Indigenous people account for less than 2% of the state's population, yet between 2006 and 2024, roughly 6% of Washington's homicide victims were Native.
We share the judge's dismay at what appeared to be a public campaign from upset family members to influence him into rejecting the plea deal, which a judge is not empowered to do unless he feels the plea was obtained without the full consent of the accused.
On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security officials instructed ICE officers to back off from hunting down workers in agricultural, restaurant and hotel businesses. Those workers — here legally or not — would be "impossible to replace," the president allowed in one of his frequent social m…
The Idaho Statesman | Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in office: ‘A path toward authoritarianism’
"He has attempted to override the Constitution by eliminating birthright citizenship. He has asserted the ability to eliminate federal agencies created by statute and to refuse to spend federal funds allocated by federal law. He has claimed the power to fire anyone who works in the executive…
A move by the Legislature to increase tolling authority on a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge is certain to raise eyebrows — and dissenting voices — in this part of the state. But it is a responsible and prudent step.
The recent release of classified files about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy yielded no agency involvement in Kennedy’s murder. But conspiracy theorists aren't done yet.
"Who would defend racism or exclusivity? We're beyond the days of the segregated South, aren't we?"
For the past few days, you’ve probably noticed the newspaper has returned to its bigger size.
The issues with crypto operations — questionable tax revenue, virtually no jobs generated and a high consumption of resources that will likely drive up costs for the rest of the city — are core elements of the industry. In the end, the question needs to be asked: is this an industry we want in Longview?
Markets operate most efficiently when consumers have clear and comparable data to weigh costs and benefits. And providing nutritional transparency enhances consumer choice, promotes competition, and allows for market-driven demand for lower-calorie or ingredient-conscious options.
"The Houthis seem to relish a fight with the United States, viewing any direct confrontation as a way to gobble up more domestic support and distract from its otherwise-dismal, brutal and incompetent administration of the country."
The new best friend of cryptocurrency executives is nicely positioned to help them from his perch in the Oval Office. But as happens to many others in President Donald Trump’s orbit, friends can swiftly turn into “frenemies.”
While small, repeated purchases can add up.
While some might see setting these requirements as punitive or even targeted, we think it's just a good way to provide mall businesses with uniform expectations to fill.
"The inspector general’s office recommended Social Security should update its antiquated computer system, at a cost of about $9 million, to avoid this confusion over the status of number holders born well over 100 years ago. Social Security rejected those recommendations, saying the cost would be wasteful and not useful."
"Just last month, a hacker stole about $1.5 billion from the crypto exchange Bybit in the biggest theft the industry has ever experienced. As this incident suggests, crypto crime seems to be getting worse, not better."
We want parents to have rights over their children, but unfortunately not all parents are the responsible, helpful adults we would envision them to be.
"House Bill 1938 would create a committee to redesign Washington's state flag, the familiar banner with the state seal — featuring a portrait of George Washington — centered on a green field."
Last year, only 31% of school bond votes passed their first time out, leaving K-12 students across the state to continue making do in dilapidated buildings with leaky roofs, faulty heating systems and outdated science labs. Rural, high-poverty districts, in particular, suffer with buildings that haven't been updated in decades.
The Longview City Council deliberated on this one for a while. But in the end, they came out with the right choice for city manager.
Earlier this month, a full moon blocked Mars from view. Historically, some have taken that as a sign for peace as Mars has been the “planet of war and conflict in many cultures, from ancient China to ancient Rome,” according to science writer Rebecca Boyle.
"We’d argue you should be unhappy about a growing political trend in which one person bypasses our courts and our legislative chambers. Pardons are meant to be a check on power, not a source of power."
"Ichiro's arrival in the United States, after nine seasons in Japan's major leagues, represented a significant moment in the globalization of baseball."
"Costs and logistics are a starting point. The American Immigration Council puts the one-time, immediate fiscal costs—identification, arrest, detention, legal proceedings and removal—of deporting an estimated 13 million unauthorized migrants at $315 billion."
"So many factors helped make our current natural disaster one of the largest in American history: a warming planet, an extremely dry season that followed an extremely wet one, unusually brutish Santa Ana winds, extensive development in places known to catch fire cyclically."
The prior Cowlitz County Coroner accused his opponent, Dana Tucker, of coming in to "clean house." The mistakes made under his leadership suggest that it may have been a better idea than he was giving it credit for.
Portable electronics in the classroom are nothing new. Why are teachers going softer on smartphones than they did on the Walkman?
Israel has been at risk of this kind of power grab since its founding.
Drax and other wood pellet producers in the southeastern U.S. also vowed to use residual materials. But the Southern Environmental Law Center estimates that at least 100,000 acres of trees in the American south have been harvested for wood pellets.
The highly contentious partisan fight in Congress over federal spending is creating a strong possibility of a government shutdown on Oct. 1, an all-too-familiar situation that is forcing federal agencies to confront serious budget uncertainties and the prospect of large-scale furloughs.