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Washington is debating a bill that would make short-term rentals more expensive to fund affordable housing initiatives.
After a similar effort failed last session, the Legislature is once again …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/26/26
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Hundreds gathered Saturday in Seattle to protest the killing of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent and send a message of resistance to the Trump administration.
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/26/26
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Republican Washington congressman 'disturbed' by ICE shooting, calls for congressional investigation
In the wake of the most recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting Saturday in Minneapolis, Republican House Rep. Michael Baumgartner has called for Congress to investigate the immigration …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/26/26
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OLYMPIA — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer heard similar stories from homeowners as she traveled the state.
"When I went around the state talking to folks, this was an …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/26/26
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Washington retailers can no longer use receipt paper containing a chemical known to cause infertility.
Beginning this month, the state is the first in the nation to ban the use of bisphenol in …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/26/26
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Staring down a dwindling energy supply and cracks in the grid’s reliability, Washington lawmakers aim to reel in the largely unregulated industry sucking up much of the region’s power: data …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/26/26
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A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man during a pursuit in Parkland on Sunday morning.
Deputies were pursuing the man in connection with a stabbing that happened two hours …
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By Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/26/26
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Visitors heading to Mount Rainier National Park in 2026 will no longer need a timed entry reservation to enter during peak summer hours, according to an announcement made last week.
“The park …
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By Sofia Schwarzwalder / By The Seattle Times
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1/26/26
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Longtime Castle Rock Public Works Director Dave Vorse retired at the end of 2025 after 44 years with the city.
He joined not long after Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption that sent about 1 …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/26/26
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A 17-year-old was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in Cowlitz County Jail for his role in a drive-by shooting outside the Longview Dairy Queen in September .
The Daily News does not name defendants …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/26/26
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Authorities say a Kelso driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit another car early Saturday on Interstate 5, near exit 30 for McMenamins and downtown Kalama.
Sarah L. Huffman, 45, was headed …
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The Daily News
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1/26/26
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Authorities say an intoxicated driver on Saturday hit three people helping with a previous fatal crash on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.
The two separate vehicle accidents, which occurred about …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/26/26
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The town of Wilkeson knows it may take years before the state puts real money behind rebuilding the Fairfax Bridge — or tearing down the historic gateway to Mount Rainier National Park and buying …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/26/26
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A partial federal government shutdown appeared Sunday to unexpectedly be on the horizon, after another fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis led key U.S. Senate Democrats to say …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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1/26/26
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A new bill would allow for locally designated “accident risk zones” along high-risk stretches of public roads where crashes are common and unsafe driving can have outsized consequences.
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By Erick Bengel / Murrow News
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1/26/26
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Majority Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing changes they say will restore integrity to Washington’s venerable initiative process.
Opponents contend the moves will effectively block …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/26/26
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Seahawks fans planning to ferry from Bainbridge to Seattle this weekend can breathe a sigh of relief, as the Wenatchee, which was pulled from its route after striking a log on Wednesday, is back in …
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Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/24/26
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A phone tipster who would insist on remaining anonymous reached a special agent in the FBI’s Little Rock office in the summer of 1972.
The caller, the resulting investigative report stated, …
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Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/24/26
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Skamania County smashed its previous record for the number of search and rescues in 2025, Sheriff Summer Scheyer said.
“We ended the year with 73 search and rescues in 2025,” she said.
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/24/26
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Oregon hospitals recorded nearly 1,000 infections that patients picked up while receiving care in 2024, resulting in infection levels that missed most national safety standards, according to a new …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/24/26
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