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Washingtonians are one step closer to needing a permit in order to buy firearms after Democrats in the Senate voted in favor of a proposal Monday evening.
House Bill 1163 passed the Senate with …
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/16/25
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In the state's latest symptom of inadequate road maintenance, growing bridge cracks have caused an emergency shutdown of Highway 165 approaching Mount Rainier National Park.
The closure of the …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/16/25
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Legislation requiring residents to obtain a permit before purchasing a firearm has cleared another hurdle after the Washington Senate backed the proposal Monday in a party-line vote.
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/16/25
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Authorities say a suspect who fled from law enforcement is dead in a suspected suicide that occurred Monday night.
The person’s name, gender and area of residence has not been released …
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By The Daily News
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4/16/25
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After hours of intense debate on the House floor Monday, majority Democrats pushed though one of the most contentious bills of the 2025 legislative session.
House Democrats also for the first …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/16/25
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As every state surrounding Idaho legalized marijuana, state Rep. Bruce Skaug started to view it as inevitable that the Gem State would follow suit.
Not anymore.
Skaug, a Republican, …
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By Kevin Hardy / States Newsroom
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4/16/25
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Top aides in Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office debated plans earlier this year to send 200 National Guard troops to the Canadian border to assist with the Trump administration’s …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/15/25
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Democratic lawmakers in Washington are beginning to lay out the buffet of tax increases they want to use to fill most of a $16 billion state budget shortfall.
There are hikes in business and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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4/15/25
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The Washington state Senate on Monday approved legislation to require a new state permit to buy guns.
The debate over House Bill 1163 has been one of the most contentious this legislative …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/15/25
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Boeing, its suppliers and the Seattle-area aerospace industry are in for a bumpy ride as they navigate President Donald Trump's turbulent trade war.
Scott Hamilton, an aerospace analyst with …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/15/25
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A man was kidnapped behind a Safeway in Washington and held captive for days, deputies said.
The incident happened April 6 in Ephrata, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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Some manufactured homes will be eligible for the same low-cost mortgages as their site-built counterparts under a bill signed into law by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson.
The governor signed …
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Wendy Culverwell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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The Washington state Senate adopted a resolution Monday honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Senate Resolution 8648 states that Indigenous women and girls in Washington …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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A Washington agency is reviewing the 2023 death of Hien Trung Hua in the Yakima County jail to determine whether a new criminal investigation is warranted, the agency disclosed last week.
The …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/15/25
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When Yolanda was 14 years old, her parents urged her to leave their town of Valle, Honduras.
Their urgency came in the wake of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's historic crackdown to …
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Monica Carrillo-Casas / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/15/25
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The federal government is readying to fire up more chain saws in the Northwest's national forests.
President Donald Trump's executive order last month laid the groundwork for wholesale changes …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/15/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Monday that Washington will appeal after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied the state’s application for disaster recovery funds to deal with …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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In May 2020, a 9-month-old boy was engulfed in flames by a shed fire in Grays Harbor County and, although badly disfigured, he survived through 17 surgeries and later was adopted by a Pierce County …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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A man had been looking for antlers when a grizzly bear charged at him, so he killed it, Montana wildlife officials said.
The incident happened Friday, April 11, near Dupuyer, the Montana Fish, …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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A 103-year-old, single-lane bridge that provides access to Mount Rainier National Park and the Carbon River Ranger Station has been closed indefinitely due to its deterioration, the Washington State …
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Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/15/25
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