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Two people were injured in a head-on boat collision on the Columbia River Friday afternoon.
Sgt. Marc Johnston from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said the collision took place before …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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8/23/25
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Homelessness is still on the rise in Washington, but data collected by the state Department of Commerce shows that the growth rate across much of the state slowed last year.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/23/25
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When the Peninsula School District implemented one of Washington’s first bans on cellphones in the classroom two years ago, Keyna Houston said it could not have come soon enough.
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By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
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8/22/25
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According to event officials, a July 26 event held at Donald Eismann Elementary School, part of the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District in Washington state, that included a “Drag Queen Story …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/22/25
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Cowlitz County commissioners fear proposed logging restrictions could cost county millions over time
Calling the economic impacts “prohibitive and extremely detrimental” to local businesses and residents, Cowlitz County Commissioners are asking the state forest practices board to not to …
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Nick Morgan / The Daily News
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8/22/25
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature have pushed in recent months to reassess how the state Department of Corrections shares information with federal immigration authorities.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/22/25
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Washington Army National Guard soldiers descended on Southwest Washington rivers and lakes for back-to-back weekends earlier this month in a recently announced large-scale training exercise.
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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8/20/25
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White Hawk Carriers, an interstate freight carrier in Ceres, Calif., is under investigation along with one of its drivers facing three charges of vehicular homicide in Florida.
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By Alan Wooten / The Center Square
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8/20/25
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This week, the Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an effort to check the immigration status of people who get their health insurance through …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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8/20/25
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Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Postal Service $33,000 this week for improperly storing and disposing of packages containing dangerous wastes at its Seattle Bulk Mail …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Washington state should be allowed to enforce health and safety standards at the embattled immigrant detention center in Tacoma, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The decision overturns a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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With the anticipation of the doors opening at 10:30 a.m. at In-N-Out Burger’s first Washington state location in Ridgefield, the early birds received a special treat as the ribbon was cut and …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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8/20/25
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Lawsuit claims former Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz mishandled abuse allegations
A woman who worked previously for Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is suing the agency and former state lands commissioner Hilary Franz, accusing them of allowing a top attorney at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is defending the state’s noncitizen workers' protections law despite U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threats of criminal charges against him if the state …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson swiped back Tuesday in response to threats from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold federal funding and potentially prosecute officials if they fail to cooperate …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/19/25
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The City of Battle Ground is inviting residents to share their ideas for future improvements to McConnell Park, a 2-acre community park at 918 NW 25th Ave., Battle Ground.
Survey feedback will …
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The Reflector
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8/19/25
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A total of 24 middle- and high-school girls from Oregon and Washington gathered at the United States Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory to meet scientists, teachers, staff, and …
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The Reflector
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8/19/25
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The Trump administration is once again pressuring liberal cities and states to cooperate with deportation efforts, despite previous setbacks in court.
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters …
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By Tim Henderson / States Newsroom
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8/19/25
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Police in Washington are sometimes waiting over a year for the state to test firearms evidence, as the Washington State Patrol deals with a growing backlog.
For the past four years, the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/18/25
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BILOXI, Miss. — The Trump administration is developing a powerful data tool it claims will let states identify noncitizens registered to vote. But Democratic critics and data experts warn it …
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By Jonathan Shorman / Stateline
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8/18/25
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