The Trump administration has agreed to not distribute devices that turn semi-automatic rifles into machine guns in Washington and other states where they are illegal.
More than a dozen states …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/11/25
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Deputies arrested a 35-year-old woman on suspicion of vehicular assault after responding to a domestic violence incident in east Thurston County Tuesday night, Sheriff Derek Sanders said.
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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7/11/25
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Two pedestrians who were killed by a careening truck Wednesday in downtown Olympia have been identified.
Joy Ezindu, a 71-year-old Tumwater woman, and Carla Gonzales, a 62-year-old Olympia …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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7/11/25
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A dead body was recovered Tuesday near an island in the Columbia River, between Kalama and Woodland.
Cowlitz County Chief Criminal Deputy Troy Brightbill told The Daily News the body was found …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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7/11/25
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Members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee differed along party lines at a Thursday hearing about how the U.S. Forest Service should partner with states and how the federal …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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7/11/25
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Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/11/25
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Moments after the ferry Wenatchee set sail Thursday, Gov. Bob Ferguson floated the idea that the first of the state ferries to be converted to hybrid-electric power should be renamed for the person …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/11/25
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Attorneys for a Seattle man seeking the names of four police officers who attended the violent Jan. 6, 2021, Stop the Steal" rally at the nation's Capitol are asking that they be held in contempt of …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/11/25
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A 24-year-old Happy Valley woman died in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning while her two young children survived with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Clackamas County …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/10/25
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Ukrainian musician abandoned his dream to help his family flee war; in Washington, he rekindles hope
Nikolai Dorosh learned his country was at war at 4:30 in the morning when the sounds of explosions woke him and his family at their apartment.
It was Feb. 24, 2022.
Dorosh, his wife Toma …
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Kimberly Cortez / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/10/25
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A swarm of small earthquakes is still shaking Mount Rainier , marking the most significant seismic activity at the Cascade volcano in decades.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/10/25
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Less than a month after President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum revoking a Biden-era agreement regarding the potential removal of the Lower Snake River dams in southeastern Washington …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/10/25
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposes increased wolf harvest quotas as population remains steady
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is recommending increasing the number of wolves that can be killed by 50% next season, following the department’s latest report showing the wolf population in …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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7/10/25
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A mountain biker used his helmet straps to slow his bleeding after falling 500 feet in Washington, deputies said.
The 51-year-old man from Seattle texted 911 “HELP” at 11:39 a.m. …
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Helena Wegner / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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7/10/25
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Three visitors to Glacier National Park are in stable condition after falling into Avalanche Creek on Sunday, park officials said Tuesday in a news release.
Shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, park …
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By Daily Montanan Staff
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7/10/25
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Visitors to the Idaho Division of Human Resources’s website can get quick answers from a new chatbot — powered by artificial intelligence, or AI — that combs through state …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / The Idaho Capital Sun
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7/10/25
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Microsoft plans to donate $4 billion worth of cash, technology and training to enhance artificial intelligence education, a substantial bequest as the Redmond, Washington-based software giant aims to …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/10/25
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After a Fox News interview raised the possibility of Alaska building a “Bear Alcatraz” Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, the office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on …
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By Corinne Smith / The Alaska Beacon
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7/10/25
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WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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7/10/25
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Washington’s Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson and Senate Republican Leader John Braun have teamed up to persuade voters to let the state make stock market investments with tax dollars collected for …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/10/25
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