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The Center Square

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After hours-long debate, House Dems pass bill requiring permits for gun purchases

(The Center Square) – After a vigorous hours-long debate that began the night before, Washington State Democrats in the House of Representatives on Saturday morning voted to pass legislation that would require would-be gun owners to obtain a permit before purchase. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163 passed along a 58-38 party-line vote – that is, with no Republican support. The bill would also have prospective gun owners complete a state-recognized firearm safety training course within the past five years to qualify for a permit. In addition, the bill requires enhanced background checks conducted via the Washington State Patrol’s...

Washington · 2025-03-10

Apple Valley News Now

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New developments in fatal crash case involving off-duty WSP trooper

BENTON CO., Wash. - There are new developments in the case against an off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper who was arrested after a fatal crash earlier this month.

Richland, WA · 2025-03-12

NBC News

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Washington state sues rural county for helping ICE round up undocumented immigrants

The Washington attorney general claims in a new lawsuit that the sheriff in rural Adams County has been breaking state law for at least three years by helping federal immigration officers round up and collect information on suspected undocumented residents. And since the election of President Donald Trump, Sheriff Dale...

Washington · 2025-03-11
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ESPN Sioux Falls

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Local Family Asks For Help Finding South Dakota Woman in Oregon

A South Dakota family is sharing an out-of-state alert that their beloved daughter is missing in the Oregon area. 37-year-old Amber Abbott of South Dakota has been living in the Portland, Oregon area for several years. Amber's family in South Dakota has not heard from her since January. Amber's family...

Portland, OR · 2025-03-12
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Nisqually Valley News

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Trump reverses course on federal worker firings, opening the door for rehiring in Southwest Washington

The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers . The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or ...

Clark County, WA · 2025-03-12

MyNorthwest

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Several Western Washington dental offices receive threatening letters

Several dental offices in the Western Washington area have received threatening letters in the mail. The messages in those letters are disturbing, but whoever wrote and sent those letters is urging dentists to end their lives. Jennifer, who we are not revealing her last name or the dentist office she helps manage in Redmond, received one of those threatening letters.

Redmond, WA · 2025-03-12

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Gas appliances suffer setback in Washington state

Washington state regulations encouraging the use of electric appliances over gas appliances have withstood a legal challenge from the building industry and other trade groups. U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson in Seattle ruled last week that the 11th Amendment, which prevents people from outside a state from suing the state in federal court, protected the defendant state officials from facing a federal lawsuit.

Washington · 2025-03-12

KIRO 7 Seattle

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3 Washington colleges get warning from Dept. of Education

Three Washington universities have been sent letters by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), warning of possible actions against them if they do not “fulfill their obligations” to address anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment on campus.

Seattle, WA · 2025-03-11

Barrett Media

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Pacific Northwest Broadcast Legend Steve West Dies

The Washington State Association of Broadcasters said, "It is with both joy and sadness that we say goodbye to Steve.”

Washington · 2025-03-12

Axios Seattle

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How Washington's proposed pay-per-mile tax would work

A plan to tax Washington drivers by the mile to help replace the state's waning gas tax revenue is back before the Legislature. Why it matters: As cars have gotten more fuel efficient, revenue from the state's gas tax has decreased, contributing to problems paying for state transportation projects, state Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma), who chairs the House Transportation Committee, told Axios. Zoom in: A proposal from Fey would make the pay-by-mile program voluntary at first, then slowly make it mandatory for more classes of vehicles. By July 2029, all electric and hybrid vehicles would have to pay a...

Washington · 2025-03-12

Apple Valley News Now

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Tri-City Americans game suspended after fight on the ice lands Americans player in hospital

KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Tri-City Americans matchup with the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Toyota Center in Kennewick was suspended Tuesday night after a fight on the ice sent one player to the hospital.

Kennewick, WA · 2025-03-12

The Reflector

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Washington state bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature

A bill that would give the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president, passed the state House on

Washington · 2025-03-12

MyNorthwest

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Thunderstorm season underway in the Pacific Northwest

Western Washington’s primary thunderstorm season usually kicks off in March, so thunderstorm season has officially arrived!. Thunderstorms can occur at any time of the year, but the Pacific Northwest’s thunderstorm season peaks twice within a calendar year – spring and fall — with spring being the primary season.

Western Washington, WA · 2025-03-12

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Body camera footage released of the arrest of off-duty WSP Trooper Sarah Classen following deadly motorcycle crash

RICHLAND, Wash. – Police body camera footage has been obtained by NonStop Local, showing the arrest of off-duty Washington State Trooper Sarah Clasen on February 28. Clasen was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide following a crash that resulted in the death of 20-year-old Jhoser Sanchez. Clasen recounted her...

Richland, WA · 2025-03-11

MyNorthwest

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‘We lived our lives on the air:’ Spike O’Neill remembers Seattle radio icon Bob Rivers

KIRO Newsradio’s Spike O’Neill is a longtime friend and colleague of Bob Rivers, whose humor and voice defined Seattle mornings for more than two decades. Rivers died after a courageous battle with cancer at 68. “If it weren’t for Bob Rivers, I wouldn’t have met my wife, started...

Seattle, WA · 2025-03-11