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A 14-year-old Lacey boy is facing nine counts of false reporting to emergency services, otherwise known as "swatting," police announced on social media.
Swatting involves a prank call to 911 to …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/7/24
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The season is starting for toxic algae that has killed Tri-Cities dogs and can make people sick, says the Benton Franklin Health District.
About 10 dogs have died in the Tri-Cities area in …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/7/24
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The two workers who took the brunt of contamination during a release of radioactivity in a 2021 incident within the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power reactor have sued Energy Northwest.
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/7/24
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WASHINGTON — After seven months of investigation that generated 3,000 pages of records and 10 hours of testimony on Tuesday, it's still not clear to federal investigators how a dangerously …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Democrat Nick Brown and Republican Pete Serrano will advance in the race to be Washington's next attorney general.
Primary election ballots counted so far Tuesday night showed Serrano taking the …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert will advance to the November general election after placing in the top two spots of the primary race for Washington's next governor.
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Early vote counts Tuesday night deemed the race for Washington's next commissioner of public lands too close to call, with three candidates fighting neck and neck over two spots on the November …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Incumbent Chris Reykdal and conservative challenger David Olson took an early lead in the race to oversee public education in Washington.
Reykdal led election night with around 39.6% of the …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell will face Republican Raul Garcia in the November election.
Cantwell easily won the most votes in the first count of votes, taking nearly 58%, followed …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Republican Jerrod Sessler and incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse appear headed to a rematch in November based on 4th District primary election results Tuesday.
Sessler, who is from Prosser, led …
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Jasper Kenzo Sundeen / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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8/7/24
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Containment has jumped to 49% on the Retreat Fire east of Rimrock Lake in south central Washington, as firefighters secured lines around the communities of Cowiche and Tieton.
But the fire, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/6/24
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A proposal by Lewis County Fire District 10 in Packwood to raise its levy rate so the district can hire paramedics was passing as of election night on Tuesday, according to data released by the Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/24
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Incumbent Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope appears certain to advance to the general election in November after the initial results of the primary election were released on Tuesday night.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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8/6/24
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Lewis County Fire District 5’s emergency services levy proposal was passing as of election night, according to data released by the Lewis County Auditor’s Office.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/24
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In a nationally watched race emblematic of the competition for working-class and rural support, 3rd Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent led the vote count in …
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By Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/6/24
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The Riverside Fire Authority’s proposition to renew its property tax levy at a rate of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed value, up from the current $1.04 rate, for the next six years was passing as …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/24
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The initial results of the Aug. 6 primary election will become available at about 8:15 p.m.
For Lewis County results, visit https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20240806/lewis/ .
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/24
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Rainier High School senior Tyler Kempinski and sophomore Rayanna Wisner celebrated their hard work in FFA by marketing and selling steers at the Thurston County Youth Livestock Auction during the …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/6/24
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In preparation of the Aug. 6 primary election, Thurston County opened its new voter services center on Tuesday, July 16, at 2915 29th Ave. SW, Tumwater.
Residents can register to vote, receive …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/6/24
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From 1982 to 2005, the Rainier High School athletics teams knew they were home when they saw the 22-foot-tall cowgirl sign in town while on the bus ride back from a long road trip.
Nearly 20 …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/6/24
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