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A citizen who lost a court challenge last week over the Attorney General’s PIID for I-645 filed an appeal with the Washington state Supreme Court on Monday
“I just got back from filing in …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/10/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an emergency proclamation Monday to temporarily suspend some state laws in order to fast-track the recovery process from wildfires ravaging central and eastern …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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8/10/26
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David Stuebe gets a lot of phone calls from constituents, more than usual these days as he campaigns for reelection to the Washington Legislature.
Ahead of this month’s primary, the …
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ByAspen Ford and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/10/26
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is encouraging Washington residents, public employees and state retirees to help residents affected by the numerous wildfires in Central and Eastern …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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The leader of a wide-ranging drug distribution network that was uncovered in Seattle’s International District and nearby homeless encampments was sentenced to 10 years in prison, First Assistant …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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A federal appeals court halted a court order that would have forced Oregon corrections officials to ensure they are not relying on men’s prisons to hold incarcerated transgender women.
Two …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/10/26
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The roughly 240 National Guard members currently based in Spokane are tasked with assisting local law enforcement, which is worn thin by the ongoing fires in the region, the head of the department …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/10/26
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Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is on hold indefinitely after a fire tore through a vacant warehouse near the Oregon train station last week.
Almost all northbound train traffic has …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/10/26
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Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in Vancouver on Saturday for allegedly shooting and injuring another person that evening.
Jacob Orr, 27, is accused of first-degree assault, felony harassment …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/10/26
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Despite the efforts of over a thousand firefighters, the 513,437-acre Big Grass fire grew by over 70,000 acres, pushing it even closer to being the largest wildfire in Oregon history.
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/10/26
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A wildfire broke out Friday in the northeastern part of Mount Rainier National Park. Around 3 p.m. the park announced on social media that it was closing a portion of the park , effective …
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By Savannah Butcher and Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/10/26
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President Donald Trump said Friday the federal government will fund $180 million in grants for mining schools across the country as part of his administration’s goal of rebuilding the U.S. coal …
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By Sam Gauntt / States Newsroom
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8/10/26
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Federal immigration agents are employing new tactics — from arresting academics at airports to setting up a checkpoint at a popular creek in a National Forest — to boost their arrest numbers, …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline.org
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8/10/26
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Two minor Oregon political parties no longer have enough members to qualify as parties that can nominate candidates, the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office announced Friday.
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By Julia Shumway / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/10/26
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Washington state lawmakers this year approved spending nearly $20 million to ensure immigrants here could retain long-term care insurance coverage they’re set to lose under federal law.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/10/26
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A Washington County lawmaker said she was physically accosted Saturday by a constituent at a community forum.
State Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, said she was taking part in a public forum …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/9/26
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Oregon enjoyed a robust labor market in the years after the Great Recession, with job growth handily outpacing the nation amid historically low unemployment.
The state has steadily lost its edge …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/9/26
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New evacuations were issued, and existing ones expanded, Friday night for the Little Giant Fire, while a state fire mobilization was authorized Saturday morning.
Level 3 evacuations — go now …
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Jenni Rodas / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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8/9/26
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By 2045, state law requires all electricity sold in Washington to be carbon-free, one of the most aggressive deadlines in the country. But to meet skyrocketing electricity demand, utilities are …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/9/26
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From a psychological standpoint, Spokane is in shock.
Just over a week since the three fires in the Spokane Complex ignited Aug. 1 and burned more than 900 structures, adrenaline may be the …
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Julia Pentasuglio / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/9/26
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