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Sean Harris, a 45-year-old man from Bremerton, was charged Jan. 9 with first degree murder for the killing of Mallory Barbour, a 27-year-old from Bothell who was found dead in September nearly three …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma plans to shut down its gender clinic this week under mounting federal pressure to ban all gender-affirming health care for trans youth.
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By Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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As Boeing celebrated a successful 2025 with increased profits and higher commercial airplane production, company executives were already focused on the challenges ahead.
Speaking Tuesday, Boeing …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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The Lower Columbia College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to end President Matt Seimears ' contract for convenience during a special meeting Monday evening.
The board did not provide a …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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1/28/26
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There’s probably nothing more iconic to Montana than boots, cowboy hats, cattle and ranching, something that defines the image of the Treasure State. And there is probably no other blocs of voters …
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By Darrell Ehrlick / The Daily Montanan
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1/28/26
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A 34-year-old rule exempting some commercial logging projects on federal lands from environmental review is unlawful, a federal judge recently ruled.
Judge Michael McShane in the U.S. District …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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1/28/26
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The price of the drug kratom in Washington state could nearly double under a new bill proposed in the Legislature.
The proposed law would add a 95% tax on kratom products, which would be …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Thousands fewer people are receiving health care through a Medicaid-like Oregon program that’s open to income-eligible people regardless of immigration status than were six months ago, state data …
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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1/28/26
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A mother and son were found dead inside a home on the Key Peninsula, Pierce County officials said Tuesday.
A man came home from work around 1:27 p.m. and found his wife, son and dog dead in a …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Washington spent roughly $500 million last year in settlements and jury verdicts in cases involving government misconduct.
The skyrocketing lawsuit payouts are hamstringing state and local …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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After more than a decade of failed attempts, supporters of amending Washington state law to allow for homegrown marijuana are growing frustrated, but not giving up.
They’re back at the …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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A bill wending its way through the Legislature could boost School Board directors’ pay from $50 to $100 a day, with an annual cap of $13,750.
It would be the first substantial change in board …
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Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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For nursing student Evangelina Laufert, Alex Pretti's death hit close to home.
Laufert, currently on rotation at Seattle's Veterans Affairs hospital, said Pretti — an intensive care nurse at a …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Amazon is again laying off thousands of corporate employees, mirroring broad cuts the company made to its workforce in October.
Amazon's head of resources Beth Galetti told employees in a memo …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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A former Starbucks vice president is suing the Seattle-based coffee giant over wrongful termination and sex discrimination allegations.
Janice Waszak filed the complaint Monday in King County …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Drinking water sources in Bellingham Public Schools built before 2016 have been tested for lead and then subsequently remediated and retested as required by state law as of 2024, according to the …
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Rachel Showalter / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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1/28/26
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Washington's escalating legal costs — with billions of dollars in lawsuit payouts slamming state and local governments — have led state lawmakers to consider legislation forcing anyone suing …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/26
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A Washington state bill would reduce the length of time an individual must register as a sex offender after being convicted in a “net nanny” operation, while ending lifetime community …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/27/26
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Prosser has become the first Benton County city to back away from the license plate readers run by Flock Safety Systems, as controversy over access to the data grows.
The city announced Monday …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/27/26
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Washington’s biggest country music festival is going on hiatus in 2026.
The Watershed Festival, normally held in the summer at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, will not return this year, …
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Karlee Van De Venter / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/27/26
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