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SEATTLE — Flying a drone above FIFA World Cup fan celebrations, practice facilities and matches at Lumen Field could get operators hit with a felony and a fine up to $100,000.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/8/26
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Thurston County officially amended its 2026-27 budget on Tuesday, June 2, to restore substantial funding to the county clerk’s office.
The budget amendment passed by the Thurston County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/8/26
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WorkSource Thurston County closed its Irving Street location in Tumwater in 2025, and has since provided interim in-person services at several locations.
However, WorkSource has decided to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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Three people, including an officer with the Yelm Police Department and his passenger, were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Yelm on Saturday.
The crash was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m. …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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A Lacey man faces potential vehicular homicide charges following a fatal two-car collision on Interstate 5 Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Steven L. Hargis, 50, of Forest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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If the Washington state Legislature were to enact a wealth tax as proposed in recent years, it would face significant legal challenges and a "realistic possibility” of being overturned by the state …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/8/26
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Washington state’s annual search for over 130 invasive insects, weeds and plant pathogens has begun.
Employees with the state Department of Agriculture are traveling across Washington to set …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/8/26
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State Attorney General Nick Brown wants the conservative U.S. Supreme Court to wade into Washington’s partisan-fueled tiff on the boundaries of legislative districts.
Last Tuesday, he told the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/8/26
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In 2001, the Organized Village of Kake, a sovereign tribal government in Southeast Alaska, supported the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to protect roadless portions of national forests across the …
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Christine Peterson / High Country News
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6/7/26
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In a reversal, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has ordered that surveillance cameras be turned on during the FIFA World Cup Tournament.
Wilson said in a statement Friday that the decision to activate …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/7/26
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State agency leaders received a dire warning from Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office on Friday that they’re headed toward “what will likely be the most challenging budget any of us has yet faced.”
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/26
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Three environmental groups are suing to block the logging of nearly 400 acres of state forestland in Washington’s Elwha Watershed.
Filed Monday in Clallam County Superior Court, the lawsuit …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/26
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Federal cannabis policy changes, market consolidation and difficulties with illicit-market enforcement remain among the biggest challenges facing Washington’s legal marijuana industry, according to …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW.org
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6/6/26
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As the small city of Rainier celebrated Rainier High School’s 60-member class of 2026 during a graduation ceremony Friday night, the packed gym was filled with a plethora of expected emotions.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/6/26
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The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/26
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Having worked at the school for years before purchasing it in 2010, Centralia resident Shari Aldrich is now running the Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy & Massage together with her daughters, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/5/26
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“Həʔapus sqʷəbay” (Ha-push Squay-bay), the “Mother of Restoration,” was welcomed Thursday to her permanent home overlooking the future Deschutes Estuary in Olympia, where she in turn will …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/5/26
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Electric utilities in Washington and Oregon are turning to gas to meet rapid and growing energy demand from data centers, according to recent reports.
Two analyses from the Hood River-based …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/5/26
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Washington state Senate Republican Budget Leader Chris Gildon is again calling on Gov. Bob Ferguson to suspend the Climate Commitment Act to provide some financial relief at the pump.
A gallon …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/4/26
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