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The Trump Administration is launching a review of antisemitic violence that occurred this week on the University of Washington campus.
The review comes after about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters …
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By Dan McCaleb and Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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5/7/25
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Hoteliers, restaurateurs and grocers are asking Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto part of a tax bill that they say will drive up food costs for them and their customers.
Excising the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/7/25
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Rescuers followed footprints in the snow to find a weary and lost person after their cellphone died on Mount St. Helens over the weekend.
Volcano Rescue Team members received a call to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/25
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For a second year in a row, Washington police accountability advocates have seen their priorities fall flat in Olympia.
They entered this year’s session wanting to grant the attorney …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/6/25
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Washington’s U.S. senators are demanding the Trump administration reverse the cancellation of more than $50 million in grants for local public safety efforts.
Last month, the U.S. …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/6/25
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Just three days after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a bill requiring religious leaders in Washington state to report child abuse or neglect – even when it’s disclosed in confession …
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Brett Davis | The Center Square
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5/6/25
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 5259 funding a statewide police use of force database which would receive data from local law enforcement agencies on a regular basis.
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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5/6/25
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‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will …
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Alex Baumhardt / Washington State Standard
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5/6/25
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The curtain is officially rising on Washington’s 2025 election season.
Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday for more than 3,200 seats on city councils, county commissions, …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/6/25
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President Trump’s Department of Justice is investigating a new Washington state law that makes clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse, arguing it violates the First Amendment. The state …
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By Wilson Criscione / InvestigateWest
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5/5/25
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribal Public Safety Department’s former interim chief Charles Gardiner is now being investigated for several sex offenses against a juvenile victim.
Gardiner was found …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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5/5/25
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When Mikhail Pavenko isn’t restoring power lines for Clark Public Utilities, he’s volunteering near the front lines in Ukraine, praying with soldiers, evacuating civilians and delivering …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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5/5/25
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Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s wooden trestle bridge between Mineral and Morton caught fire Wednesday night and totally collapsed on Thursday afternoon in a blaze investigators say was …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For The Reflector
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5/5/25
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A decade of planning, grant applications, permits and more has pinnacled to breaking ground for a project benefiting the local economy and ecosystem of the East Fork Lewis River.
The Lower …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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5/5/25
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Washington state lawmakers last week approved a $77.8 billion two-year budget to fund schools, state prisons, mental health services, homeless services and more.
The final package includes new …
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Laurel Demkovich / Cascade PBS
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5/5/25
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In his first session as a state senator, Adrian Cortes, a Democrat who flipped Washington’s 18th District Senate seat in the 2024 general election, says he’s proud of the local gains made …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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5/5/25
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Ridgefield Mayor Matt Cole announced on Wednesday, April 30, he will seek re-election to the Ridgefield City Council, pleading to continue guiding the city and focusing on what he calls “smart …
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The Reflector
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5/5/25
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The Hockinson School District’s second attempt to secure funding for school safety and infrastructure improvements has failed, leaving the district to explore alternative funding strategies.
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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5/5/25
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On Thursday, April 17, the Clark County Planning Commission recommended repealing a surface mining overlay after a state appeals court upheld a ruling that the county violated the State Environmental …
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The Reflector
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5/5/25
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The Clark County Green Business program announced its 2025 Green Awards winners in celebration of Earth Day on April 24. The awards recognize local businesses leading the way in environmental …
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The Reflector
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5/5/25
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