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Authorities say the Woodland man arrested last week for suspicion of murder killed his longtime tenant and hid the body in a 55-gallon barrel on his rural Old Lewis River Road property. Ricky … more
A transient man who authorities say pulled a knife on an acquaintance on the streets of Longview was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree assault following a two-day trial. An Meingin, 46, of … more
A transient man convicted in 2020 of killing a Kelso woman working at a convenience store has been resentenced following a 2021 Washington State Supreme Court decision that made the defendant's … more
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, whose charge is to provide updates on the plans and cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, has run into a … more
An attorney whose law license was suspended for two years because of a Washington state Attorney General's complaint against her for representing a group trying to block illegal residents from voting … more
More than 2,100 registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital have authorized a potential strike following a union vote. Registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted Sunday and … more
A 75-year-old woman was struck and blinded in a violent attack outside the King County Courthouse earlier this month, and the suspect charged in the case had a long history of arrests, including … more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House could vote to approve a Democratic bill that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three more years, after a handful of moderate Republicans … more
Washington state troopers stop and search drivers of color more often than white Washingtonians, new data shows. Washington State Patrol’s total traffic stops statewide dropped slightly in … more
Officials in timber-dependent counties around Southwest Washington say the state Forest Practices Board’s new rule expanding no-logging zones around some streams amounts to an economic siege. … more
Hoping to curtail the state’s opioid epidemic, one Republican proposed a bill Thursday that would establish a near-real-time overdose mapping interface with guardrails for privacy.​ The … more
Facing another multi-billion-dollar state deficit, Republicans are hoping to avoid more tax increases by closing a loophole they say allows government workers to double dip by using paid time off and … more
Less than a month before the 2026 legislative session, Republican state lawmakers are proposing cutting $3.7 billion for the next fiscal budget, but did not yet release any specifics about how many … more
SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is asking lawmakers to fund $244 million in additional housing investments as part of a budget proposal released Thursday. His plan comes as the state … more
CONCRETE, Wash. — On Wednesday morning, sunlight glinted off the mud and moisture that still blanketed this small town in the Cascade foothills, hinting at what it had just endured.  … more
LACEY — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan Friday to steer $3 billion into preserving the state’s roads and bridges and building three new ferries over the next decade. Ferguson … more
He became famous for his driving skills, his championship drive behind the wheel. He became so much more than a race car driver, though, because of the man he was — a true humanitarian. … more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging … more
Members of the Department of Children Youth and Families Oversight Board met Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to legislation that critics say has led to an alarming increase in the numbers of … more
For a while, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse says he’s been hearing a little voice in the back of his head telling him it might be time to step aside. On Wednesday, he announced he’d … more
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