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Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez, left, stands with an attorney outside of the ICE detention center where he was held for nearly four weeks. Hernandez, a firefighter who was detained while battling a wildfire in Washington state, was released Tuesday, his attorneys said. (Courtesy photo/Innovation Law Lab)

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Firefighter arrested at wildfire released by ICE

A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been…

A crowd of about 120 people bless a totem pole and 10 cedar masks carved by the Lummi Nation’s House of Tears outside of the Capitol building in Olympia on Monday as part of the Indigenous-led campaign “Xaalh and the Way of the Masks.” The totem and masks will travel 1,700 miles between rally sites in Washington and Oregon before it’s given to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe west of Port Angeles on Sept. 20. (Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard)

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Backlash mounts over proposed repeal of protections for 2M acres

Tribes, environmental advocates organizing to oppose rollback

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Immmigration officials conduct operation at Bear Gulch fire

Firefighters say two people detained

Gov. Bob Ferguson, left, speaks with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles and Vice Chair Russ Hefner before a news conference on Sunday at the confluence of Indian Creek and the Elwha River after a fuel spill into the creek on Friday forced a shutdown of the Port Angeles municipal water system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Governor calls crash into river ‘heartbreaking’

Ecology official says hundreds of fish died after fuel spill

Adam Bernbaum.

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Special ed, rent cap sent to governor

Peninsula included in legislative session

Mike Chapman.

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Chapman asks not to employ legislative privilege

State senator removes an exemption to Public Records Act

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Rebates offered for e-bikes through April 23

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Transportation will accept applications for e-bike rebates through noon April 23.

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Orca that carried dead calf for weeks is mourning again

The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her head and gripping its…

Tracy Ryan, a nurse at Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, stands in front of one of the hospital’s maternity ward rooms. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

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Rural maternity wards are struggling to stay afloat

State and federal lawmakers are trying to help

Steve Tharinger.

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Tharinger leads Roberts for state House position

OLYMPIA — Incumbent Steve Tharinger outpaced Terry Roberts in a race for a 24th Legislative District state representative…

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Three state ballot initiatives rejected

Fourth measure passing with narrow margin

Emily Randall.

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Randall wins 6th Congressional District seat

Reproductive freedom, abortion access will be top priorities, she says

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Three of four statewide initiatives failing

OLYMPIA — Three of the four statewide initiatives were failing in initial results Tuesday night.

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Washington State Ferries sells two vessels

SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries has announced the sale of two decommissioned vessels and the pending sale of…

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Bernbaum, Roberson lead state House race

Tharinger, Roberts also advance; Chapman to face Kelbon in Senate contest

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Randall, MacEwen advance in race for Congressional seat

PORT ANGELES — Emily Randall and Drew MacEwen edged out three other competitors to advance to the November…

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Herrera Beutler, Pederson lead race for Commissioner of Public Lands

PORT ANGELES — Two Republicans, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Sue Kuehl Pederson, lead a pack of seven candidates…

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Lands commissioner wary of federal plan to kill thousands of owls

Washington’s public lands commissioner, Hilary Franz, is voicing skepticism about a federal proposal to kill thousands of barred…

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Federal funds will help thousands get solar power for free

Washington state will receive $156 million in federal funds for new programs to install rooftop solar on thousands…

Emily Randall, left, and Hilary Franz.

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Stalwarts take sides in race for Kilmer’s seat

A growing constellation of Democratic Party influencers are choosing sides in the duel for a U.S. House seat…