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A person who an Olympia police sergeant shot on Oct. 21 is being held in the Thurston County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Eris May, 42, attended her preliminary hearing in Thurston County … more
A man who has spent nearly two decades in prison for a Lakewood murder is entitled to a new sentencing hearing where he could receive a term of incarceration below the standard range, the Washington … more
Taholah School District and the Quinault Indian Nation will celebrate the groundbreaking of a new K–12 school on Friday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. at the new site located at the end of Pla Pla Road in … more
In Washington, more people are getting paid to learn new careers than ever before. The number of apprentices has soared more than 70% in the past decade, according to a report from the … more
Redmond police turned off their city’s Flock Safety cameras last week after masked, unidentified officers — later identified as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — … more
Sen. Patty Murray has stepped into the melee between Starbucks and its unionized workers to push for the resumption of contract negotiations ahead of a strike planned at some stores for Thursday. … more
Washington's congressional delegation voted mostly along party lines Wednesday, with the state's Democrats — except for one — voting against reopening the federal government because the … more
After 28 years of no answers, DNA has helped solve the cold-case homicide of a floral designer and mother of two who was raped, bludgeoned to death and left face down in a Spokane alley in 1997. … more
Tacoma-based MultiCare and a married former employee in Gig Harbor who forced self-prescribed abortion pills into his girlfriend, who was also his patient, are being sued by the victim in a lawsuit … more
Wilkeson is now one step closer to reclaiming its economic future. On Oct. 21, the Pierce County Council authorized $857,250 to go toward Wilkeson’s Way Forward, a project that aims to … more
An office assistant in the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office was fired Wednesday after being charged with a pair of felonies. “The employee was charged with residential burglary and … more
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for a California man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a Longview child. Detjen W. Haynes, 42, of Shingletown, California, pleaded guilty to two … more
Using satellite imagery, researchers have discovered that nearly 5% of Oregon and Washington’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in … more
A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newport Municipal Airport, a city official said Wednesday, as growing … more
The shutdown is over. But jousting continues among Republicans and Democrats — including those from Washington state — over who’s to blame for the longest ever shuttering of … more
A vague letter from a Texas-based defense contractor spurred concern in Newport that the federal government would seek to establish an immigration detention facility on Oregon’s Central … more
The Ballmer Group on Wednesday committed hundreds of millions of dollars for free preschool in Washington, a massive philanthropic contribution amid state budget cuts and federal rollbacks.  … more
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is searching for the person or persons who shot and wasted a spike bull elk near Montesano in Grays Harbor County, according to a Nov. 10 news … more
Washington state Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti wants his office to look beyond the numbers — and appreciate the tangible impact they have on local communities. Take, for instance, the 2023 … more
Washington state has one of the largest homeless student populations in the country — 40,000 just prior to the pandemic. Yet, Washington school districts in the 2018-19 school year received an … more
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