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The man accused of shooting at two Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a seven-hour standoff in Rainier last week has been released from jail. Jon William Day, 65, of Rainier, posted a …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/18/26
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Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior.
Now it’s gone.
Sparked by …
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Nada Hassanein / Stateline
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9/18/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and others opposed to IL26-001 concerning parental rights held a press conference Thursday morning to urge voters to reject the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/17/26
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Four salmon habitat restoration projects in Thurston County were recently awarded a combined total of $1.08 million in state grants.
The grants are among the 75 announced this week …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/17/26
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A six-month, multi-agency operation targeting violent fugitives, gang activity, repeat offenders, firearms and narcotics has wrapped up across Eastern Washington, with law enforcement agencies …
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By Austin Reed / The Center Square
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9/17/26
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The state Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated a ballot measure approved by voters in 2024 that sought to slow Washington’s shift from natural gas toward technology like electric heat pumps.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/17/26
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A Thurston County Sheriff's Office patrol deputy has been terminated for failing to investigate a domestic violence incident and misrepresenting material, the sheriff’s office announced …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/16/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has yet to decide whether Washington will join 31 other states that have opted into a new federal tax program aimed at driving more private dollars into the education of K-12 …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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9/16/26
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Washington’s new permit-to-purchase requirement for firearms is moving from the statehouse to implementation, with the Washington State Patrol now building the system that will require firearm …
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By Austin Reed / The Center Square
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9/16/26
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People usually think of a community’s exports as the things it produces, like timber, agriculture and manufacturing. Maybe some product or industry that puts a place on the map. I’ve always …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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9/16/26
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Thurston County is reconsidering the terms of a $169,000 contract with an Oregon nonprofit to develop and launch a regional Home Energy Score program after learning that two of its three regional …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/16/26
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Association of Washington Business (AWB) leadership will support efforts to repeal the state's new high earners income tax dubbed by its creators as the “millionaire’s tax” as well as three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/16/26
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SEATTLE — Genome sciences professor Doug Fowler a few months back got word from the federal government that his $3 million per year grant would be renewed.
The grant pays for about a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/16/26
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Deep in the shadow of Mount Rainier, Gifford “Marco” Pinchot IV stands in a dense true fir grove of trees. Pinchot, executive director of the Nisqually Community Forest and great-grandson of the …
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By Candra Burns for Thurston Chronicle
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9/15/26
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A new National Firearms Survey finds an estimated 88 million American adults own approximately 461 million firearms as questions about guns and public safety swirl in Washington state and nationwide.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/15/26
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A group of 62 current and former Washington judges is defending state Supreme Court candidate Sean O’Donnell after his opponent accused him of pursuing a partisan agenda in the race for Position 4.
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Austin Reed / The Center Square
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9/15/26
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The co-founder of DocuSign has come out in strong support for the initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax, warning Washingtonian’s that he thinks the so-called millionaire’s tax will …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/15/26
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Two of Washington’s hottest ballot battles will be the subject of prime-time televised debates next month.
On Oct. 8, a former congresswoman and the leader of a statewide labor organization …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/26
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Washington needs to spend another $1.3 billion over the next two years to address skyrocketing lawsuit payouts due to state government misconduct, according to a recently filed budget request from a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/26
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Mayor Katie Wilson has walked back a campaign promise to provide indoor shelter for all of Seattle’s homeless residents.
Wilson, in a press release, is citing budget limitations and …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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9/15/26
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