Blood donation centers say flu season and harsh driving conditions are slowing down regular donors.

A state House committee will hear a bill this morning [Tue 1/27, 10:30] that would create what’s known as a public-owned grocery.

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Some students in the Springfield School District are speaking out against a mid-year layoff of 27 workers.

Several students told KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White at a protest Monday [yesterday] that they’re about to lose their favorite teacher.

Washington state officials are renewing talks about what to do if immigration crackdowns … happen here. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has more.

An effort to recall three elected members of the Springfield Board of Education is underway. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports the action stems from a recent vote to cut positions mid-year amid a budget shortfall:

Washingtonians across the state are looking to curb youth access to kratom [KRAY-tum], a federally unregulated substance that can get users high.

But the state and individual cities are taking different approaches.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson is sharply criticizing the Trump administration after immigration agents killed Alex Pretti [PREH-tee]. He is the second American citizen in Minnesota to be killed this month.

The governor says the state is preparing to respond if ICE increases its activity across the state. KNKX reporter Mitch Borden has more.

Washington state leaders are putting plans in place to respond to future immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration.

This comes after two American citizens were killed by federal agents in Minnesota over the last month.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson held a press conference today [Monday] with the state’s attorney general … to condemn the Saturday shooting of a nurse in Minneapolis by immigration agents, and the president’s crackdown in Minnesota.

A Josephine County Commissioner resigned just before the vote to successfully recall him was certified. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports that leaves just one left on the three-person board.