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A Yelm man accused of attempting to elude a police vehicle in May faces new charges after he allegedly collided head-on with a logging truck while intoxicated.
The crash reportedly left …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/18/26
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The union representing most Timberland Regional Library (TRL) workers and TRL Board of Trustees President-Elect Dustin Loup have added their names to the list of those opposed to current Board of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/18/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed over 10,000 primary election ballots to military and overseas voters registered in Thurston County.
Ballot envelopes must be …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/18/26
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Facebook’s parent company must pay the largest campaign finance fine in Washington state history, the state Supreme Court affirmed in a split decision Thursday.
Meta urged the justices to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/18/26
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Starting Monday, June 15, the Thurston County Resource Hub is hosting a month-long donation drive to support community members in need, according to a Facebook post by the Thurston County Resource …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/18/26
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An attorney advising the Alaska Legislature said Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom may have violated the U.S. Constitution when she disqualified Petersburg’s Daniel J. Sullivan from this …
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James Brooks / Alaska Beacon
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6/18/26
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While Oregon’s first 2026 heatwave was winding down Tuesday, heat and drought are expected to worsen through the summer and will heighten wildfire risks across Oregon, spurring Gov. Tina Kotek to …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/18/26
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A new report published this month by a Boise-based nonprofit organization found that state and federal income tax cuts have benefited the highest-income Idaho households the most, while low-income …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/18/26
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Oregon lawmakers upset about persistently poor education outcomes for many students voted against several of Gov. Tina Kotek’s new appointments to the commission that determines the resources …
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Mia Maldonado / Washington State Standard
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6/18/26
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The days of ground beef and chicken legs are long gone at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis. The nonprofit has swapped out those staple proteins for cheaper ground chicken …
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Kevin Hardy / Washington State Standard
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6/18/26
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Washington’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.2% in May even as the economy added roughly 10,000 jobs, its highest one-month gain this year.
“A strong month of growth is welcome following …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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6/18/26
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Community opposition to big battery farms is spreading across western Washington just as the technology takes on growing importance for the state’s clean energy transition and to stabilize the …
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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6/18/26
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More than 400 graduates crossed the stage beneath the bright lights inside of the Tacoma Dome on Sunday, June 7, as Yelm High School’s class of 2026 celebrated the culmination of four years of hard …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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6/17/26
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Rainier High School’s graduating class of 2026 — which featured 60 students from the local school — was celebrated in full force by the Rainier community on Friday, June 5, inside of a packed …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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6/17/26
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State Auditor Pat McCarthy's Office was warned by at least two whistleblowers last year that there was alleged theft at the youth detention facility Echo Glen, which houses girls and women, along …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/17/26
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Even as a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East offers a glimmer of hope for relief at the pump, Washington motorists are bracing for yet another hit to their wallets.
Beginning …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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6/17/26
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The girls are getting younger and the traffickers are getting more violent.
That’s the reality in the sex trafficking world in King County, according to those working night and day to rescue …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/17/26
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that if confirmed he would ensure natural disaster …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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6/17/26
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Another original member of Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s administration has departed.
Tim Reynon resigned as executive director of the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs following his …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/17/26
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A parasitic fly that poses a deadly threat to livestock and pets has re-invaded the United States for the first time since 1968.
Washington state agriculture officials say it’s unlikely …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/17/26
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