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Outside of Meadowdale Elementary School on Thursday, July 9, 2026 in Meadowdale, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Before a Washington student alleged sexual assault, schools received years of warnings about her teacher
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 … more
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Oregon architect whose firm helps feds drops doxing lawsuit against anti-ICE website
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 … more
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Two Auburn School District buses parked in a lot in Auburn, Washington.
Average K-12 supervisor/director salaries increased 33.7% in five years
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 … more
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A dispensary in St. Louis advertises to passersby. Nearly 34% of adolescents seeking treatment for cannabis use disorder in 2022 experienced an admission delay, according to a new study.
More teens with cannabis use disorder are facing treatment delays, study finds
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 … more
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Friends and family members hold posters of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Duluth, Minn., in February. A new report found American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help.
Indigenous violence survivors see fewer services after federal cuts
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 … more
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A worker helps as Kenny McFarland harvests onions on his family’s farm in western Weber County on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
Farmworker wage complaints in Washington state caught in state agency backlog, report finds
Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went unresolved past a 60-day statutory limit, according to a new report. The … more
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Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year, according to a newly released report. (Photo by Dave Cummings/New Hampshire Bulletin)
Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes
Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year. The consumer … more
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Gov. Bob Ferguson answers questions from the press during a legislative session preview in a Senate Hearing room in Olympia on Friday, Jan. 9.
Governor pushes financial aid requirement to graduate; critics push back
High school seniors in Washington may soon be required to complete student financial aid paperwork to graduate, under a proposal unveiled this week by Governor Bob Ferguson. But some are raising … more
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Let’s Go Washington supporters hold a sign with the total number of signatures received for a petition, 511,408, outside the Washington Secretary of State’s office building in Tumwater on Thursday, July 2.
Washington income tax repeal initiative officially certified for November ballot
The Washington Secretary of State notified Let’s Go Washington Wednesday afternoon that the initiative to repeal the income tax (IP26-645) has been certified for November’s ballot. “With a … more
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State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, walks through the procession during the Centralia Summerfest parade on Saturday, July 4.
NFIB announces “Guardians of Small Business” for 69th Legislature
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently announced its Guardian of Small Business Award recipients in Washington state, singling out two state lawmakers for special … more
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Decades of policy choices makes gas more expensive for Blue states: Report
Policies made decades ago cause gas prices to be on average higher in Blue states than Red states, with a 55 cent gap per gallon, a new report from the Institute for Energy Research shows. … more
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Poll: Most Washington voters oppose state income tax, disapprove governor
A new poll shows Washington voters are opposed to the state’s new income tax by a three-to-one margin, with 57% saying they believe that they will have to pay the tax eventually, even if it only … more
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A sea lion sticks its head above the water near the Barrier Dam Monday night.
MGP introduces Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act to allow Tribes to remove sea lions
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, introduced H.R. 9637, the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act, a bill that would allow Southwest Washington’s Indian Tribes to lethally … more
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A fireball ascends from the first atomic artillery shell in history, tested at the Nevada Test Site in 1953. Radiation from the test site fell across the West, including in Montana.
Federal lawmakers to introduce bill reauthorizing, expanding RECA
A bipartisan group in Congress plans to introduce legislation that will expand the federal government’s program compensating people exposed to nuclear weapons testing or uranium mining and … more
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The Citadel, an Ancient Puebloan structure in the Cedar Mesa area of Bears Ears National Monument, is pictured on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.
‘Zero consultation’: Tribal reps say they were left out of monument reduction decisions
Two coalitions of Native American tribes emphasized Tuesday that they weren’t consulted before President Donald Trump downsized Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments … more
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Voters cast their ballots Tuesday, May 19, 2026, during election day at The Waterfront in Idaho Falls.
‘Stop threatening your friends’: Idaho Attorney General’s Office lawyer blasts Justice Department
In response to one of the Trump administration’s latest attempts to intervene in state election processes, a high-ranking Idaho state government lawyer representing the state’s top election … more
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Vegetables and lettuces at a grocery store in Michigan. Michigan health officials say lettuces and salad greens are emerging as a likely source in the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has sickened hundreds of people across 31 states.
Idaho reports first parasitic diarrhea infection amid nationwide outbreak
Idaho health officials on Tuesday reported the first local case of a parasitic intestinal infection that is spreading across the U.S.  Idaho’s first case this year of a cyclospora … more
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Oregon receives $15 million in federal funding to boost semiconductor industry
Oregon secured $15 million in federal funding to grow the state’s semiconductor industry, and it could receive up to $160 million over the next decade depending on its progress.  The … more
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The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Sept. 30, 2025.
US House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide in a bipartisan move that pushes the country one step closer to ending the long-contested ritual of semiannual clock … more
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A Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon.
Washington state tribes, environmental groups sue over Endangered Species Act rule change
Washington tribes and environmental organizations sued the federal government Tuesday, arguing that recent changes to Endangered Species Act rules defy scientific research and pave the way for the … more
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