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After a week of ballot tallying, Washington’s closest race for state Supreme Court has a winner.
King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell claimed victory Wednesday morning over …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/11/26
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A 49-year-old Richland grandmother was missing for about a week before her body turned up in the Columbia River last week.
Debra Tilley’s family was at the center of her life, her daughter …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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11/11/26
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A Spokane man convicted of kidnapping and raping his wife was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 13 years in prison.
Tarek M. Mohamaed, 38, was convicted by a jury on Oct. 2 of first-degree rape, …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/11/26
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A 21-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in federal prison for planning and gathering the weapons for a mass shooting at a local church in the name of ISIS.
Alexander S. …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/11/26
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington's Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse, of Yakima, and Michael Baumgartner, of Spokane, stood with their party Tuesday to halt efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete …
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/11/26
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A second Portland-area woman claims a Kaiser Permanente doctor mistakenly injected rubbing alcohol instead of painkiller into her foot before tearing off her ingrown toenail.
In a $23 million …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/11/26
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Washington’s state Supreme Court is considering major rule changes that could lead to lower, and less, bail set for criminal defendants.
Public defenders support the changes. Public …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/11/26
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Fuel prices continued their steady decline across Washington this week, marking the third consecutive week of decreases as seasonal factors and increased fuel supplies continue to ease pressure at …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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11/10/26
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Washington is suing the state’s two biggest dialysis companies over what it claims are illegal noncompete agreements that effectively reduce treatment options for people with kidney failure.
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/10/26
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A Cornelius, Oregon, mother killed her three children before taking her own life in April 2025, police said Monday.
Hong Phuong Le, 37, and her three kids — Thanh Tien Dam, 7; Ha Ngan Dam, 5; …
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Isabel Funk / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/10/26
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Police are investigating after a witness saw a driver “intentionally” drive a car into the front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Eugene on Sunday, causing significant damage to the building.
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Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/10/26
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The ACLU is suing to block the ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports Washington voters approved in the November election, the legal organization announced Tuesday.
“Washington has …
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Liana Handler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/10/26
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The wildfire season in Washington state is officially over.
In 2026, “more than 1,500 fires ignited and nearly 1 million acres burned across the state,” Public Lands Commissioner Dave …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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11/10/26
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Non-partisan legislative staff in the Washington state Senate estimate an accounting error at the Washington Health Care Authority could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
The …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/10/26
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A week after the midterm election, Idaho election officials reported more than 300 ballots went uncounted on election night in an eastern Idaho county.
The Office of the Idaho Secretary of State …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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11/10/26
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In Yellowstone National Park and areas just outside the park, a record number of at least 81 grizzly bears have died in 2026, mostly at the hands of humans.
That’s according to …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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11/10/26
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a Portland-based immigration law firm seeking to ensure federal agents allow detained immigrants access to legal counsel.
The decision comes …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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11/10/26
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Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in …
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By Nada Hassanein / Stateline.org
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11/10/26
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Much of the midterm “blue tsunami” came from diverse, enthusiastic young voters with financial struggles who flocked to the polls, and also Trump voters sitting out the election, according to two …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline.org
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11/10/26
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is calling upon state lawmakers to pass legislation outlawing the construction of new immigration detention centers in the upcoming legislative session next year, but previous …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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11/10/26
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