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Tillamook was atwitter this week over reports that a tagged great white shark was swimming near the Barview Jetty.
A screenshot shared by Michael Domeier, president of the Marine Conservation …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/5/26
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Portland police shot and killed a suspect while trying to serve an arrest warrant in the Pearl District Thursday morning, bureau spokesperson Sgt. Kevin Allen said.
The suspect, a man whose name …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/5/26
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Federal Way City Council President Martin Moore put up a Facebook post Tuesday encouraging students in the south King County district to walk out of class on Thursday and Friday in protest of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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Eastern Washington farmers, who face a double-gut punch of higher costs and low prices for wheat, could force career-altering decisions soon if economic forces don't change, an agriculture …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/5/26
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The mother of a Puyallup School District high school student who has been missing for more than two months provided emotional testimony at the state capitol Tuesday in Olympia.
Jodie Holman’s …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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As Washington state senators contemplate a proposal that would exempt some state employees' identities from public disclosure, a House bill would set up a task force that one critic says would …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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When Jack Kashork was a Ferris High School student, he said he "looked all over the country" trying to decide where to go to college.
He took Running Start courses in high school because he was …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/5/26
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A bill that would dramatically change how sheriffs operate in the state of Washington is set for another public hearing Friday.
Senate Bill 5974 would give a state board the power to remove an …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/5/26
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It's long after the final bell has rung at Glover Middle School and all the students have gone home for the day, but a recent addition to the school is just beginning its solitary job cleaning its …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/5/26
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SILVERDALE — Arriving at the Bloodworks NW’s donation center late Thursday morning, Meg Hall is thrilled to see a full parking lot out front. A half dozen patients are already inside the small …
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By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
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2/5/26
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Legislation to regulate the use of automated license plate readers amid concerns over federal immigration agents accessing data the devices collect, passed the Washington state Senate on Wednesday.
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2/5/26
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A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed.
Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a month in, as they …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/26
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King County officials Wednesday identified 18-year-old Tyjon Stewart as the second teen killed last week in a shooting at a bus stop in Rainier Valley.
Stewart’s death was a homicide, and he …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/5/26
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Isaac Petersen named his two female Aldabra giant tortoises Cera and Ali after two dinosaurs in The Land Before Time" animated franchise.
It was a throwback to the time when Petersen, as a …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/5/26
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One of the most profound changes brought on by the pandemic involved how we get to work. Practically overnight, remote work went from a niche to the norm in many places.
In 2019, before the …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/5/26
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Two sisters and W.F. West High School student-athletes took center stage during a special legislative listening session at the state Capitol on Tuesday afternoon.
The sessions, backed by …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/4/26
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With less than a year until Southwest Washington votes on who will represent the region in the U.S. House of Representatives, two fundraising frontrunners have appeared, and two others show they’ve …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/4/26
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The potential placement of a less restrictive alternative (LRA) housing site in a residential Kennewick neighborhood has ignited community concern and calls for immediate legislative action, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/4/26
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Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Brian Burnett, R-Wenatchee, to strengthen supervision of individuals convicted of stalking passed out of committee this week, according to a news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/4/26
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A last-minute effort in the Washington Legislature seeks to involve anglers in efforts to stabilize native steelhead populations in the state's rivers and streams.
State Sen. John Braun, …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/4/26
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