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FILE - Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, D-Wash., listens during a Washington 3rd District debate at KATU studios on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020

November 5, 2024, 8:29am Clark County Politics

Among the nation’s most closely watched races is a rematch in southwestern Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, where first-term Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is defending her seat against Republican Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who has called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. Read story

FILE - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., accompanied by Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, and House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.

The top US House races in Oregon garnering national attention

November 5, 2024, 8:26am Northwest

One of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country is playing out in Oregon, where the state’s GOP-held 5th Congressional District is among just over two dozen seats nationwide that are considered toss ups. Read story

A row of brightly painted tiny houses at Henderson Village, Monday, July 29, 2024, in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle.

Washington projects $250M funding shortfall for homeless services

November 5, 2024, 7:41am Latest News

In Washington, the slow housing market is having a consequence that few have heard about: less money to help people who are homeless. Read story

Democrats outraged by ‘horrific’ GOP text messages sent to Central WA Latino voters

November 5, 2024, 7:40am Election

Washington’s Democratic Latino legislators and candidates condemned the state Republican Party on Monday for sending “vile and offensive” text messages to Spanish-speaking voters in the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities. Read story

IAM District 751 president Jon Holden greets union members after announcing they voted to accept a new contract offer from Boeing, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at their union hall in Seattle.

Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

November 5, 2024, 7:40am Business

Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash. Read story

Northwest

First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020

The top US House races in Oregon garnering national attention

Washington projects $250M funding shortfall for homeless services

Democrats outraged by ‘horrific’ GOP text messages sent to Central WA Latino voters

Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

Data outage impacts Washington’s online court networks, including in Clark County

Open public comment suspended again as Bellingham eyes security measures at City Hall

Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a Seattle funeral home’s storage are laid to rest

Benches dedicated to slain UI students come with spectacular view of lake they loved

Overwhelmed with navigating their first election, schools prime first-time voting students to put ‘a civic foot forward’