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Tenino native Adam Craig sings during a performance at the Stone City Event Center on Friday, July 11.
Tenino’s own Adam Craig rocks in first concerts at new Stone City Event Center
Adam Craig has checked off plenty of boxes from his bucket list since moving to Nashville from his hometown of Tenino in 2004. Write a radio hit? Check. Perform at the iconic Grand Ole Opry? … more
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Back at the end of April, the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad’s wooden trestle bridge located between Mineral and Morton burned down in a fire that was believed to have been deliberately started.
Over $200,000 raised by supporters after Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad trestle bridge burns down
Back at the end of April, the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad’s wooden trestle bridge located between Mineral and Morton burned down in a fire that was believed to have been deliberately started. … more
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Washington state government spending surges 116% since 2015
Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase – all driven by massive state spending increases over the past … more
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Ballot envelopes sit in the Thurston County elections center. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)
Measure would make Washington residents prove they are citizens when they register to vote
A Republican-led effort to make Washington residents prove they are U.S. citizens before receiving a ballot is hitting the streets. Backers of an initiative requiring a person to provide proof … more
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How Latinos in Washington state are coping with ICE crackdowns: ‘I don’t really have time for therapy’
Alejandra Guzman-Mercado was just weeks away from graduating college – the first in her family to do so – when a judge denied her father’s request to remain in the United States and … more
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High pay, low test scores: Washington state teachers earn most when adjusted for cost of living
Washington state ranks highest in the nation for adjusted pay among elementary, middle and high school teachers, according to USAFacts , based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. … more
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Washington state Republican convicted over Election Day refusal to wear a mask
An Island County, Wash., election observer has been convicted of a felony over his refusal to wear a mask last year when policy was established by the county auditor due to a high rate of COVID-19 … more
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Guns for sale at Caso’s Gun-A-Rama in Jersey City, New Jersey, which has been open since 1967. (Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/New Jersey Monitor)
After suing, Washington gets carveout from Trump administration plan to return gun conversion devices
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 … more
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A summer day on Golden Trout Lake in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, in east-central Idaho. (USDA Forest Service photo)
U.S. Senate Dems from Western states blast Trump budget for cutting federal aid
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 … more
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The Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility about 16 miles east of Ellensburg in central Washington is part of Puget Sound Energy’s clean energy portfolio. (Courtesy of Puget Sound Energy)
Megabill’s elimination of tax credits for clean energy projects could cost Washington state $8.7 billion
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 … more
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Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River.
Supporters, critics weigh in on Trump scrapping Biden’s Snake River dam deal
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 … more
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Following an undercover investigation, Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) officers on Monday July 7, executed a search warrant at 3135 184th Ave. SE in Tenino, known locally as “Tad’s in Tenino” or “Tads’ Man Cave.” 
Liquor Control Board serves search warrant on ‘Tad’s in Tenino’
Following an undercover investigation, Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) officers on Monday July 7, executed a search warrant at 3135 184 th Ave. SE in Tenino, known locally as … more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ConnectionsWA operates a crisis response center in Kirkland, a related Commerce investment.
More crisis care beds coming to Thurston County thanks to Department of Commerce partnership
A new 16-bed crisis triage and stabilization facility is coming to Thurston County, thanks in part to a $4.95 million grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce, a recent news release … more
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WDFW accepting master hunter applications
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting new applicants to join the ranks of over 1,200 certified master hunters across the state, a news release from the WDFW stated. … more
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