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In 2022, with many office workers still working from home full time due to the pandemic, King County decided to permanently shutter its downtown Administration Building, an unloved architectural …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/26
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The suspected shooters driving a stolen Dodge Challenger fired as many as 11 rounds into an unmarked Seattle police vehicle during a police chase through South Seattle on Wednesday, according to …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/26
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Tyson Foods’ closure of two facilities, and plan sell its beef plant near Pasco, has left cattle industry reeling.
Cattle farmers and feeders alike are expecting to feel the ripples as one of …
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Emma Zawacki / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/16/26
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The beef is served red and raw, or not at all. What’s edible comes in small portions, just 2 ounces of protein, often hours past normal mealtimes, according to advocates. Lunch arrives at 5 p.m., …
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Rebecca Moss / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/26
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State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local …
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By Kevin Hardy / Stateline.org
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8/15/26
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Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons was fined $15,000 on Friday by a state ethics panel for improperly using her position to steer public funds to a nonprofit where she worked, and trying to …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/15/26
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Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities pull back from the technology and lawmakers across the …
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By Amanda Watford / The Washington State Standard
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8/15/26
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Twenty-two states have gone to court to block the Trump administration from accessing a database containing the personal information of roughly 17 million commercial drivers. Transportation Secretary …
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By Greg Bishop / The Center Square
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8/14/26
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Democratic lawmakers proposed nearly 250 bills in state capitols this year seeking to limit federal immigration efforts as they sought to push back against what they view as federal government …
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By Kevin Hardy / Stateline.org
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8/14/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is launching a new online map as part of the agency’s ongoing Aquatic Biodiversity Study. This new map shows freshwater ecosystems …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/26
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Firefighting crews on Thursday continued to make progress fighting the Backbone Fire in East Lewis County, according to a joint statement from the Washington state Department of Natural Resources, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/26
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OLYMPIA — A Thurston County Superior Court judge says a Grays Harbor County election was “not properly conducted,” sharply criticizing county officials for conduct that “shocks the …
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By Shauna Sowersby /The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/26
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Twelve days after a complex of fires consumed hundreds of homes in Spokane County, a state lawmaker who lost her home in the fires is urging Governor Bob Ferguson to lift election rules that ban …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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8/14/26
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A pregnant woman may receive abortions in many cases if there are serious risks to her health or if there’s a high risk she will harm herself, an Idaho federal judge has ruled.
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/14/26
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Crews building the Boardman to Hagerman transmission line recently repositioned their crews and heavy equipment to help the effort to fight wildfires along the Oregon-Idaho border, company officials …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/14/26
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On June 18, the McCleary Police Department posted on Facebook that an “on-duty officer with the McCleary Police Department was involved in a traffic collision with a pedestrian in the area of Bear …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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8/14/26
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A judge on Wednesday found Kalshi is likely violating Washington state gambling laws and ordered the company to drastically scale back operations in the state, including the wagers it now offers on …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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8/14/26
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Tuesday night, between the hours of 8 and 9 p.m., the Ocean Shores Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to reports of three trespassers stranded at Damon Point, colloquially referred …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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8/14/26
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Grand Central Bakery recalled over 500 loaves of potato sourdough bread Thursday in Seattle and Tacoma after a pallet nail was found inside a loaf of bread.
The potato market loaf, potato table …
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Savannah Butcher / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/26
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Light rail trains won't arrive in West Seattle for another nine years, according to a schedule update issued Thursday by Sound Transit.
The new target is 2035 to deliver an enlarged Sodo …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/26
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