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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a fugitive in 2020.

Alaska governor’s office says state has no plans to build ‘Bear Alcatraz’ to jail ICE detainees

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 … more

By Corinne Smith / The Alaska Beacon | 7/10/25

The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)

U.S. Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid

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 … more

By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom | 7/10/25

Should WA Cares funds be invested in the stock market? Gov. Bob Ferguson says yes

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 … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 7/10/25

Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, joined demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, May 15, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s effort to strip birthright citizenship from the Constitution. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)

Federal judge to pause President Trump’s birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would rewrite the constitutional right to … more

By Ariana Figueroa / The Washington State Standard | 7/10/25

The Spokesman-Review's downtown offices.

More ‘musical chairs’ as Washington state newspaper closes press

Over the fading rumble of The Spokesman-Review's production facility, Pete Negrola waxed philosophical about the loss of another newspaper press. Negrola, 63, began printing at 15 and is now the … more

Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Amid rising risk, can a Washington state utility company shut off power during a heat wave?

As temperatures in parts of eastern Washington reached triple digits on Tuesday, it’s safe to say that summer is in full swing. A heat wave can put the power grid at risk of being … more

Daniel Schrager / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/10/25

With Texas floods and Northwest fire season in mind, Cantwell questions Trump's NOAA nominee on weather research cuts

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency that oversees weather told senators at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that a proposal to cut more than a quarter of the agency's … more

Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/10/25

Authorities have released updated photos of Travis Decker, who’s wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters, warning the 32-year-old suspect may have changed his appearance.(Chelan County Sheriff's Office/TNS)

U.S. marshals end Idaho search for man suspected of killing 3 daughters

Authorities said Wednesday that they ended their search in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest for a man accused of killing his young daughters after confirming that someone seen by witnesses … more

Shannon Tyler / The News Tribune (TNS) | 7/10/25

One-word text leads to lifesaving airlift near Snoqualmie Pass

After a mountain biking accident left a Seattle man with a severe leg injury, a text to 911 likely saved his life, according to the Kittitas County sheriff's office. The man, 51, may have fallen … more

Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Washington state will backfill $11M in federal cuts to Planned Parenthood, says Ferguson

Washington leaders plan to backfill the loss of about $11 million in federal funding for local Planned Parenthood services if cuts to the organization by the latest U.S. spending bill are approved by … more

Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Trump wants to cut research centers like the one in this PNW forest

Budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could lead to the closure of 26 long-term ecological research, or LTER, facilities across the United States, including the H.J. Andrews Experimental … more

Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Lawsuit blames oil companies for Washington state woman's 2021 heat wave death

In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, big oil companies – including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell – are facing a climate change wrongful death lawsuit from the family of … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 7/9/25

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters about federal cuts to Medicaid funding outside a Planned Parenthood clinic alongside advocates, state lawmakers and statewide elected officials on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Seattle. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)

Gov. Bob Ferguson commits to backfilling Planned Parenthood funding cut by Congress

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson vowed Wednesday to use state dollars to plug a hole Republicans left by barring Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood services in their sweeping tax cut and spending … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 7/9/25

Why Washington state faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill

A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress passed last week. For years, Astria Health has worked to find … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 7/9/25

Preventing crashes, protecting wildlife is goal of new Washington state plan

Two Washington state agencies are looking to improve corridors for wildlife while cutting down on traffic risks for motorists and animals. The Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department … more

Emily Fitzgerald / Washington State Standard | 7/9/25

Man blows off hand while setting off cannon for Fourth of July, Washington state officials say

A man’s hand was blown off in Washington after he lit a cannon during the Fourth of July, fire officials said. The man in his 40s was rushed to Station 33 after 11 p.m. in Snohomish, Peter … more

Helena Wegner / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 7/9/25

**image is embargoed until 2 a.m. PT/ 5 a.m. ET, Thursday, June 27**..737 MAX aircraft are seen in various states of assembly at the Boeing 737 factory Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Renton, WA. 227340

Boeing continues production ramp-up, with 42 Max deliveries in Jun

Boeing continued on its path to recovery in June, recording its highest number of 737 Max deliveries since the end of 2023 and its best delivery rate for the first half of the year since 2018. … more

Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/9/25

A sunset painted Mount Rainier pink during the evening hours of Sunday, March 16, in Roy.

Stay calm. The ‘earthquake swarm’ at Mount Rainier is normal

First things first — everything is normal. Mount Rainier is not about to erupt. Today, at least. (The future is another story.) Got it? OK, good. Now that that's out of the way, the … more

Amanda Zhou and Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/9/25

Washington state drought deepens and the summer forecast offers no respite

There’s more to these pleasant, sunny days in Seattle than meets the eye. Yes, this is summer and it’s supposed to be hot and dry. But this year we’re much drier than normal … more

Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/9/25

A firefighter stands guard at a property threatened by the Hope Fire near Kettle Falls, Washington on July 8.

'It looked like a volcano went off': Evacuations ordered as 2,000-plus-acre wildfire burns in Eastern Washington

A 2,161-acre fire burning near the Columbia River between Kettle Falls and Northport, Washington, forced evacuations Tuesday, according to officials. The Hope fire is primarily burning in timber … more

Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/9/25