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Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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7/31/25
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Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging two executive orders regarding gender ideology and DEI policies.
The two Trump-issued executive …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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A new firearms-related law took effect this month in Washington, but the state is still two years away from implementing a controversial law requiring a permit to purchase firearms.
House Bill …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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Washington’s already-squeezed food bank system expects further pressure as an estimated 170,000 residents stand to lose food stamp benefits under the president’s tax cut law.
Food …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/31/25
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Longview’s Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo sold out all three nights for the second year in a row.
But while the popularity of rodeo grows, animal activists worry about the treatment of horses, …
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Dan Rosenfield / The Daily News
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7/31/25
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A Cougar man was sentenced Monday for shooting at four people with an air gun along Lewis River Road in 2023.
Terry J. Becker, 58, was sentenced to six months in Cowlitz County Jail. A jury …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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7/31/25
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A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Far East coast early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Washington state’s west coast.
Although the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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U.S. Forest Service offices in Portland charged with wildfire prevention, scientific research, forestland management and conservation across the Northwest would be shuttered and moved out of state …
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By Alex Baumhardt / States Newsroom
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7/31/25
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For more than six years, the Cedar Park Assembly of God in Kirkland has been fighting Washington state in court over a law that requires employer-sponsored health insurance to cover access to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as director of the National …
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Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, pressed House leadership to bring the Senate-passed Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act for a vote on the floor to ensure rural …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/30/25
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Clinics across Washington that focus on serving low-income patients are bracing for a dual threat from the federal government.
Community health centers could be especially hurt by major cuts to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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Officials involved in a major project to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River that connects Portland and Vancouver are confident that federal funding for the project …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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7/29/25
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Violent crime in Washington dropped significantly last year but remains well above pre-pandemic levels.
And Washington remains dead last in police staffing per capita compared to other …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/29/25
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One plaintiff called the decision “willfully naïve” on Tuesday after a federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit last week challenging Washington state laws that allow …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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7/29/25
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More than 100 local governments in Washington are now eligible to claim their share of $122.2 million in settlements with Purdue Pharma and eight generic opioid manufacturers, the Washington state …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/29/25
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The city of Woodland is experiencing growth, both economically and in terms of housing, as numerous commercial, industrial, and residential developments are either under construction or in the …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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7/29/25
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A crash injured an Oregon man Friday afternoon after authorities say he crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a diesel work truck near Lewis River Mini Storage at 2422 Lewis River Rd. in Woodland.
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By The Daily News
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7/28/25
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Authorities say a fairgoer suffered a leg injury Saturday night while riding the Ferris wheel at the Cowlitz County Fair .
Crews from the Longview Fire Department were sent to the fairgrounds, …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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7/28/25
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The region’s biggest fair returns Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 10, for families to enjoy agriculture, animals, entertainment, games, rides and food as the annual Clark County Fair opens …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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7/28/25
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