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A legal challenge has been filed against the proposal planned for the November ballot to ask Pierce County voters if they want to amend the county charter to make the office of sheriff an appointed, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/26/26
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Timberland Regional Library (TRL) is partnering with Laufey, the two-time Grammy Award-winning artist, New York Times bestselling author of the children’s book “Mei Mei The Bunny” and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says she expects to have a new police chief on board by the beginning of 2027 and named a search committee Tuesday to help find the next candidate.
Wilson received …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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8/26/26
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President Donald Trump has announced that 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported without a tariff quota for the next 90 days and it has been met with criticism both in Montana …
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Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan
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8/26/26
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Around mid-day on a recent Tuesday in Twin Falls, a small plane landed on the tarmac at the Magic Valley Regional Airport but never taxied to the terminal. Outside the fence surrounding the airport …
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/26/26
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Help was on the way. Five firefighters were about to be flown to safety after a new wildfire broke out on rugged terrain at the Utah-Colorado border in June, whipped by furious, dry winds.
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Annie Knox / Washington State Standard
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8/26/26
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Editor’s note: Victor Garcia, who was appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in April 2025, died over the weekend . Before he passed, the hunter, fisherman and retired educator …
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By Victor Garcia
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8/25/26
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South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) and SPSCC Trustee Doug Mah have been recognized with 2026 Pacific Regional Awards from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), one of the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/25/26
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Saint Martin's University has been named a 2026-27 College of Distinction by Colleges of Distinction, which recognizes the university's commitment to an engaged, student-centered undergraduate …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/25/26
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Washington state’s top elected officials issued strong reactions following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that sided with the Trump administration to stay an injunction on mail-in voting …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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8/25/26
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Even if Washington state voters ultimately decide to reject Initiative 645 repealing the state’s new income tax, there will be a “significant lift” in how to implement it, according to the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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8/25/26
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With roughly 20 state lawmakers vacating seats in the Washington Legislature, many new faces will soon arrive in Olympia.
Some outgoing legislators are retiring, others are seeking different …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/25/26
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Victor Garcia, an educator, hunter and fisherman appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission last year, has died.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife announced his death …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/25/26
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With just over two months until the November midterms, the U.S. Supreme Court gave way Monday for President Donald Trump to have a hand in regulating mail-in ballots nationwide, a voting method he …
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By Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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8/24/26
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Interstate 5 travelers should plan extra time for overnight trips between Maytown and Grand Mound in Thurston County, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/24/26
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A Washington state marriage and family therapist will have another opportunity to challenge a 2018 Washington law that his attorneys contend censored his speech.
In 2018, Washington state …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/24/26
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The head of Washington’s newest juvenile detention center was ousted after an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed an employee.
The ex-staffer accused Kendrick Rochelle of …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/24/26
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A federal court ruling out of Idaho has potential implications for exceptions in abortion bans nationwide and could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide.
U.S. District Judge …
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris / Stateline
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8/23/26
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Pressed by the federal government, Washington is making a big change in its new law extending unemployment benefits to striking union workers.
Starting Sunday, workers involved in labor disputes …
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Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/22/26
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