breweries across the state, potentially pushing many beer production facilities to the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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With only days to fill a $16 billion hole, Washington state House Democrats advanced three bills on Wednesday that could raise taxes by more than $18 billion if the Senate passes them before Monday.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate have struck an agreement to provide up to six weeks of unemployment insurance for striking workers.
Both chambers approved Senate Bill 5041 this year …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/24/25
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The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) seized seven firearms, ammunition, cocaine and more during the arrest of a Chehalis man on Wednesday, April 23.
JNET detectives served a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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A 33-year-old former Tacoma resident was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month for conspiracy to destroy energy facilities and six counts of destruction or attempted destruction of an …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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Millions of migrating birds are traveling mostly north through Oregon over the next few weeks, and they could use a little help to make their way safely to their breeding grounds.
As these birds …
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Joel Odom / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Umpqua Bank later this year will change its name to Columbia Bank.
Tacoma-based Columbia Bank acquired Umpqua Bank in 2023, but at the time elected to keep the Umpqua name.
On Wednesday, …
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Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The average visit to an emergency department in Oregon last fall took about five hours and 12 minutes, continuing a downward trend underway since 2022.
That’s according to the Oregon …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to share video of a truck driven by a man charged with murdering a Tenino woman.
The request was sent out via a new release …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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4/24/25
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By July, Eastern Oregon and almost all of Washington will likely be at “above average risk for large, costly fires,” one of the Northwest’s leading fire forecasters said Wednesday.
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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