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State lawmakers pass numerous police accountability laws

New equity laws, too

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Washington state plans new involuntary treatment facility in Thurston County

Martín Bilbao

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No one is taking responsibility for loss of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s text messages

Lewis Kamb

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Raymond man sues Chehalis-Centralia Railroad over injuries sustained in 2019

Eric Rosane

Abidemi Rufai

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Suspect in Washington state unemployment fraud was a senior Nigerian state aide

Abidemi Rufai, the Nigerian citizen accused of stealing more than $350,000 as part of Washington state’s $650 million…

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What’s the penalty for 115 mph in a 35 mph zone? A Gig Harbor driver finds out

TACOMA — Police were patrolling on May 14 at 5500 Olympic Dr. in Gig Harbor when an officer…

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Inslee explains veto of 2030 target for electric vehicles

SEATTLE — A 2030 legislative goal for ending sales of gasoline and diesel passenger vehicles in Washington died…

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The search for Jason LaBrie was suspended after a 22-hour effort by the Coast Guard to locate him after he went overboard 28 miles northwest of Grays Harbor Friday.

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Oregon fisherman lost at sea 28 miles outside Grays Harbor

The Coast Guard suspended the search Friday for a 47-year-old man who fell overboard while heading out with…

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State and Kalispel Tribe reach agreement to allow sports wagering

By Thomas Clouse

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Fatal drug ODs surged in state as pandemic upended lives

SEATTLE — More Washington residents died of drug overdoses in 2020 than any other year in at least…

OR-93 arrived in California in late January and has ventured farther south in the state than any other wolf in more than a century. A new wolf, OR-103, has also crossed over from Oregon into California recently.
Austin Smith / Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

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On the heels of one rare gray wolf’s epic journey into California, another arrives

By Lila Seidman

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‘We don’t want this’: Lewis Co. officials oppose state quarantine site in Centralia

By Claudia Yaw

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Big changes coming for statewide public health system and local boards

OLYMPIA — The state’s public health system may look a bit different by next year after Gov. Jay…