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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have contemplated blackmailing Bill Gates over extramarital affairs, the billionaire and Microsoft co-founder revealed in a recently released transcript …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/24/26
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait on Wednesday, as he looks to reassure Persian Gulf allies of the strength of an interim peace agreement with …
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Fiona MacDonald and Tooba Khan / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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6/24/26
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Idaho political action committees, or PACs, spent more than $4.2 million on May primary races this year. In a deep red state like Idaho, the Republican primaries tend to be the most competitive …
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/24/26
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced new criminal charges Tuesday against four people the state alleges stole taxpayer money and victimized vulnerable Oregonians by filing fraudulent …
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Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/24/26
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Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown filed an amicus brief Tuesday in three lawsuits opposing a decision by the Trump administration to allow oil and gas development in Alaska’s Arctic …
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By Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/24/26
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Some of Oregon’s local law enforcement leaders say that federal immigration authorities have failed to adhere to a longstanding practice of notifying them of their activity in their …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/24/26
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A 42-year-old man from Nigeria was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to five years in prison for a $3.5 million romance scam that targeted eight victims, many of whom were divorced or …
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By Ann Duan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/24/26
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators have embarked on the monthslong probe into the fatal disaster at Nippon Dynawave Packaging, interviewing workers and reviewing company records as they seek …
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By Anumita Kaur, Lulu Ramadan and Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/24/26
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The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hostilities in Iran.
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Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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6/24/26
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The state of California and the Trump administration are on course for a major legal clash that could determine whether the state will continue to have unique authority to shape the American …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline.org
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6/24/26
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Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week.
The state’s per-gallon fuel tax of 55.4 cents will climb 1.1 cents on July 1. The 2% bump is the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/24/26
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State workers in Washington are about to get a raise, while secretive union negotiations that could include another raise get underway.
A two percent pay hike negotiated as part of a 2025 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/23/26
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Washington’s state Supreme Court justices will weigh in on where a transgender woman held in state prisons should be confined, as the state faces a federal probe over the issue.
The court on …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/23/26
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After years of careful planning, public outreach and coordination, Washington, California and the Canadian province of Quebec have agreed on how best to merge their carbon markets.
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By Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times
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6/23/26
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A 22-year-old driver was arrested Saturday in Tacoma after officials said he fled a traffic stop and crashed minutes later into two cars, injuring four people.
The four people — including a …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/23/26
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As bee hobbyists and professionals continue to recover from the largest U.S. colony die-off in history during the winter of 2024, they are also grappling with how to effectively communicate with each …
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Cannon Barnett / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/23/26
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The Egyptian national soccer team was denied a request to stay in Seattle after their World Cup match against New Zealand, and the team is instead returning to Spokane, according to its manager.
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/23/26
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Federal prosecutors allege a 21-year-old Western Washington man was part of a plot to assassinate federal officials at the White House during a UFC fight night last week, according to a criminal …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/23/26
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A Davie Police Department spokesperson confirmed that officers responded to former Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith’s Florida residence Sunday after a call reporting alleged battery. No arrests were …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/23/26
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The student who developed a detailed plan for a mass shooting at Kamiakin High in Kennewick last year received the maximum sentence allowed in juvenile court Monday.
Following an emotional …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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6/23/26
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