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WA School for the Blind superintendent resigns

The longtime superintendent at the Washington State School for the Blind is resigning amid threats from a disgruntled…

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Pete Serrano, a Republican, makes remarks during a debate in the Washington attorney general race, in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 18, 2024. Serrano lost in the November 2024 election to Democrat Nick Brown.

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Former Washington AG candidate Serrano under consideration to be U.S. attorney

Pete Serrano, the Pasco mayor who mounted a failed Republican bid for state attorney general last year, is…

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Landlords fined for first time under new law for rent increases

For the first time, Washington’s attorney general has enforced the state’s new cap on rent hikes, fining eight…

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Get ready to pay more for a WA state ferry ride

A trip on a Washington state ferry will get more expensive this fall.

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New work zone speed cameras cite 7K drivers in first 90 days

Thousands of Washington motorists have been caught speeding through highway work zones by new cameras the state deployed…

Sam Darnold exits to the practice field at the Virginia Mason Athletic Complex. Photo provided by Maria Dorsten.

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Seahawks training camp: Year two of the Mike Macdonald era

Nick Emmanwari wows with athleticism as the new look Seahawks prepare for 2025 regular season.

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Church gets another chance to challenge WA abortion coverage law

For more than six years, the Cedar Park Assembly of God in Kirkland has been fighting Washington state…

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WA’s safety net clinics face ‘perfect storm’ of federal threats

Cuts to Medicaid and a change restricting services for some immigrants loom over the state’s 27 community health…

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D) represents the 9th Congressional District, which includes multiple cities. (File photo)

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WA congressman riffs on national security in the Trump era

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, likened the president’s approach to drunk…

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New Washington state laws that took effect July 27

Housing, policing and diaper changes are among the areas that the legislation covers.

Kade Anderson and his brother Carter during Mariners batting practice. Photo by Ben Ray / Sound Publishing

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Meet Mariners’ draft pick Kade Anderson: ‘They picked a winner’

There was a new face in the outfield when the Mariners were taking batting practice on a sunny…

ICE enforcement in January in New York. COURTESY PHOTO, ICE

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Immigration arrests surged last month in Washington

Newly revealed arrest records offer the clearest look yet at how Trump’s immigration crackdown is unfolding

An apartment building under construction in Olympia, Washington in January 2025. Critics of a proposal to cap rent increases in Washington argue that it could stifle new development. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

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WA’s new rent cap set just below 10% for 2026

Washington’s statewide cap on annual residential rent increases will be just shy of 10% next year, down slightly…