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The gun-buying background check process is underway again after a two-week delay tied to a statewide computer system outage, the Washington State Patrol announced Monday.
The Administrative …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/20/24
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Pierce County has agreed to pay more than $1 million to six current or former employees who alleged the county condoned a culture of racism inside the Facilities Management Department, court records …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/20/24
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The Evergreen State became a smidgen more red in 2024, though it seems unlikely to become a battleground state anytime soon.
Across the country, Republicans saw broad growth during the election, …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/20/24
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Four business owners in the West were indicted by a federal jury last month for allegedly smuggling illegal devices meant to skirt federal emissions standards across the border and distributing them …
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By Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review
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11/20/24
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp, D-Skamania, has introduced a proposal to establish a bipartisan select committee to consider electoral reforms.
On Tuesday, Gluesenkamp Perez joined Rep. …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/20/24
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Sal Mungia, a Tacoma trial attorney, has defeated Dave Larson, a Federal Way Municipal Court judge, in a razor-close race for an open state Supreme Court seat.
Mungia led with just over 50% of …
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By David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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11/20/24
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The Office of Chehalis Basin (OCB) will host an upcoming webinar to discuss preparation for the upcoming flood season in the Chehalis River Basin.
The free webinar will be hosted on Tuesday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/20/24
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Grays Harbor County has received a $1 million federal grant to expand treatment for people with substance use disorders, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell announced Wednesday.
Additionally, Pierce County …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/20/24
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The unemployment rate in Lewis County ticked up to 4.8% in October, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. The rate is a slight increase from the 4.7% the county saw in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/20/24
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The Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources has reapproved legislation that increased monitoring of Washington’s five active volcanoes.
On Wednesday, the committee reauthorized …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/20/24
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The Lacey City Council wasted little time on Tuesday, spending all of three minutes to strengthen the rules regarding massage and reflexology businesses.
They voted unanimously in response to a …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/20/24
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Benton County will appeal Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's approval of a wind farm stretching 24 miles along the Horse Heaven Hills after a unanimous vote Tuesday by county commissioners.
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By Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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11/20/24
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Washington state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, is encouraging students in the 20th Legislative District to apply for the Washington State House of Representatives Page Program.
Applications …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/20/24
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Washington Lands Commissioner-elect Dave Upthegrove is laying out his vision for the office, which will balance forest management with an environmental agenda.
“The point in the process …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/20/24
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The outcomes of seven ballot measures in Arizona, California and Colorado reflect the stricter approach to crime that’s been seen across much of the country recently, with voters and …
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By Amanda Hernández / Stateline.com / TNS
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11/20/24
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Washington Secretary of Health Umair Shah said Tuesday he will step down next month, joining other state agency leaders planning to exit before Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson takes office.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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11/20/24
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U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, a Washington Democrat, said Tuesday that his party’s brand is “broken” and that criticizing President-elect Donald Trump would not be enough to get it onto a …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington Standard
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11/20/24
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On a recent Monday morning, workers began their week on a large poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, home to over 800,000 chickens.
By the end of the day, avian flu had been discovered …
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By Rachel Spacek / InvestigateWest
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11/20/24
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The process to improve five Yelm bridges owned by the City of Centralia across the Centralia Canal is moving forward and backward at the same time.
After the Centralia City Council approved …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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SEATTLE — The Mariners will add another player to the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer.
Could there be more in the future?
On Monday morning, the Baseball Hall of Fame along with …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/19/24
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