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A year from now, Washington will launch the nation’s first full-scale effort to help the state’s workforce afford long-term care and services as they age.
Etched into law in 2019, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/25
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As the manhunt continues for 32-year-old Travis Decker, suspected in the murders of his three young daughters in Chelan County, more information is coming out about his declining mental state and …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/25
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The tragic murder of three young sisters near Wenatchee is bringing new attention to the complexities of family court and judicial discretion in complicated custody and visitation plans.
The …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/25
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\Washington state auditors have started investigating whether local police departments are properly reporting officer misconduct.
As part of police accountability measures passed in 2021, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/5/25
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SEATTLE — Federal appeals court judges in Seattle on Wednesday questioned a Trump administration lawyer and Washington’s solicitor general over the president’s executive order …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/4/25
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The manhunt continues for the father of three little girls found dead Monday just outside Leavenworth in Chelan County.
Court documents obtained by The Center Square reveal the timeline starting …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/4/25
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Public outcry was swift and forceful after a U.S. House committee last month hastily approved an amendment directing the federal government to sell off more than half a million acres of public land.
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By Alex Brown, Clark Corbin and Kyle Dunphey / States Newsroom
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6/4/25
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An investigation into a two-year-long string of military equipment theft from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, turned up Nazi memorabilia, white supremacist literature and a cache of weapons in …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/4/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed the month of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, with representatives from four support groups speaking to the board about their respective …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/4/25
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Registration for all 2025 Thurston County Fair exhibits and animals is officially open.
Exhibitor registration is free and available until Tuesday, July 1. Ticket sales and camping reservations …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/4/25
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Bail is set at $250,000 for the owner of a Rochester K9 training business accused of fatally shooting one of his employees while filming a video advertisement on Tuesday.
Thurston County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/4/25
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Every four months, Philippe Knab, the reentry and eviction defense program director for Washington’s Office of Civil Legal Aid, compiles a report on eviction trends across the state. Since …
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By Moe Clark/InvestigateWest
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6/4/25
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Democratic state Rep. Victoria Hunt will move from the House to the Senate in the Washington Legislature after the King County Council appointed her on Tuesday to replace the late Sen. Bill …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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6/4/25
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Tens of thousands of low-income Washingtonians could lose federal food assistance if Republicans move ahead with plans in a bill the U.S. House passed last month.
That’s according to …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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6/3/25
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A Christian ministry in Yakima and the state of Washington are clashing in federal court over whether the religious group can decline to hire LGBTQ+ employees.
The Union Gospel Mission of Yakima …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/3/25
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The queen of the Class 2B girls discus had four contenders to wear the crown. And all were from the Central 2B League. Onalaska’s Kiley Talley, Rainier’s Janess Blackburn and the Adna duo …
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Zach Martin / For Nisqually Valley News
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6/3/25
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About 10 years ago, Wayne Fournier, Michael Cade and Aslan Meade had nothing but a napkin and a dream. The trio met at the Sandstone Cafe & Quarry Bar in Tenino and discussed the future of the …
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Dylan Reubenking / For The Nisqually Valley News
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6/3/25
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The next time you head southwest into Rainier along state Route 507, drive a little slower than you normally would. If it’s safe — and no other cars are behind you — consider …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/3/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez stopped by the Rainier Senior Center on Wednesday, May 28, to meet and speak with around 20 area residents as part of her Thurston County tour. After introducing …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/3/25
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From the zoomed-out view of a spectator, Jace Harris has the calm, confident look of a rodeo veteran: dark sunglasses underneath a checkered cowboy hat, denim blue jeans and a matching jacket covered …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/3/25
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