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The passing of country music icon Dolly Parton at age 80 has prompted official memorials and a renewed push to restore state funding for her Imagination Library program in Washington.

T-Mobile USA plans to lay off 77 Washington employees and close seven retail locations this fall, according to a notice filed with the state Employment Security Department.

Attorney General Nick Brown co-leads a coalition of states suing the USPS over new rules that threaten mail-in voting access.

Ken Dickinson assumes the role of interim Kitsap County Sheriff following the sudden retirement of John Gese and multiple command staff members.

John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow aboard a U.S. military C-17 on Tuesday for meetings neither government would confirm, the first CIA director visit since William Burns warned Russia against invading Ukraine in 2021.

Dolly Parton died Tuesday in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. The singer-songwriter behind "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" leaves an 11-Grammy catalog, Dollywood, and a literacy program that has mailed more than 300 million free books to children.

Washington's SNAP Market Match dropped from $25 to $10 this year. Bremerton kept its full match through a giving-circle donation; Port Orchard is fundraising to get back there. A look at how four Kitsap markets are handling the same cut four different ways.

A 6-3 Supreme Court ruling lets the Trump administration begin building a federal voter list ahead of Washington's Nov. 3 election. Washington's governor, a senator, its top elections officials and AG Nick Brown say the fight is far from over.