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In the months following his father’s inexplicable incapacitation, court records say Earl Joe Gilliam III spent big.
Gilliam, who goes by Joey, dropped $59,000 on a Jeep Gladiator and tens …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Under legislation floated for a second time in Olympia, students graduating high school would be required to receive financial education instruction.
House Bill 1285 is meant to ensure that …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/18/25
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Lewis County is among 26 jurisdictions in Washington state that will receive state Department of Commerce grants “aimed at reducing emissions, enhancing the comfort of building occupants and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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The Chehalis Tribe and the Cowlitz Tribe have been named as two of six grant applicants set to receive a combined total of $19.92 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to install …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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This month, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Included with the act was the Federal Use it or Lose it Leases (FULL) Act, backed by U.S. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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As Washington state grapples with a budget shortfall, Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, is proposing reforms to the state’s budget process.
House Bill 1225 would ensure Washington is run with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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SEATTLE — This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles.
Tahlequah was last seen still …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/17/25
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A 52-year-old Raymond man was killed Wednesday in an industrial accident in Terrace Heights in Yakima County.
Sheriff's deputies and medical crews were called to N.C. Machinery, 2100 Terrace …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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1/17/25
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Washington lawmakers are again considering whether to cap the amount landlords can increase rents each year.
If passed, the legislation would limit annual rent increases to 7% every 12 months …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/17/25
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A private immigration prison in Tacoma must pay $23 million in back wages and penalties for violating Washington's minimum wage law, after it paid detainees as little as $1 a day, a federal appeals …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/17/25
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The FBI agents in charge of Seattle and Portland’s offices joined Thursday to call for more help from the public, particularly after confirming that whoever tried to set fire to three ballot …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/17/25
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Portland police believe a shopper found dead Monday in a Fred Meyer parking lot in Northeast Portland was shot and killed while trying to stop a purse snatching.
The initial investigation …
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Zaeem Shaikh / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/17/25
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An Oregon man died near Depoe Bay on Wednesday after he was swept out to sea by a wave during an unusually high tide — or “king tide”, police said.
He is the second person to …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/17/25
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Officials responded to a train derailment near the Port of Kalama Thursday morning.
Dan Polacek, legislative and public relations administrator for the port, said the incident occurred at about …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/17/25
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Washington state Rep. Sam Low, R-Lake Stevens, is backing House Bill 1086 aimed at cracking down on “chop shops,” illegal operations that disassemble stolen automobiles for the purpose of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/17/25
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The Washington state Legislature’s Republican leadership found itself at a loss for words during a Wednesday press conference following Gov. Bob Ferguson’s inaugural address.
House …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/17/25
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A Washington House committee voted to advance a bill that would broaden the definition of a hate crime in the state, and remarks by a ranking committee members indicate it could include non-violent …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/17/25
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A Washington Republican lawmaker has introduced a series of bills intended to curb what he views as systemic issues with the state’s juvenile justice system, particularly Green Hill School …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/17/25
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On his first day in office, Dave Upthegrove, the state’s new public lands commissioner, said he would pause logging sales in some older state-managed forests for about six months.
In doing …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/17/25
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Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal warned Thursday that Washington is not living up to its constitutional obligation to cover the cost of basic education and faces the “very …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/17/25
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