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New Washington law provides protection for hot car rescues

May 6, 2025, 4:32pm Northwest

The Legislature has passed House Bill 1046, which grants immunity from civil liability for those who forcibly enter a locked vehicle to rescue a vulnerable person or domestic pet. The bill, passed by both the House and Senate in April and signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson, is set… Read story

Olympic National Park’s Upper Hoh Road set to reopen after long closure

May 6, 2025, 4:30pm Northwest

The Upper Hoh Rain Forest road is finally set to open again. That means that Washington’s iconic temperate rainforest, one of the most-visited parts of Olympic National Park, will reopen on Thursday, May 8, after a months-long closure. Read story

Bellingham’s landmark I-5 sloth can stay for now, WSDOT says

May 6, 2025, 4:29pm Northwest

Bellingham’s beloved stuffed fake sloth, situated high in the trees on northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham, will remain there for the time being. Read story

Baby elephant seal stabbed repeatedly on Oregon beach, feds say. Attacker sought

May 6, 2025, 3:39pm Northwest

A baby elephant seal was stabbed multiple times on an Oregon beach, federal officials said. Read story

Pierce County sues Trump administration over ‘coercive’ grant requirements

May 6, 2025, 11:25am Northwest

Pierce County is one of several local governments filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new requirements tied to federal grant funding. Read story

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying University of Washington building

May 6, 2025, 11:24am Northwest

Police arrested about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a University of Washington engineering building and demanded the school break ties with Boeing. Read story

Washington challenges federal blocking of wind energy development

May 6, 2025, 8:37am Business

Washington has joined 18 other states in an effort to stop the Trump administration from curtailing wind energy development. Read story

Despite ongoing federal probe into state schools, Central Valley School Board sends Title IX complaint to feds

May 6, 2025, 8:31am Northwest

In a special meeting Monday, the Central Valley School Board finalized and filed a federal Title IX complaint against the state public schools authority, challenging guidance on transgender sports participation, which they say conflicts with federal directives . Read story

Candidates sought after death of Port of Woodland commissioner

May 6, 2025, 8:29am Business

Port of Woodland officials are seeking applications from residents of southeast Cowlitz County and communities near Ariel, Yale and Cougar following the sudden death of port commissioner Paul Cline. Read story

FILE - People gather outside the U.S. District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system Feb. 25, 2025, in Seattle.

Judge orders Trump administration to admit roughly 12,000 refugees

FILE - People gather outside the U.S. District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system Feb. 25, 2025, in Seattle.

May 6, 2025, 8:27am Nation & World

A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially blocking the president’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program. Read story