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Preliminary results show Republican Amanda McKinney ahead in the race to be the new U.S. House representative for Central Washington. McKinney is leading the tally with 54% of the vote, as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

The two candidates running to replace U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse in Washington's 4th Congressional District spoke at a recent forum in the Tri-Cities.

Northwest Public Broadcasting recently asked listeners and readers what they value the most going into the 2026 mid-term election. NWPB's Avery Cooper sat down with News Director Tracci Dial to discuss the results.

Congressman Dan Newhouse, who represents Central Washington in the U.S. House, is retiring. His district is a longstanding Republican stronghold. And now, 11 candidates say they want to take his seat.

In Moscow, Idaho, there is a new mayor in town. Nearly 70% of voters marked Hailey Lewis on their ballots in the November election.

The battle over letting voters decide on a higher minimum wage and new workplace protections in Tacoma continues.Now, the city is challenging a Sept. 9 order from a Pierce County superior court judge to put the initiative on the February special election ballot. The city filed a notice to appeal the court’s decision on Friday.

There are six people running to be the next mayor of Tacoma. On Aug. 5, voters will decide which candidates will advance to the general election. Ahead of the August primary election, Tacomans had a chance to hear from five of those mayoral candidates. Community groups including Tacoma For All, Common Good Tacoma, the Tacoma Ministerial Alliance and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 367 held a forum for candidates running to be the city’s next mayor. All candidates except Tom Ginn participated in the forum.

Huge voter turnout and same-day registration caused long delays at UI Student Rec Center

(00:56)U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Democrat, won re-election Thursday in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Carmen…

By Larissa Babiak, Tri-City HeraldWashington’s Democratic Latino legislators and candidates condemned the state Republican Party on Monday for sending…