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Washington state lawmakers this year approved spending nearly $20 million to ensure immigrants here could retain long-term care insurance coverage they’re set to lose under federal law.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/10/26
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said Friday that firefighting resources are stretched thin as significant wildfires burn across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and much of …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capitol Sun
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8/9/26
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Oregon’s longest-serving state representative will pay the Oregon Government Ethics Commission $12,000 in fines for breaking state ethics laws and leveraging his position as director of an eastern …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/9/26
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The transportation group charged with vetting and recommending ideas to solve the state’s $200 million 2027-29 budget gap spent its fourth meeting examining how other states fund their …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/9/26
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A Thurston County judge on Friday upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/9/26
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Today’s children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid. They may even see a surplus of housing to …
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Tim Henderson / Washington State Standard
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8/9/26
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A Thurston County judge on Friday upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/7/26
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Providence Swedish is now enrolling Long COVID patients in a federally funded clinical research effort called the REVERSE-LC trial.
Long COVID is a condition where symptoms of COVID-19 persist …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/26
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A former Twin Cities radio personality and founder of the Eli Sports Network has been accused of sexually abusing three children in the 1980s, according to three civil lawsuits filed in January.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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U.S. Sens. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, recently introduced new legislation to make tribal governments eligible to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/26
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As the number of homes and other structures destroyed by wildfires in Spokane climbed past 900 on Thursday, state lawmakers from both parties are coming together with a plan to cut the red tape in …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/7/26
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Two votes separate two Democratic hopefuls as they battle for a chance at an open state Senate seat in northwest Washington.
Since election night, Bellingham port commissioner Michael Shepard …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/7/26
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A 37-year-old Spokane man is facing formal arson charges after allegedly confessing to starting dozens of wildfires across Spokane County over a year-long period, culminating in a massive 3,200-acre …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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8/6/26
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As Washington state reels from a devastating wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane last weekend, experts say the disaster has cast newfound uncertainty over a property insurance market …
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Alex Brown / Stateline
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8/6/26
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President Donald Trump is urging Republican senators to “release their holds” and pass a measure making daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
A bipartisan bill passed the …
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Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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8/6/26
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A second day of ballot counting didn’t go well for a former Washington state lawmaker pursuing a comeback, but it did for a Republican legislator seeking a second term.
Across the state, …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/6/26
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One of the world’s oldest and most unique forms of entertainment will continue its legacy in Thurston County, as Ascension Pro Wrestling is set to make its debut as a promotion with its first show, …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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Something about the Battle on the Blacktop brings out the best in Gracie Sweet. Two years ago as a wide-eyed sophomore, she came on in the title match as a substitute, posted a second half shutout …
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Zach Martin / For Nisqually Valley News
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8/5/26
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In an effort to collaborate with local Thurston County jurisdictions and save city resources, the Yelm City Councilors unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with Thurston County and the cities …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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Friday, Aug. 7 Ninth annual Jazz in the Park The ninth annual Yelm Jazz in the Park is set for 5 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, at Yelm City Park. Admission to the event is …
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8/5/26
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