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A Lakewood police pursuit of robbery suspects that ended with a collision that killed a semi-truck driver, a father of seven, violated state law and police department policies, attorneys for the … more
Oregon health officials are pushing back against federal claims that the state improperly spent $5.4 million on health care for undocumented immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. … more
The number of protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland dwindled Monday and appeared equally low Tuesday as heavy rain fell through the evening and … more
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Umatilla County man to more than three years in prison for stealing 20 guns from a firearms dealer and then selling or trading the guns to a drug trafficker. … more
Telehealth requests for medication abortion doubled in more than a third of states in the months after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, according to new work from University of Washington … more
The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health has been notified about three wild birds in Walla Walla County that tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. The birds — two … more
School districts are worried the state’s new expanded sales tax could take an unexpected bite out of their already tight budgets. The late-session law went into effect Oct. 1, and expands … more
A 20-year-old man died after a crash in the Roy area Monday night. Deputies were dispatched about 8:55 p.m. to the 1200 block of 304th Street South for the wreck. It appeared the man did not … more
A company that provides janitorial services to Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the latest to be affected by the federal government shutdown. Jessica McLoughlin, regional vice president of Tessera, … more
Seattle police are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted an 88-year-old woman outside her South Seattle home last month. The woman was brutally assaulted" while cleaning some household items … more
A downtown Olympia business was burglarized overnight Sunday after the suspect hid in the restroom until the business closed, police say . About 9 p.m. Sunday, the suspect entered … more
Cash was recently stolen from a tip jar at Eastside Big Tom, a popular drive-in burger joint, but the story has a happy ending, the owner said on social media. On Friday, a man walked past the … more
Four years ago, Joshua D. Davis stabbed a 72-year-old Pasco bus driver to death in front of a bus full of children. The story of Richard “Dick” Lenhart’s murder grabbed … more
A Kennewick man is suspected of stealing thousands of pounds of hay in rural Franklin County. Iriankys Martinez-Yera was arrested at home about 9 a.m. Tuesday after investigators linked him with … more
A man charged in federal court with killing a Toppenish-area man by hitting him in the head with a shovel has pleaded guilty. Antonio Montellano appeared in U.S. District Court in Yakima on … more
Leatta Dahlhoff said she may have “ugly cried” when she first read the preliminary results on Tuesday night that said she would be Tumwater’s next mayor. It means that much to her. … more
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is working on a legal response after a federal official appointed by President Donald Trump demanded the state's child welfare agency stop requiring prospective foster … more
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with BNSF Railway, ending a lawsuit over the railway's trespass over tribal land. The terms of the agreement are … more
A motorcyclist died and a passenger was hospitalized Tuesday after police from King County pursued the driver about 30 miles across the county line. About 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Burien police … more
Proposition 1, the initiative to raise Olympia’s minimum wage to $20 and adopt a Workers’ Bill of Rights, was poised to fail, according to Nov. 4 preliminary results. Tuesday … more
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