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Voting is underway in Washington’s Aug. 4 primary.
Across the state, voters are winnowing the field — in some races, a large field — of candidates for seats in the Legislature and Congress …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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7/19/26
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Former Washington Governor Gary Locke had some harsh words for the Democrat-controlled state Legislature Thursday during an economic conference that included business and policy leaders from across …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/17/26
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On Saturday, July 18, the dedication ceremony for the newly completed Tenino Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Wall at Tenino City Park will begin at 11 a.m., according to former Tenino City Councilor …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/17/26
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By Emily Fitzgerald
emily@thurstonchronicle.com
Jazmin Reyes Rivas has been crowned 2026 Capital Lakefair Queen.
Rivas, a Capital High School student, was celebrated alongside her …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/17/26
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Susan Cliber has always been an animal person. It’s in her DNA, passed down from her father, who instilled a passion for horses at the tender age of 2.
That passion was interrupted by another …
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By Otto Rabe / otto@chronline.com
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7/17/26
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With five of the nine seats on the Washington state Supreme Court on the ballot this year, the League of Women Voters of Washington has launched a new online resource to help voters make informed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/17/26
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The Washington state Department of Health is encouraging those who are eligible to donate blood to help ensure hospitals have the life-saving resources patients need.
One pint of donated blood …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/17/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police this week announced its new police chief, Michael Jewell, a career law enforcement officer.
He was sworn in as the new chief on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/17/26
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This week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, announced her submission to the Congressional 250th Anniversary Time Capsule: a hand-carved Tenino sandstone apple.
This apple is made …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/17/26
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PORTLAND — If the “Big One” — the anticipated massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — hit today, Oregonians west of the Cascades would be luckiest to find themselves at the …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/17/26
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As the state wrestles with a cash-squeezed budget, Washington’s Department of Commerce is deploying staff and a state lawmaker to one of the world’s biggest air shows in hopes it will deliver …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/17/26
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As Central Washington voters begin filling out primary ballots as soon as this weekend, some may be a bit confused about who President Donald Trump actually endorsed in the District 4 contest to be …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/16/26
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Some concerned citizens are sounding the alarm over a Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees retreat scheduled for Saturday, July 18.
The purpose of the retreat is to provide …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/16/26
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The federal government announced on Tuesday that it is planning to shift management of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. to the states.
In a windy field south of Bozeman, Montana Gov. Greg …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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7/16/26
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Washington voters will get their chance in November to embrace or reject the state’s new income tax on households with earnings greater than a million dollars a year.
The secretary of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/16/26
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Editor's note: This article was produced as part of a collaboration between InvestigateWest and The Daily Herald .
On Aug. 6, 2025, a Lynnwood police officer got a call from a social worker at a …
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By Eliza Aronson / The Daily Herald
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7/16/26
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A Portland-based architect is dropping a novel anti-doxing lawsuit against a website targeting companies in Oregon that serve as contractors for federal immigration authorities.
In a Monday …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/16/26
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The average salary for directors and supervisor within Washington’s K-12 education system have increased by more than a third in just five years, according to state fiscal data analyzed by The …
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By TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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7/16/26
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As federal officials consider whether to reclassify marijuana under federal drug law, a new study has found that more American teenagers seeking treatment for cannabis use disorder, known as CUD, are …
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Amanda Watford / Stateline
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7/16/26
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Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help, according to a new report.
The …
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Nada Hassanein / Stateline
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7/16/26
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