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Inslee’s bid for third term derails plans for other Democrats
He tells supporters he wants to ensure Washington remains a “progressive beacon” for the nation.
Northwest
Burned firefighter fights law that won’t let him claim damages
Daniel Lyon seeks $100 million. It’s been four years since a fire in Twisp killed his crew mates.
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Elizabeth Warren to hold town hall in Seattle
The Democratic presidential candidate will speak at WaMu theater on Occidental Avenue on Sunday.
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Northwest earthquake-warning system gets funding boost
The USGS is on track to send public alerts of impending earthquake shaking within the next two years.
Northwest
Spokane leaders call for resignation of state representative
Politicians and others reportedly were targeted for surveillance by Republican state Rep. Matt Shea.
Northwest
Last 4 wolves in Washington pack killed by state hunters
The four wolves were part of a pack that originally had seven members and attacked cows
Northwest
New lawsuit seeks protection zone for Northwest orcas
Groups say NOAA Fisheries has failed to act on a petition it filed in 2016.
Northwest
Ritzville rallied to help farmer fighting cancer
He had stage four melanoma. 30-plus years of harvesting his own crops was about to end.
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Pilgrims travel to Kodiak from afar to celebrate St. Herman
The 49th Annual St. Herman of Alaska Pilgrimage stops at the small wooden chapel where he lived and…
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Spokane woman breaks jaw in Lime scooter accident
Lime said it fixed a bug that “under rare circumstances could cause sudden excessive braking.”
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Portland (and Trump) awaits right-wing rally, counter protests
Militias, white nationalists and neo-Nazis are expected to clash with anti-fascists during the rally.
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Arrests precede major demonstrations in Portland, Oregon
Patriot Prayer’s Joey Gibson is urging his right-wing followers to “show up one hundred-fold” in response.
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Washington leads 13-state legal challenge to immigration rule
Attorney General Bob Ferguson called the law “un-American, anti-immigrant and unlawful.”
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Washington justices reject challenges to 3 strikes law
Defendants say the sentence is unconstitutional if one of their crimes was committed as a young adult.
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Emails: Spokane lawmaker tied to group training for holy war
Rep. Matt Shea, a Republican, had a “Team Rugged” video posted on his public Facebook page.
Northwest
Seattle Children’s Hospital fixes cause of mold infections
14 operating rooms had closed after Aspergillus mold sickened patients and resulted in one death.
Business
Feds: Capital One suspect may have hacked 30-plus companies
Investigators are still working to identify the affected organizations.
Northwest
Both orca babies alive, all 3 southern resident pods spotted
The whales had an unprecedented two-month absence from their summer habitat in the inner Salish Sea.
Northwest
Portland braces for far-right rally, counterprotest
“It’s Portlandia, and in the public mind it represents everything these (far-right) groups are against.”
Northwest
3 mobile homes destroyed by mudslide in Wenatchee
Residents, including children, were rescued from one home and were uninjured.