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Washington state voters are getting the message: Don’t wait to turn in your ballots.
As of Friday afternoon, 705,231 ballots had been returned with 66.4% arriving via drop boxes, a sign early …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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10/27/26
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The Oklahoma-based company that owns one of the largest gas pipeline networks in the Northwest is beginning to pursue permits to expand that network, and to pump more gas to the region to meet rising …
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Alex Baumhardt / Washington State Standard
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10/27/26
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A lawsuit has been filed to block the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s current fixed-span design, with the litigants arguing the 116-foot vertical navigation clearance would restrict …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/27/26
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Across the Pacific coast, reports of large whales tangled in buoys, gillnets and other fishing equipment are increasing.
In 2025, Washington was among four states where nearly 80% of …
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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10/20/26
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and John Braun, the top Republican in the Washington state Senate who is challenging her in a critical congressional duel, faced off on Wednesday in a …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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10/20/26
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A new federal policy ending enforcement of certain registration and approval requirements for suppressors and short-barreled firearms is drawing support from some officials in Washington, but …
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Austin Reed / Center Square
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10/20/26
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Ferguson says resources are insufficient to deal with supertanker spill. A WA congressman warns the project is ‘not ready for prime time.’
Jerry Cornfield and Tom Banse
The Washington …
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Jerry Cornfield and Tom Banse / The Washington Standard
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10/13/26
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Washington state's plans to electrify private and public transportation sectors and spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on charging infrastructure are still facing numerous logistical and …
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TJ Martinell / Center Square
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10/6/26
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Washington’s public lands commissioner is proposing new funding tools to conserve older forests while maintaining revenue for schools and local governments, including raising fees on forestry …
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Austin Reed / The Center Square contributor, Center Square
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10/6/26
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In its latest effort to overhaul federal homelessness funding, the Trump administration is proposing to provide more money to localities that prioritize treatment-first policies such as sober living, …
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Robbie Sequeira / Washington State Standard
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10/6/26
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Immigration arrests in Washington surged this summer, with federal immigration officers detaining about 705 people in June and another 700 in July statewide, according to records from the Deportation …
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Austin Reed / The Center Square contributor
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9/29/26
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Members of the Southwest Washington Ukrainian community welcomed U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, at Portland International Airport after her vote to advance a package of sanctions …
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The Reflector
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9/29/26
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Washington's average diesel price hit a record $7.47 per gallon Wednesday, while the Tri-Cities reached an even higher $7.53 per gallon, as rising fuel costs put new pressure on transportation, …
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Austin Reed / The Center Square contributor
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9/29/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently voted for a comprehensive package of sanctions targeting Russia, a news release from her office announced.
The Lindsey O. Graham …
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The Reflector
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9/24/26
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The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurs as a political battle rages in Congress over government surveillance powers enacted after the deadly event that …
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By Thérèse Boudreaux / The Center Square
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9/15/26
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An 18-year-old pilot and his 27-year-old passenger escaped injury Tuesday, Sept. 1, after they were forced to crash-land their 1965 Cessna airplane into the Cispus River.
“These two young men …
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The Reflector
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9/8/26
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A Kelso man who has twice been deported from the United States pleaded guilty to killing two men outside a Longview quinceañera in April and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility …
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Cade Barker / cade.barker@thereflector.com
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9/8/26
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The Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA) and Washington Farm Forestry Association (WFFA) announced Aug. 27 that they would appeal a Thurston County Superior Court decision upholding the …
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The Reflector
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9/8/26
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The body of a missing Oregon man was found in Cowlitz County Sunday, according to a news release from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.
Brent Erickson, of St. Helens, Oregon, had last …
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The Reflector
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9/8/26
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Former Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler held a press conference Wednesday to urge support for the income tax repeal initiative backed by Let’s Go Washington.
I-645 asks voters if they want …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/8/26
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