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The U.S. Supreme Court next year could overturn state bans on semiautomatic rifles that would invalidate laws in a dozen states, including the ban passed by Washington lawmakers in 2023.
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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A 41-year-old man died by suicide in Clark County’s jail on July 29, Medical Examiner’s officials said.
Curran E. Fine, a volunteer firefighter from Vancouver, was facing a charge of …
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8/6/26
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A 37-year-old Spokane man is facing formal arson charges after allegedly confessing to starting dozens of wildfires across Spokane County over a year-long period, culminating in a massive 3,200-acre …
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8/6/26
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Lewis County Fire District 14, better known as Randle Fire & EMS, rescued a stray kitten after it found itself in a tight spot on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Calling it an “eventful …
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8/6/26
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The Centralia Police Department is investigating a “suspicious death,” the department announced in a news release Thursday, Aug. 6.
At about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, officers …
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8/6/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson thanked President Donald Trump on Wednesday for approval of federal disaster assistance for the catastrophic damage caused by wildfires in Spokane.
In a letter addressed to …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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The Washington state attorney general's office is urging people donating to help those beset by wildfires to use caution when giving to charities.
In a statement, the office encouraged people to …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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As more for-sale signs sprouted in front yards this summer, homes across the region sat on the market awaiting home-shoppers willing to make a leap despite high prices and stubborn mortgage rates.
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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Meta is backing out of another office building in Bellevue's Spring District as its Seattle-area workforce shrinks and the company shifts focus toward artificial intelligence.
The Menlo Park, …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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Boeing is offering its professional aerospace union workers a 28.5% wage increase over the length of the next four-year contract, according to details of the tentative agreement shared Wednesday.
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/26
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The wait for an Iran-Oman deal that partially reopens the Strait of Hormuz continued through Thursday, after the Islamic Republic said an agreement on proposed shipping lanes is in the final stages.
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8/6/26
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As Washington state reels from a devastating wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane last weekend, experts say the disaster has cast newfound uncertainty over a property insurance market …
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Alex Brown / Stateline
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8/6/26
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President Donald Trump is urging Republican senators to “release their holds” and pass a measure making daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
A bipartisan bill passed the …
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8/6/26
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A second day of ballot counting didn’t go well for a former Washington state lawmaker pursuing a comeback, but it did for a Republican legislator seeking a second term.
Across the state, …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/6/26
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Six children and a woman were hospitalized in a hit-and-run DUI crash on Interstate 5 near Napavine at about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The at-fault driver, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/26
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On the 288th episode, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss the early results of the August 4 primary election, which was low on surprises but perhaps wealthy in comeuppance.
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8/5/26
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Top brass from Washington State Ferries gathered Wednesday at a shipyard in Panama City, Florida, for a maritime ceremony that has been all too rare lately for the agency. They celebrated the cutting …
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8/5/26
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Fresh off a losing bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, fellow Democrat Brent Hennrich says he won’t be supporting her in the general election.
Hennrich earned over 16% of the …
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8/5/26
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In one of the big surprises of the evening, state Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, was the only lawmaker across the 19th and 20th legislative districts to be trailing in the initial results for the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/5/26
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