The Latest Thursday Evening Headlines Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, Mayor Katie Wilson supports a capital gains tax, and Microsoft denies reports of mass layoffs. Paige Browning Politics Katie Wilson: Socialist mayor running a capitalist city Hans Anderson DHS identifies people shot by Border Patrol in Portland; 6 arrested in protests after shooting U.S. Border Patrol shot and injured two people in Portland Thursday afternoon, police said, spurring protests that sent hundreds into the streets even as local authorities scrambled to get answers themselves. Conrad Wilson/OPB Education 'Our kids need help.' Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education Washington’s current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s top message Thursday during his annual “State of Education” address. Sami West Crime Man who held himself out as Native American activist sentenced to 46 years for serial rapes A man who held himself out as a Native American activist was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for drugging and raping women in a case that inspired calls for changes in Washington state law to prohibit defendants who represent themselves from directly questioning their accusers. Associated Press Arts & Life Western Washington businesses, restaurants raise money for farmers after historic flood More than a dozen Seattle restaurants and small businesses from across Western Washington have come together to raise money to help farmers dealing with the aftermath of last month’s historic flood. Ruby de Luna New year, new Washington laws, new legislative session You like laws? We got some new ones in 2026. And taxes. Gabrielle Healy National Photos: Protests grow over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis In cities across the country, demonstrators have expressed grief and outrage over the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday morning. Juliana Kim National Renee Nicole Good isn't the first death caused by ICE under Trump administration The deadly incident in Minnesota isn't the first time ICE officers have been involved in violence under the Trump administration. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán National Noem insists that ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis did nothing wrong Protests continue in Minneapolis over the death of a woman shot by an ICE agent. The head of Minnesota's investigative agency says federal officials have blocked it from conducting an investigation. Matt Sepic Prev 391 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Thursday Evening Headlines Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, Mayor Katie Wilson supports a capital gains tax, and Microsoft denies reports of mass layoffs. Paige Browning
DHS identifies people shot by Border Patrol in Portland; 6 arrested in protests after shooting U.S. Border Patrol shot and injured two people in Portland Thursday afternoon, police said, spurring protests that sent hundreds into the streets even as local authorities scrambled to get answers themselves. Conrad Wilson/OPB
Education 'Our kids need help.' Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education Washington’s current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s top message Thursday during his annual “State of Education” address. Sami West
Crime Man who held himself out as Native American activist sentenced to 46 years for serial rapes A man who held himself out as a Native American activist was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for drugging and raping women in a case that inspired calls for changes in Washington state law to prohibit defendants who represent themselves from directly questioning their accusers. Associated Press
Arts & Life Western Washington businesses, restaurants raise money for farmers after historic flood More than a dozen Seattle restaurants and small businesses from across Western Washington have come together to raise money to help farmers dealing with the aftermath of last month’s historic flood. Ruby de Luna
New year, new Washington laws, new legislative session You like laws? We got some new ones in 2026. And taxes. Gabrielle Healy
National Photos: Protests grow over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis In cities across the country, demonstrators have expressed grief and outrage over the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday morning. Juliana Kim
National Renee Nicole Good isn't the first death caused by ICE under Trump administration The deadly incident in Minnesota isn't the first time ICE officers have been involved in violence under the Trump administration. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
National Noem insists that ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis did nothing wrong Protests continue in Minneapolis over the death of a woman shot by an ICE agent. The head of Minnesota's investigative agency says federal officials have blocked it from conducting an investigation. Matt Sepic