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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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Victor Garcia, an educator, hunter and fisherman appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission last year, has died.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife announced his death …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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9/1/26
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Imagination Library of Washington is encouraging residents and state lawmakers to support the continuation of Dolly Parton’s book-gifting program following the singer’s death.
The program …
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The Reflector
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9/1/26
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Washington’s Democratic governor and a Republican congressman are asking President Donald Trump to meet with them to discuss the wildfires that have devastated parts of the state this summer.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State State Standard
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8/25/26
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this week announced the U.S. Forest Service has filed a proposed rule to rescind the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a motion that, if …
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The Reflector
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8/25/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, visited the High Lava Fire Incident Command Center last week to learn about efforts to contain the wildfire, which had grown to about 1,300 acres during …
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The Reflector
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8/25/26
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Washington state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, received the Friend of the Floodplains Award from the Floodplains by Design program last week.
The award, presented by Bonneville Environmental …
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The Reflector
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8/18/26
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Wildfires swept into Spokane on Saturday, burning hundreds of buildings in and around Washington’s second-largest city.
About 700 structures, including homes, had been destroyed, according to …
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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8/3/26
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