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Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s … more

By Sofia Resnick / Stateline | 5/12/26

Inspector General report critical of Seattle Police handling of protest

A report from Seattle’s police watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, suggests that aggressive police tactics exacerbated tensions during a clash between officers and counter-protesters last … more

By Randy Diamond / The Center Square | 5/11/26

The Washington Capitol building is lit up against the night sky in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

No state investigation planned nearly six months after questions raised on Washington’s daycare subsidies

Nearly six months after The Center Square began investigating inexplicably large taxpayer subsidies to home daycare providers in King County, the state has yet to announce plans to thoroughly audit … more

By Carleen Johnson and TJ Martinell / The Center Square | 5/11/26

Let’s Go Washington founder Brian Heywood speaks to supporters of the Let’s Go Washington initiatives concerning parental rights and barring transgender athletes from girls’ athletics during a rally at the Washington state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Let’s Go Washington prepares to gather signatures for income tax repeal effort

The conservative political committee Let’s Go Washington plans to soon begin gathering signatures as part of its push to overturn the state’s new income tax on high earners. But the group … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 5/11/26

Michael Wilmington, an ex-pediatrician in the Vancouver area, allegedly hosted naked sleepovers with children at his La Center home, according to a child exploitation investigation in Clark County. He died by suicide in Lewis County.

Ex-pediatrician, former medical assistant linked to alleged Southwest Washington child exploitation ring

A Southwest Washington pediatrician, a medical assistant and a registered sex offender are at the center of a child exploitation investigation in Clark County that has led to over a dozen criminal … more

By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle | 5/11/26

A gray wolf photographed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region.

270 wolves and counting: Washington’s packs are poised to move south; Tenino’s Wolf Haven launches public awareness campaign

Gray wolves are gaining numbers in Washington, continuing a trend that began nearly 20 years ago. The newest official gray wolf population lists at least 270 wolves in 49 packs based on surveys … more

By TVW | 5/11/26

Audit: Centralia School District missing nearly 1,000 Chromebooks worth almost $300K

Nearly $300,000 in school technology has gone missing, according to a recent state audit that revealed a local district cannot account for nearly 1,000 laptops. The Washington State Auditor’s … more

By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square | 5/11/26

Washington public lands agency confronts operating cash crunch, as logging revenue lags

A regional timber industry group warns that Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is headed for deep budget trouble that will result in state worker layoffs and force taxpayers to foot more … more

By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard | 5/11/26

Truck driver from India facing manslaughter charges remains in ICE detention

Rajinder Kumar, a citizen of India who faces charges of manslaughter in Deschutes County, was arrested April 22 on the streets of Bend by U.S. immigration officials. Two weeks later, he remains in … more

Noemi Arellano-Summer / The Bulletin, Bend (TNS) | 5/10/26

Ex-Lake Oswego track coach arrested, accused of trespassing at school

John Parks, the ex-Lake Oswego track coach who objected to transgender athletes participating in girls meets, was arrested Thursday for allegedly trespassing at Lake Oswego High School. Parks, … more

Jonathan Bach / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/10/26

Some of the many competitions held throughout the day included a leap, costume and peanut butter lick-off contest.

Dogs descend on downtown Portland for a heartwarming cause

Downtown Portland is for the dogs. A few thousand pups and their human companions descended upon Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Saturday to partake in an annual fundraiser organized by the Oregon … more

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/10/26

‘Nowhere near a done deal’: Portland leaders buck pressure as clock ticks on Moda Center

Gov. Tina Kotek’s bill signing ceremony at the Moda Center late last month had all the trappings of a victory celebration. A drumbeat of laudatory speeches praised state lawmakers’ … more

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/10/26

Oregon lawmakers have shelved a bill that would have rewritten how the state decides what Medicaid covers, following a wave of opposition led by the architect of the system it sought to change. The Oregon Pioneer, aka Gold Man, atop the state capitol building in Salem, pictured on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

Would Republican candidates for governor try to change Oregon’s voting system? Here’s what they say

The leading Republican candidates for Oregon governor have raised concerns about election security and public trust in the state’s voting system, but have stopped short of calling for major changes … more

Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/10/26

Oregon visitor spending stalls, faces fresh headwinds

Oregon has a lot to offer tourists — the Pacific Ocean, the Cascades, waterfalls, high deserts, some of the nation’s best food, and tax-free shopping. Yet Oregon visitor spending has stalled … more

Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/10/26

Washington state filing week closes with Democrats eyeing supermajority in Olympia

Filing week ended Friday with hundreds of candidates entering legislative races across Washington, launching an election cycle that could determine whether Democrats gain enough seats to secure a … more

Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/10/26

Why was NAMI Washington shut down? Details still sparse

Months after the Washington state chapter of a major mental health support and advocacy group abruptly shut down, details of what led to the closure and what happens next are still murky. … more

Taylor Blatchford / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/10/26

Noisy protest calls out limits on airlifts to Seattle Children’s

Protesters gathered near Seattle Children's hospital on Saturday to call for all pediatric emergency helicopters to be allowed to land directly at the hospital. The protest is the latest ripple … more

Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/10/26

Seattle taproom employee killed; police searching for shooter

Police were searching for a shooter who killed a taproom worker Saturday in North Seattle. An employee of The Growler Guys came to work just before 9 a.m. Saturday and found a co-worker on the … more

Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/10/26

Teen shot in head in South Seattle, police say

A teen was hospitalized after being shot in the head Friday night in South Seattle, police say, near the Rainier Beach light rail station. Seattle police responded to reports of a person shot … more

Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/10/26

After cuts to Washington state outdoor education, parents try to save class trips

Echoing throughout a forested Bainbridge Island campus are the typical chirps and chitters of woodland fauna, punctuated by another sound: squeals of delight from fifth graders. The students … more

Ryan Nguyen / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/10/26